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You may also want to check out this new technology option at
http://www.holosonics.com. It limits the area that the sound is transmitted
over.
On 4/18/07, Harry White <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> When in doubt, eliminate the problem.
>
> In UK hospitals they have a hospital radio system that uses speakers that
> fit into the electrical trunking behind the beds with a small push on
> plastic pipe fitting. These are acoustically linked to headphones by a
> clear
> PVC tube. So the speaker and connections are protected and the headset is
> virtually indestructible. There is s stereo version too.
>
> At Cité des Enfants in Paris they use this system for their "Language
> Globe"
> exhibit but with a nice touch, they use red shower handsets as uh,
> handsets.
>
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