Binaural Recording For Smart Pen Computing Systems

A headset for recording and playing back audio, comprising:

• a left earbud adapted to fit substantially within a left ear, the left earbud comprising an integrated left microphone for recording a left audio channel and an integrated left speaker for playing back the recorded left audio channel, the left microphone facing opposite the left speaker;
• a right earbud adapted to fit substantially within a right ear, the right earbud comprising an integrated right microphone for recording a right audio channel and an integrated right speaker for playing back the recorded right audio channel, the right microphone facing opposite the right speaker;
• and
• an interface for transmitting the left and right audio channels captured by the left and right microphones to a memory and for transmitting recorded left and right audio channels from the memory to the left and right speakers for playback.

A method for recording and playing audio in a smart pen computing system, comprising:

• recording left and right audio channels using a left microphone located proximate to a left ear and a right microphone located proximate to a right ear;
• capturing handwriting gestures concurrently with the recording the left and right audio channels using a smart pen device;
• synchronizing the left and right audio channels with the captured handwriting gestures;
• and
• playing back the left and right audio channels through left and right speakers, wherein the left speaker shares a first housing with the left microphone and the right speaker shares a second housing with the right microphone.