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By Samsung Newsroom
As the demand for exceptional sound grows, the role of audio devices is evolving. Speakers are no longer confined to simple playback, now acting as sculptural elements that shape the atmosphere of a space, offering not just pristine audio but also striking visual appeal and experiences designed for everyday living as design objects.
Samsung Electronics’ Music Studio, a wireless Wi-Fi speaker, was born from this evolution. Drawing inspiration from an orb and a dot, visual representations of how sound expands, its design stands out as a distinctive presence in any space. Meanwhile, its finely tuned acoustics flood a space with lush, immersive sound, elevating the fundamental value of audio.
▲ Music Studio 5 (left) and Music Studio 7 (right) feature an object-inspired design that visualizes how sound expands to complete the aesthetics of a space. Samsung Newsroom spoke with Jongmin Kim of the Product Planning Group, Jongbae Kim of the Sound Lab and Minsun Kang of the Product Design Group — all within the Visual Display (VD) Business Division — to explore how Music Studio redefines the boundaries between sound technology and design.
▲ (From left) Jongbae Kim (Sound Lab), Minsun Kang (Product Design Group) and Jongmin Kim (Product Planning Group), all from the VD Business Division
From Casual Listeners to Immersive Listeners: Tailoring the Listening Experience
The reasons people choose audio devices are more varied than ever, shaped by personal tastes and how they enjoy content. As immersive spatial audio from movies to games becomes a staple beyond just music, more listeners seek products that blend cutting-edge performance with inspired design.
Jongmin Kim explained the thinking behind Music Studio: “We focused on preserving the essence of sound while ensuring the product blends naturally into its surroundings, optimizing the overall user experience.” The decision to introduce two distinct models was based on in-depth consumer analysis. “We identified different needs between ‘casual listeners,’ who enjoy background music in their daily lives and ‘immersive listeners,’ who focus on the finer details of sound and fully engage with content,” Kim added. “Based on this, we differentiated the core value of each model to better serve each listening style.”
▲ Music Studio tailors the listening experience to user preferences, differentiating the core value of each model for optimized everyday use. Collaboration with global partners was also a key factor in expanding the listening experience. “To deliver meaningful value to users, we worked closely with our partners,” Kim said. “As a result, we were able to introduce Spotify Tap — a Wi-Fi-based feature that allows users to start music with a single button press without using a smartphone — to Music Studio for the first time globally, creating a differentiated user experience unique to Samsung audio products.”
Bringing Live-Like Immersion to Everyday Spaces With Music Studio 7
Creating an immersive audio environment requires highly sophisticated sound engineering. Designed specifically for spatial audio, Music Studio 7 underwent nearly two years of development and validation. At its core is a 3.1.1 Channel system that delivers sound in four directions — front, left, right and upward — along with advanced acoustic technologies that precisely control each channel.
▲ Music Studio 7 uses Waveguide and Pattern Control technologies that precisely control sound directivity, delivering immersive spatial audio reminiscent of a live performance. Jongbae Kim emphasized, “To create a sense of space from a single device, it is essential to control each channel so that sounds do not blend together. The ‘Waveguide’ and ‘Pattern Control’ technologies applied to Music Studio 7 are core technologies for spatial audio sound.”
The high-frequency range, which has strong directivity, can be easily controlled using the physical structure of the Waveguide. However, the mid-frequency range, which has relatively longer wavelengths, is difficult to narrow down in directivity using only the Waveguide. Pattern Control is a technology that suppresses specific sound areas using phase control signals. By inputting phase control signals based on Left, Right and Top channels into the front channel, it prevents the directivity of each channel from spreading unnecessarily. This enhances channel separation and delivers a more immersive sense of depth and 3D moving effects, even with a single speaker. Kim explained, “With these technologies, we have made it possible to clearly perceive the precise location and movement of sound using just one speaker.”
▲ With precise acoustic engineering that delivers distortion-free sound at both high and low frequencies, Music Studio 7 produces deep, rich, high-quality audio despite its size. To push performance even further, AI Dynamic Bass Control tackles the low-frequency distortion often found in compact speakers. This technology automatically analyzes and fine-tunes the woofer’s nonlinear movement, delivering deep, powerful bass from a surprisingly small package.
Music Studio 5 Balances Design and Sound Through Refined Aesthetics
Music Studio 5 offers harmonious sound wrapped in sculptural elegance and lifestyle-oriented design. Minsun Kang shared, “One of our biggest challenges was preserving Music Studio’s unique look while making sure it excelled as a speaker.”
A key influence was the collaboration with acclaimed furniture designer Erwan Bouroullec, which helped define Samsung Audio’s design language. Kang noted, “Blending Bouroullec’s artistic vision with Samsung’s practical approach, we crafted a look that feels at home as part of daily life.” Early on, the team experimented with bold forms to spark creativity, but turning these ideas into a high-performing speaker brought unique technical hurdles in arranging components and perfecting the acoustic structure.
▲ Music Studio 5 features a micro-perforated structure that balances object-like design and acoustic performance within an interior-friendly aesthetic. Kang shared, “To achieve both sculptural refinement and rich sound, we used a micro-perforated design on the front of the product. From afar, it stands out as a striking piece, but up close, its structure reveals the essence of audio.” In recognition of its design brilliance, Music Studio 5 was honored with the Gold Award at the prestigious iF Design Awards 2026. Kang added, “This achievement is the result of close teamwork with Bouroullec and the relentless dedication of our entire design team. We feel a special connection to this product, as it truly captures the meeting point of technology and aesthetics.”
In addition, Samsung’s proprietary Bluetooth audio codec, SSC (Samsung Seamless Codec), ensures stable, high-quality sound even without wires, perfectly uniting sleek design with top-tier performance.
Expanding the Sound Ecosystem With Q-Symphony
Rather than functioning as a standalone device, Music Studio offers an integrated entertainment experience through seamless connectivity and optimized sound synchronization across devices. As a Wi-Fi speaker with fully wireless connections except for power, it offers the flexibility to place it freely throughout the home. Jongmin Kim emphasized, “Regardless of where it is placed, Music Studio delivers sound optimized for the user’s listening environment, whether for music or video content.”
The Q-Symphony feature, which wirelessly connects with Samsung TVs, further enhances this experience. Supporting up to five devices simultaneously — including 2026 Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars — creates a more immersive surround-sound environment without limitations across product types.
Kim explained, “Users can freely configure the system to suit different spaces and use cases — for example, by connecting up to five Music Studio 7 units or pairing a Q-Series Soundbar with four Music Studio speakers. In such a configuration, the system supports up to 19.1.8-channel output, delivering dense, room-filling sound.”
He continued, “Our ultimate goal is to expand connectivity to a wide range of platforms — including partner products, TVs and mobile — so that users can experience optimal sound throughout every moment they engage with content.”
▲ Music Studio 7 (left) delivers immersive spatial audio, while Music Studio 5 (right) offers a refined, object-inspired design — together creating an integrated sound experience through seamless device connectivity. Going beyond the conventional speaker form, Music Studio sets a new standard for both performance and design. Samsung Audio’s innovation continues to enrich everyday spaces with immersive sound and refined aesthetics.
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By Samsung Newsroom
Samsung Wallet is one of the leading digital wallet services, designed for and available on millions of Samsung Galaxy devices. To ensure that Samsung Wallet partners can easily develop, test and integrate Samsung Wallet cards, Samsung Wallet has recently introduced a new testing suite called Wallet Studio.
Wallet Studio allows Samsung Wallet partners and developers to develop, design, modify and experiment with different types of Samsung Wallet cards for a variety of purposes. Wallet Studio lets partners preview the card's final design in advance, making the Samsung Wallet card development process easier. In this tutorial, you will learn about Wallet Studio and how you can utilize this tool to design and check Samsung Wallet cards in real-time.
About Wallet Studio
Wallet Studio is the complete testing and designing suite introduced by Samsung Wallet. The tool is available at the following URL: https://partner.walletsvc.samsung.com/addToWalletTest
Wallet Studio includes many features to streamline the development and testing process for Samsung Wallet cards. One of its key features is to allow Samsung Wallet partners to preview how these cards will appear on Samsung Galaxy devices once their implementation is complete.
In this article, the following 2 features of Wallet Studio are discussed and you will learn about their use cases:
Playground – For exploring different types of pre-configured Samsung Wallet cards Add to Samsung Wallet – For testing your own cards during development These 2 features are very similar in nature. Both of them can be used to design and preview Samsung Wallet cards in real-time. However, their use cases are vastly different.
Playground presents Samsung Wallet partners with all possible combinations of preconfigured Samsung Wallet cards. It can therefore be used to check various Samsung Wallet card types and their designs. The feature can be utilized to review design options for different Samsung Wallet cards and their functionalities before you decide to develop a specific card type.
Add to Samsung Wallet is meant for testing your own Samsung Wallet cards. Once you have reviewed the different types of Samsung Wallet cards using Playground and decided on a specific type of card to implement, you can then use the Add to Samsung Wallet feature. To use this feature, you need to create your own Samsung Wallet card templates using the Wallet Partners Portal. Since this feature allows you to directly configure, test, preview and add your own cards using your own private keys and certificate ID, it is best used during the actual implementation of your card.
Prerequisites
To use Wallet Studio, you need to first complete the Samsung Wallet onboarding process.
Once you have completed the onboarding, you can use the Samsung Wallet Playground to check different types of Samsung Wallet cards.
To use Add to Samsung Wallet, you additionally need to do the following:
Create your own private key & CSR Upload the CSR in the Samsung Wallet Partners Portal Create at least 1 card template in the Samsung Wallet Partners Portal Additionally, a supported Samsung Galaxy device with Samsung Wallet installed is necessary in order to perform Add to Samsung Wallet operations on mobile devices.
Checking all card types using Wallet Studio Playground
Wallet Studio's Playground feature provides an easy-to-use Web UI for viewing all possible combinations of Samsung Wallet cards and their subtypes. The purpose of Playground is to check the design and availability of various different Samsung Wallet cards.
In Playground, you can check all available Samsung Wallet cards. These cards are all pre-created for an easier experience. Using Playground, you can preview various Wallet card types and their designs, modify their attributes, and review the changes in real-time, either through the preview pane or by adding the card to Samsung Wallet.
To use Wallet Studio Playground:
Visit Wallet Studio at the following URL: https://partner.walletsvc.samsung.com/addToWalletTest
Hover on Learn and a pop-up menu appears.
Click Playground to use the Playground feature.
Figure 1: Wallet Studio - Playground Selection
On this page, the card type and subtype dropdown menu is visible in the top-right corner. Select a card type. Its subtype dropdown menu is then populated with all the available subtypes for that card type. Then select a subtype from the dropdown menu and a sample card preview appears for the selected card type.
Alternatively, you can scroll down to the Playground section of Wallet Studio and click on a card type. Then the Playground page appears for the selected card type.
Figure 2: Wallet Studio - Playground
Once you select a card type, you can modify the card's attributes using the text fields, and the changes appear immediately in the preview pane. After modifying the attributes to your liking, you can click the "Add to Samsung Wallet" button, and a Samsung Wallet card with the same design as displayed in the preview pane is added to your wallet. This only applies if you are using Wallet Studio from your Samsung Galaxy device that has Samsung Wallet installed.
Designing your own cards using Add to Samsung Wallet
Add to Samsung Wallet is very similar to Wallet Studio Playground. While Playground offers the ability to experiment with pre-configured Samsung Wallet cards, Add to Samsung Wallet is specifically designed for reviewing and testing your own custom cards.
To visit the Add to Samsung Wallet tab of Wallet Studio:
Open Wallet Studio
Hover on My Card Container and a pop-up menu appears.
Click Add to Samsung Wallet to use the Add to Samsung Wallet feature.
Figure 3: Wallet Studio – Add to Samsung Wallet Selection
The card templates you created previously appear in the Card Picker area of this page. Before you choose a card, you need to upload your Private Key to Wallet Studio.
To use Add to Samsung Wallet:
Click the "Choose File" button.
Upload your private key.
Select your Certificate ID.
Select the desired card template from the card picker.
A preview of the selected card appears below the card picker. You can now design, modify, and experiment with the card, as necessary, using Wallet Studio.
Figure 4: Wallet Studio - Add to Samsung Wallet
You can also add the card to your device at any time using the "Add to Wallet" button below the card preview.
Designing and testing Samsung Wallet cards in real-time
Once you select a card in either Add to Samsung Wallet or Playground, a preview of the card and its configurable attributes appear.
All the modifiable attributes for the card are listed in the General section of the page. As soon as you modify an attribute, the preview of the card updates immediately to reflect the changes. This way, you can modify the card attributes and use the preview to monitor the effect on the card in real-time.
Figure 5: Changes Made in Wallet Studio (Reflected Immediately in the Preview)
If you hover over the ? icon of an attribute, it displays the required data type and length for the attribute.
Figure 6: Specification for Each Attribute (Viewed by Hovering Over the "?" Icon)
If you use an invalid data type or exceed the specified data length, the tool warns you in real-time.
Figure 7: Wallet Studio Informing Users if a Value Does Not Meet the Specification
To view the JSON value of the card, use the dropdown menu on the top-right corner of the General section and select JSON. The complete JSON object for the card appears. If you make any modifications to the JSON data, the changes appear immediately in the preview section.
Figure 8: Viewing and Editing the JSON Values Directly in Wallet Studio
To modify the barcode or QR code for the card, click the "Barcode/QR" button and the Barcode section appears.
Click any of the supported barcode or QR code formats and the changes are applied to the card. This way, you can modify the entire card, including the QR and barcodes, using Wallet Studio.
Figure 9: Barcode Type and Values, Modified Using Wallet Studio
Wallet Studio can be used to design and create a complete Samsung Wallet card which can be used as a reference during the card implementation.
Additionally, Wallet Studio can be utilized differently on desktop and mobile devices. In a desktop environment, the Playground and Add to Samsung Wallet tools can be used primarily for designing and previewing Samsung Wallet cards and generating the card's required JSON data. On mobile devices, the preview is not displayed due to the smaller screen. Instead, you can directly add the card to your device's Samsung Wallet using the "Add to Samsung Wallet" button to see how it looks.
Figure 10: Wallet Studio Flow on Mobile Devices
Conclusion
In this blog article you learned how you can make use of Wallet Studio to design and test Samsung Wallet cards on Samsung Galaxy devices. With this knowledge, feel free to proceed to the next steps of implementing Samsung Wallet cards.
For additional reference you can check out the following resources:
Visit the Samsung Wallet Documentation. Check previous blogs on Samsung Wallet to learn about various features of Samsung Wallet. Learn how you can generate CData in real-time . Learn how to handle Samsung Wallet card updates. For additional queries and support, feel free to reach out to us through the Samsung Developer Forum. View the full blog at its source
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By Samsung Newsroom
Samsung Wallet is one of the leading digital wallet services, designed for and available on millions of Samsung Galaxy devices. To ensure that Samsung Wallet partners can easily develop, test and integrate Samsung Wallet cards, Samsung Wallet has recently introduced a new testing suite called Wallet Studio.
Wallet Studio allows Samsung Wallet partners and developers to develop, design, modify and experiment with different types of Samsung Wallet cards for a variety of purposes. Wallet Studio lets partners preview the card's final design in advance, making the Samsung Wallet card development process easier. In this tutorial, you will learn about Wallet Studio and how you can utilize this tool to design and check Samsung Wallet cards in real-time.
About Wallet Studio
Wallet Studio is the complete testing and designing suite introduced by Samsung Wallet. The tool is available at the following URL: https://partner.walletsvc.samsung.com/addToWalletTest
Wallet Studio includes many features to streamline the development and testing process for Samsung Wallet cards. One of its key features is to allow Samsung Wallet partners to preview how these cards will appear on Samsung Galaxy devices once their implementation is complete.
In this article, the following 2 features of Wallet Studio are discussed and you will learn about their use cases:
Playground – For exploring different types of pre-configured Samsung Wallet cards Add to Samsung Wallet – For testing your own cards during development These 2 features are very similar in nature. Both of them can be used to design and preview Samsung Wallet cards in real-time. However, their use cases are vastly different.
Playground presents Samsung Wallet partners with all possible combinations of preconfigured Samsung Wallet cards. It can therefore be used to check various Samsung Wallet card types and their designs. The feature can be utilized to review design options for different Samsung Wallet cards and their functionalities before you decide to develop a specific card type.
Add to Samsung Wallet is meant for testing your own Samsung Wallet cards. Once you have reviewed the different types of Samsung Wallet cards using Playground and decided on a specific type of card to implement, you can then use the Add to Samsung Wallet feature. To use this feature, you need to create your own Samsung Wallet card templates using the Wallet Partners Portal. Since this feature allows you to directly configure, test, preview and add your own cards using your own private keys and certificate ID, it is best used during the actual implementation of your card.
Prerequisites
To use Wallet Studio, you need to first complete the Samsung Wallet onboarding process.
Once you have completed the onboarding, you can use the Samsung Wallet Playground to check different types of Samsung Wallet cards.
To use Add to Samsung Wallet, you additionally need to do the following:
Create your own private key & CSR Upload the CSR in the Samsung Wallet Partners Portal Create at least 1 card template in the Samsung Wallet Partners Portal Additionally, a supported Samsung Galaxy device with Samsung Wallet installed is necessary in order to perform Add to Samsung Wallet operations on mobile devices.
Checking all card types using Wallet Studio Playground
Wallet Studio's Playground feature provides an easy-to-use Web UI for viewing all possible combinations of Samsung Wallet cards and their subtypes. The purpose of Playground is to check the design and availability of various different Samsung Wallet cards.
In Playground, you can check all available Samsung Wallet cards. These cards are all pre-created for an easier experience. Using Playground, you can preview various Wallet card types and their designs, modify their attributes, and review the changes in real-time, either through the preview pane or by adding the card to Samsung Wallet.
To use Wallet Studio Playground:
Visit Wallet Studio at the following URL: https://partner.walletsvc.samsung.com/addToWalletTest
Hover on Learn and a pop-up menu appears.
Click Playground to use the Playground feature.
Figure 1: Wallet Studio - Playground Selection
On this page, the card type and subtype dropdown menu is visible in the top-right corner. Select a card type. Its subtype dropdown menu is then populated with all the available subtypes for that card type. Then select a subtype from the dropdown menu and a sample card preview appears for the selected card type.
Alternatively, you can scroll down to the Playground section of Wallet Studio and click on a card type. Then the Playground page appears for the selected card type.
Figure 2: Wallet Studio - Playground
Once you select a card type, you can modify the card's attributes using the text fields, and the changes appear immediately in the preview pane. After modifying the attributes to your liking, you can click the "Add to Samsung Wallet" button, and a Samsung Wallet card with the same design as displayed in the preview pane is added to your wallet. This only applies if you are using Wallet Studio from your Samsung Galaxy device that has Samsung Wallet installed.
Designing your own cards using Add to Samsung Wallet
Add to Samsung Wallet is very similar to Wallet Studio Playground. While Playground offers the ability to experiment with pre-configured Samsung Wallet cards, Add to Samsung Wallet is specifically designed for reviewing and testing your own custom cards.
To visit the Add to Samsung Wallet tab of Wallet Studio:
Open Wallet Studio
Hover on My Card Container and a pop-up menu appears.
Click Add to Samsung Wallet to use the Add to Samsung Wallet feature.
Figure 3: Wallet Studio – Add to Samsung Wallet Selection
The card templates you created previously appear in the Card Picker area of this page. Before you choose a card, you need to upload your Private Key to Wallet Studio.
To use Add to Samsung Wallet:
Click the "Choose File" button.
Upload your private key.
Select your Certificate ID.
Select the desired card template from the card picker.
A preview of the selected card appears below the card picker. You can now design, modify, and experiment with the card, as necessary, using Wallet Studio.
Figure 4: Wallet Studio - Add to Samsung Wallet
You can also add the card to your device at any time using the "Add to Wallet" button below the card preview.
Designing and testing Samsung Wallet cards in real-time
Once you select a card in either Add to Samsung Wallet or Playground, a preview of the card and its configurable attributes appear.
All the modifiable attributes for the card are listed in the General section of the page. As soon as you modify an attribute, the preview of the card updates immediately to reflect the changes. This way, you can modify the card attributes and use the preview to monitor the effect on the card in real-time.
Figure 5: Changes Made in Wallet Studio (Reflected Immediately in the Preview)
If you hover over the ? icon of an attribute, it displays the required data type and length for the attribute.
Figure 6: Specification for Each Attribute (Viewed by Hovering Over the "?" Icon)
If you use an invalid data type or exceed the specified data length, the tool warns you in real-time.
Figure 7: Wallet Studio Informing Users if a Value Does Not Meet the Specification
To view the JSON value of the card, use the dropdown menu on the top-right corner of the General section and select JSON. The complete JSON object for the card appears. If you make any modifications to the JSON data, the changes appear immediately in the preview section.
Figure 8: Viewing and Editing the JSON Values Directly in Wallet Studio
To modify the barcode or QR code for the card, click the "Barcode/QR" button and the Barcode section appears.
Click any of the supported barcode or QR code formats and the changes are applied to the card. This way, you can modify the entire card, including the QR and barcodes, using Wallet Studio.
Figure 9: Barcode Type and Values, Modified Using Wallet Studio
Wallet Studio can be used to design and create a complete Samsung Wallet card which can be used as a reference during the card implementation.
Additionally, Wallet Studio can be utilized differently on desktop and mobile devices. In a desktop environment, the Playground and Add to Samsung Wallet tools can be used primarily for designing and previewing Samsung Wallet cards and generating the card's required JSON data. On mobile devices, the preview is not displayed due to the smaller screen. Instead, you can directly add the card to your device's Samsung Wallet using the "Add to Samsung Wallet" button to see how it looks.
Figure 10: Wallet Studio Flow on Mobile Devices
Conclusion
In this blog article you learned how you can make use of Wallet Studio to design and test Samsung Wallet cards on Samsung Galaxy devices. With this knowledge, feel free to proceed to the next steps of implementing Samsung Wallet cards.
For additional reference you can check out the following resources:
Visit the Samsung Wallet Documentation. Check previous blogs on Samsung Wallet to learn about various features of Samsung Wallet. Learn how you can generate CData in real-time . Learn how to handle Samsung Wallet card updates. For additional queries and support, feel free to reach out to us through the Samsung Developer Forum. View the full blog at its source
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By Samsung Newsroom
Samsung Electronics recently unveiled its Music Studio series of Wi-Fi speakers at The First Look 2026 in Las Vegas. Designed for spatial harmony and rich sound, the Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7 were created in collaboration with French designer Erwan Bouroullec. The partnership dates back to The Serif, a TV that won an iF Design Gold Award in 2016 and redefined TV design.
Samsung Newsroom spoke with Bouroullec about the ideas behind the speakers’ design and his collaborative process with Samsung. The following responses have been modified for clarity and brevity.
▲ Music Studio Wi-Fi speakers are exhibited at The First Look 2026.
Orb and Dot: Speakers That Shape the Color of a Space
Q. What inspired the Music Studio design?
▲ The Music Studio design reflects Bouroullec’s orb-and-dot concept. Music has the power to surround you and transform your mood and emotions. I see music and sound as air and light: they’re an essential part of a room’s atmosphere. They can change the mood — even the “color” of a space. To me, that was the best place to begin: an essential form to visualize sound.
I first drew symbols with an orb and a dot in the middle because this was inherently the skeleton of a “traditional” speaker. And then the forms came together. A moon-shaped orb would immediately connect the device to the idea of sound and music. Dots would visualize sound through time.
Of course, whether or not the language resonates depends on one’s imagination and cultural background. But I am happy with the way I was able to express my interpretation of sound and music. It was a joy to build a visual environment that enhances the symbolic and sculptural nature of Music Studio — defined by its orb and the dot at its center.
A Symphony of Design and Engineering
Q. How was the experience of collaborating with Samsung on an audio product?
Design is a practice that must go hand in hand with engineering. So of course Music Studio was conceived through a close dialogue between design and engineering. Based on my ideas, I first provided a form that engineering could build on. Then there has been a process of pure morphological transformation.
Because Samsung engineers have a deep, grounded knowledge in sound and technology, the process of developing the form into a product was very pleasant. The engineers’ ideas based on their expertise were inspiring, even.
Music Studio’s circular orb form, inspired by the origins of loudspeakers, connects directly to the geometry of sound. Refined through engineering, the shape evolved to enhance the acoustics while preserving its pure, sculptural presence.
▲ Bouroullec collaborated with Samsung on the Music Studio lineup. In the end, the idea wasn’t compromised. Instead, it naturally evolved into a better form that enabled clearer sound and deeper bass. I am a creative person; my instruments are production tools, my notes are materials and my songs are everyday objects. If I were a musician, Samsung would be the most powerful orchestra I could ever play with.
Harmony: Connecting Sound and Space, Past and Present
Q. How do you feel about the final product and its fit in users’ spaces?
I aimed to convey an essential elegance through design. Designed to integrate naturally into any interior, Music Studio is a timeless and enduring companion for everyday life. In terms of form factor, a sturdy metal mesh front houses the speakers with precision, expressing honesty and function.
▲ The Music Studio 5 (left) and Music Studio 7 blend into a range of living spaces, connecting sound to space and familiar experiences with new features. Design always builds on conventions and widely accepted symbols that have been refined over decades — sometimes over centuries. On the other hand, technology evolves and so does the way we use the devices.
So a key factor I focused on was to create a design that is both fresh enough to signal a new era in audio and pure enough to seamlessly integrate into various environments. Being “pure” means that Music Studio is easily connectable to the history of speakers. Being “fresh” means that it is able to incorporate new ways of experiencing audio content — like the addition of playlists and podcasts.
In the end, I believe the design language of Music Studio has a simplicity to it that enables it to blend with older functionalities and patterns while heralding newer and more contemporary experiences.
About the Music Studio Series
Introduced at The First Look 2026, Samsung’s Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7 Wi-Fi speakers incorporate technology from Samsung’s Audio Lab and offer connectivity for Wi-Fi casting, streaming services, voice control and Bluetooth via Samsung Seamless Codec. Available in black and white, the models can be used as standalone speakers or paired with additional units or Samsung TVs via Q-Symphony for wider stereo sound or a full surround-sound setup.
About Erwan Bouroullec
Erwan Bouroullec, born in 1976, began his design career after studying contemporary art in Paris. He and his brother, Ronan, founded a design studio in 1999 and have since worked with brands including Vitra, Alessi, Kartell, Magis and Hay. Known for an emphasis on simplicity, functionality and natural aesthetics, Bouroullec’s work reflects a minimalist approach.
* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, color, pricing, components, performance, availability and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice.
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By Samsung Newsroom
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Samsung Electronics has developed the world’s first smartwatch feature to detect heart failures early, which received approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in September. The AI algorithm for early detection of LVSD, developed in partnership with the Korean medical device company Medical AI, has proven reliable in real-world use, now serving more than 100,000 people each month across over 100 hospitals worldwide. Samsung also recently collaborated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Hanyang University to create an around-the-ear wearable device capable of measuring brain waves (EEG), advancing innovation in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. The ergonomically designed device detects high-quality signals through electrodes around the ear and has demonstrated real-world application potential, such as drowsiness detection and video preference analysis. Explore how Samsung is shaping the future of healthcare through constant innovation and collaboration with leading experts and institutions on our Newsroom.
Read more Clustering-based Hard Negative Sampling for Supervised Contrastive Speaker Verification
In recent years, researchers have employed various deep learning approaches to enhance the performance of speaker verification (SV) systems. Contrastive learning methods for SV are gaining attention as alternatives to traditional classification-based approaches because they effectively utilize hard negative pairs, which are different-class samples that are particularly challenging for a verification model to distinguish due to their similarity.
Samsung R&D Institute Poland introduces a clustering-based hard negative sampling (CHNS) method to improve the efficiency of supervised contrastive learning models for SV. The CHNS approach clusters embeddings of similar speakers and adjusts batch composition to obtain an optimal ratio of hard and easy negatives during contrastive loss calculation. Learn more about how CHNS enables high-performance SV even in environments with limited computing capabilities on the Samsung Research blog.
Learn more SemEval-2025 Task 8: LLM Ensemble Methods for QA over Tabular Data
Large language models (LLMs) have shown exceptional capabilities in understanding and generating natural language, making them widely used in question answering (QA) tasks. However, they still encounter difficulties when processing and reasoning over tabular data, particularly in understanding relationships, identifying relevant columns, and answering complex queries.
To tackle these challenges, the Samsung Research team presented a new tabular QA solution at the SemEval-2025 Task 8 competition. This solution is based on an ensemble approach using generative LLMs, where each model contributes to question interpretation, column selection, code generation, and result verification. The final answer is produced through a voting mechanism. The team also introduced automated pandas/SQL code generation with iterative correction and cross-verification between LLMs, significantly improving both accuracy and reliability. The solution achieved 86.21% accuracy and ranked second amongst 100 teams participating in the competition. This new tabular QA solution helps LLMs better understand and utilize structured data, paving the way for broader applications such as automated data analysis, AI assistants, and search systems. Discover more about this innovation on the Samsung Research blog.
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