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HaptiCaster Makes Bluetooth Audio Touchable

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An open-hardware Bluetooth audio bridge that forwards sound to headphones while driving synchronized tactile transducers.

Why it surfaced

HaptiCaster treats the familiar promise of “feeling the bass” as a precise engineering problem: it measures headphone latency and applies a per-device delay so the felt and heard signals stay aligned. The ESP32-S3 firmware, wiring guidance, and bill of materials are presented as open components for haptic beds, chairs, vests, and DIY experiments.

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