I've been thinking about this project for some time. I have mild hearing loss, and wear hearing aids in order to hear with "normal" conversation. However, noisey enviroments play havoc with my abilty to hear. I just can't pick out a single voice among many voices at one time. I've thought about super directional "hearing glasses." Essentially, the glasses would have small tubes in place of the normal little booms that hold the optics to your face ( what the hell are those things called, anyway? ) Inside the tubes, I would place small microphones connected to electric amplifiers. Hopefully, the tubes would attenuate all conversation other than the person I am looking straight at. Prehaps the directionality would be so great that I could hear an individual several feet away.
When I first saw "Dog The Bounty Hunter" I thought for sure that was what he had. I could clearly see ear pieces connected to his glasses. It made sense that this dog/hunter would want super hearing as he rooted out his prey. I tried to track down these wonderful glasses, but was only dissapointed to learn that he was listening to MP3 through his earphones. Shoot! That ruined the whole effect! Still, I'd like to try this idea out and see how well I can make it work.
Comments?
When I first saw "Dog The Bounty Hunter" I thought for sure that was what he had. I could clearly see ear pieces connected to his glasses. It made sense that this dog/hunter would want super hearing as he rooted out his prey. I tried to track down these wonderful glasses, but was only dissapointed to learn that he was listening to MP3 through his earphones. Shoot! That ruined the whole effect! Still, I'd like to try this idea out and see how well I can make it work.
Comments?
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