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SMS Audio

SMS Audio is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SMS Audio rather than just read about it. In short: SMS Audio is an American consumer electronics company that primarily manufactures and markets headphones. The company was founded by 50 Cent in 2011 and acquired Kono Audio that same year.

Key takeaways

SMS Audio belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect SMS Audio to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of SMS Audio from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

SMS Audio is an American consumer electronics company that primarily manufactures and markets headphones. The company was founded by 50 Cent in 2011 and acquired Kono Audio that same year.

History SMS Audio was founded in 2011 by rapper and entrepreneur Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent. SMS stands for "Studio Mastered Sound". Jackson acquired KonoAudio that August for an undisclosed amount in order to rebrand it using his name. KonoAudio's president, Brian Nohe, who founded KonoAudio in 2007, became President of SMS Audio. 50 Cent and former KonoAudio President Brian Nohe designed SMS Audio's first line of headphones in late 2011 and early 2012. In January 2012, DJ Pauly D announced via Twitter that he was partnering with SMS Audio and 50 Cent to develop a new line of headphones. Music artist Timbaland became an investor in SMS Audio in January 2013, which was followed by investments from NBA player Carmelo Anthony in December 2013. In 2016 the SMS audio website was taken down and operations were suspended. As of 2022, their products can be purchased on the G-Unit brands website.

Products

In October 2012 the "STREET by 50" line of in-ear, over-ear and on-ear headphones were introduced. The wireless SYNC by 50 communicates using proprietary Kleer Wireless Technology, which claims to provide 16-bit CD quality sound with lossless audio, rather than the standard Bluetooth, and can connect to up to four devices within 50 feet. In late 2013, a STREET by 50 ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) version was introduced, which was followed by a wireless, portable speaker called SYNC by 50 Portable that November. In January 2014, an Audio Sport lineup of headphones were released in collaboration with professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony and a Star Wars themed set of headphones were introduced in partnership with Lucasfilm. In August 2014, SMS Audio announced the BioSport In-Ear wired earbuds that have "embedded biometric sensors that collect fitness data, including heart rate, without the need for regular charges." SMS Audio is collaborating with Intel for the project. According to the company website, it also sells SMS Audio-branded apparel and accessories.

Sponsorships In December 2011, Curtis Jackson announced that a portion of each headphone sold domestically on the SMS Audio website would be donated to the Feeding America initiative. In 2013, SMS Audio had a sponsorship deal with Israeli basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv. In February 2014, the company became one of the sponsors of the NASCAR racing team, Swan Racing, which features the SMS Audio logo on its racing cars and on the jackets of some of its racers.

References

External links Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SMS Audio

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what SMS Audio claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to SMS Audio before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SMS Audio ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SMS Audio

In research: SMS Audio appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SMS Audio in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SMS Audio is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 50 Cent, Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States, Companies based in Palm Beach County, Florida, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SMS Audio outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study SMS Audio in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what SMS Audio means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain SMS Audio out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is SMS Audio in simple terms?

SMS Audio is an American consumer electronics company that primarily manufactures and markets headphones. The company was founded by 50 Cent in 2011 and acquired Kono Audio that same year.

Why does SMS Audio matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study SMS Audio?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on SMS Audio.