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Turn Your Head Into Speakers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-just-doesn't-seem-safe dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "A small company based in Iowa has developed products made with a "smart" metal that can turn your walls or your head into speakers. "Last August, Etrema -- an innovative technology firm nestled in the cornfields of Ames, Iowa -- started selling those chrome discs for $1,500 a pair. Called Whispering Windows, they can turn any wall, window, or drab conference table into a speaker." The author tried the technology, and even if she needed a full bottle of Tylenol after usage, said "it's not every day that your head serves as a piece of stereo equipment." This overview tells you more about this "magic" metal, the Terfenol, which is a combination of terbium and dysprosium. The article also says that we can soon expect pirated versions of Terfenol coming from China."

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  1. FIRST POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This FP dedicated to Jin Wicked and her lazy unemployed ass.

  2. Dimensional Warp Generator Needed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hello,

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  3. Bugs Bunny in drag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If masturbating to Bugs Bunny in drag is wrong, I don't want to be right.

  4. Yes that's nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But do they run FreeBSD ?

  5. URGENT CLARIFICATION NEEDED! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does this enable time travel in any way?

  6. A full bottle (or even less) of tylenol WILL kill by dlakelan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Listen up. Overdoses on tylenol are fatal and there isn't much they can do about it. It destroys your liver.

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