Wireless Doesn't Necessarily Mean Traveling Through The Air; How About Your Body Instead?
from the shake-my-hand-to-hear-this-song dept
Two and a half years ago, we wrote about Microsoft's attempt to patent the use of the human body as a conductive material for transmitting data and power. We've heard of a few other attempts to do similar things as well, and now the New Scientist blog points to some of Sony's researchers who are trying to patent a way to use the body as a way to transmit music from a music device to a set of headphones. The idea is that you do away with the pesky wire (so last century), but also avoid having to use any wireless system that involves transmitting data through the air as well. Those create possibilities for interference with other, similar devices, and also run the risk of security problems as well. However, if the data is transmitted directly through your body, you avoid many of those problems. Of course, if they can get this to work, why bother with headphones at all? Why not then work on transmitting the sound in a way that your brain can tap directly into it? Quick, someone file the patent application...Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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No. I call BS on this. You can't share your music [wirelessly] with someone else if they can take that away.
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so the new "squirting" may actually involve body fluids after all...
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And when you shake hands?
Can we share sweet music together if we just walk around holding hands?
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This post reminded me of Don Brittian Enterprises
out of Hawaii and his sex electronics division. An
unsung 60's electronics pioneer... sorta.
Don't turn the music up too loud! It might tingle
some.
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Would shaking hands constitute a mashup?
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Not from Sony, please
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I am worried
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If you wana try a way at home... get a portable radio or boombox with an antenna and touch it with bare fingers, you will amplify the recieved signal a bit.... a lot like tv rabbit ears. It's definatly feasable if not applicable.
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"directly to the brain"
You can experience this just by putting the flat part of your headphones against your skull. Why not at your spine at the base of the neck?
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direct to brain transfer -- Patented.
http://www.musicgizmos.com/archives/audio_bone_bone_conduction_headphones.php
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