In this blog, Devon birdwatcher Peter Shaw describes to us how he uses hearing technology to enhance his awareness of birdsong out in the field.

“I had been aware for some time that my hearing was not up to scratch. Even during my student days, I had suspected that others could discriminate sound more acutely than me. Why else would they rave about the fantastic sound reproduction of the latest stereo, when I could detect only marginal improvement?

“If you tell me that story one more time I’ll use my Speech Jammer on you…”

Invented by Japanese Professors Kurihara and Tsukada, the speech jammer can forcibly (but perfectly harmlessly!) inhibit someone’s speech. I’m sure you can already imagine the endless applications of such a device... No more incessant nagging from  you know who... No more interruptions from a strangers’ public phone chatter... No more boring monologues from an oblivious colleague... Finally, you can secure your peace at the push of a button!

Simply point the speech jammer at a noisy individual, and silence them… with their own voice!

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