We're hearing talk that transparent speaker technology is poised to make a comeback.

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The technology is transparent, likely with low running costs and wide-area effectiveness, once baseline infrastructure is in place across devices, communications, and trained people.

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Not just from an economic point of view, but because digital technology has made everything transparent and opinion-glutted.

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