Solid state drives transformed computer storage, offering greater capacity that proved cheaper and more reliable. And much smaller! You might not have heard about it, but solid-state tech also handily changed the market for condenser mics, offering smaller devices that are easier to incorporate with other circuits. They’re just better – and cheaper.
Today, a company called xMEMS Labs is introducing the world’s first solid-state speakers, teeny weeny little devices meant to replace the coils and magnets that have powered speakers since the technology was invented over a hundred years ago.
