This app can turn multiple
smartphones into a single,
unified speaker system
There are many number of apps that are
flooding the market with the promise to
sync all your devices and provide you with
a portable surround sound speaker system.
However, the issue in syncing arises when
the devices that need to be synced are a
combination of devices running on Android
and iOS platform.
To eliminate this issue, Martin-Luc
Archambault, an entrepreneur and panel
member on Dragon’s Den (the Canadian
version of Shark Tank) has created
AmpMe , an app that allows multiple
smartphones in the same area to sync up
and create a unified sound. The result is a
perfectly harmonious, exponentially more
powerful speaker system made up
completely of mobile devices.
AmpMe claims to be the only one that can
work across both iOS and Android, which
has grown to over 1 million downloads in
three months from the time of launch. The
goal of AmpMe is to turn smartphones into
better speakers.
“The app is inherently viral because it’s
useless unless your friends are using it,
too,” said Archambault.
So, how did the idea of AmpMe come
from? Speaking to Daily Dot, Archambault
told that the idea came to him after he
helped a friend move the music he wanted
to listen but didn’t have a system set up to
do it. He tried simple hacks to amplify the
sound by using an empty cup, and even
tried to manually get two devices to play a
song at the same time. However, it didn’t
work.
Finally, AmpMe was born after months of
trial and error and “a lot of money”. The
system built doesn’t require Wi-Fi or
Bluetooth synchronization, but instead it
transmits a high-frequency signal that is
faint to human ears. The phones can hear
it loud and clear, however, and use it to
make sure that they are all playing the
song in chorus.
Here’s how it works:
Once you have downloaded the app, you
sign in as a host and give a code to your
friends. They input the code in the app and
music is automatically synced among
devices, both smartphones and tablets, to
offer louder sound anywhere.
When asked about the main features of
the AmpMe app service, Archambault
stated,
“We want to be a portable Sonos,” said
Archambault.
AmpMe app service allows users to play
downloaded music files as well as their
favourite tracks from the premium stream
services, SoundCloud and Songza.
Currently, the company says that it is
working to extend the functionality of the
music sync app to support other top online
music players like Spotify and Apple Music.
If you have been long looking for a solution
to jump over the problem of jingled up
devices, then get the AmpMe app today
for your iPhone or Android smartphone.
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