Surgically built in headphones?

[Sorgren]

Is it possible to build in earphones inside your ear? in a discrete manner so nobody sees that you have earphones? and also to sort of screw a support for an mp3 into the back of my neck, I belive it is also possible to carry cables underneath my skin for extra discretion, idk, I am aiming at the same thing Till from Rammstein did with a Led mouthpiece, he bored a hole in his cheek to carry the power cable discretely into the inside of his mouth to the leds that I imagine are glued with epoxy behind his teeth. I hope you get the idea.

[Thor.]

Warning Liable on back of head

 

Caution if you touch me i will give a possible electrical shock.

 

Behind ear

 

also energy star complaint :whistling:

Edited December 3, 2010 by Thor.

[Vindekarr]

The simple answer is yes, and fairly easily.

 

In the long term, what you would want would be something the ties into your ear or even brain itself. A machine that converts raw machine data into what we would percieve as sound. Speakers and m icrophones are old tech, so the only real challenge is melding huamn flesh with machine steel in such a way that they work without causing pain, reducing function, or requiring messy surgical insertion.

 

In the real world, linking man and machine is a very simple prospect. Our bodies work via a system of electrical impulses-those same impulses can be transfered outside our bodies using an EEG patch-a tiny plastic patch ressembling a band-aid-attached to your skin. This doesnt require any needles or implants, you can simply stick them on with celo tape, and unstick then when you need to.

 

The device itself could be as simple as an in-built hearing aid such as those already in use. Simply insert in your ear canal and it will adhere in place and broadcast via microspeakers, simply removed with a magnetised cotton bud.

 

In short, you could do this, easily, all you would need would be to locate the frequency of audio brain signals, and attune the EEG patch and micro speakers to that.

 

Ofcrouse it doesnt have to be that simple-you could do pretty much anything you wanted with speakers or input, but this simple yet effective setup would be possible with today's technology and a fairly small R&D budget that any global electronics company could easily afford.

[dazzerfong]

Yes, stuff like this already exists (hearing aids, called Cochlear Implants). So it's no biggie right now. However, for the purpose of listening to music? Sorry, don't exist yet (no point to though). Edited December 3, 2010 by dazzerfong

[Sorgren]

Sounds good to me, the purpose is not only music, I´d like to be able to perceive radio signals, or get into other peoples calls or have somebody whisper you from a mile away and things like that.

[ub3rman123]

I'm not sure if people would be willing to perform such a dangerous procedure (Your brain less than an inch away from that auger) for a task that can be accomplished as easily as using headphones.

[Thor.]

I'm not open to the idea at all, especially if the headphones have tiny sound :down: , But for hearing aids maybe, but thats pushing it do the fact that you might get a shock if you get yourself wet like swimming in stuff. the question is how well is the wiring hidden from the elements :ermm: . Edited December 4, 2010 by Thor.

[TheCalliton]

earphone speakers can blow out though

[Thor.]

I would like to see them try to put a pair of these in a compact form :thumbsup: .

 

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?product=3318100&language=en-CA

 

specs

 

Frequency response: 15-27,000 Hz (most phones at under $40 cannot beat that)

 

Impedance: 32 ohms

 

THD (harmonic distortion): <0.1%

 

Transducer principle (type): Dynamic, Open

 

Cable length: 1.4m

 

Not to mention the noise cancelling ones :thumbsup: . the px200's..

Edited December 4, 2010 by Thor.

[Vagrant0]

With stuff like this it's just... uh... not a good idea. You won't find any respectable doctor who would do it, and you wouldn't want to risk something like this with a non-respectable "doctor". Even Cochlear implants have complications, and these are devices which are designed specifically for a medical purpose. With something like this, you're lucky if all you lose is your hearing.

 

If you want to listen to music all the time, put away your MP3 player, and let your mind remember songs. Learn to hum if need be. I'm certifiably tone deaf, can't keep a beat to save my life, and legally banned from singing in 46 states, yet I have no problem recalling one of about 90 or so songs I've heard regularly.

 

Other stuff is good only on paper... People with metallic fillings can pick up radio or even cell signals, and it's annoying as hell. And hearing a whisper from a mile away... You do realize that requires quite a lot of amplification and low background noise right? Not really something you can get anywhere other than in movies.