Anyone ever use the type of headphones that you stick to your temples? They use certain vibrations set at specific frequencies that you "hear" in your head. Some motorcylcists use these. Anyways, I was thinking about making an MP3 of me saying certain phrases, sentences etc. Then I wear some black gloves with the thin headphone bone vibrating pads exposed, placing my hands on the temples of a volunteer, and then its only a matter of pressing the play button on my iPod
...Anyone ever try this? You can LITERALLY get inside their head.

There used to be a similar idea, primarily for skiers and outdoor athletes. I believe it was called a 'Bone Phone'.

(Google search turned up: "Does anyone remember a radio that came out in the early 80's called the "Bone-Phone"? It looked like a long sock that you would drape over your shoulders and it had a FM tuner. When you wore it and turned it on it would send sound vibrations thru your body without the need for head phones. You could wear it anywhere no one else could hear the music but you.")

. . . and yes, the idea you mentioned (and others!) had occurred to me.
Good thinking!

OK...I'll buy one!
Think of this! A medium puts you in contact with...ELVIS.....I can hear him now...Can't you?

Hmmmm, sounds like a good idea for making the volunteer a psychic. I would use it as a "name that tune" mental act.

They have had cellphones with this technology in Japan for the last two years. Just hold it against a BONE in your head. Where can I get the "Speaker/Transmitter" part?

I used to sell the "Bone-Fone" when I managed the electronice department at a department store in '84. It was a total dog of a product. I remember reading the inventor's notes about how he got the idea while eating celery and wondering why he could hear himself chewing so loudly. He termed the phenomenon "bone-conduction".

The lame device was really just a regular radio in a long flat rectangular spandex tube. The tuner and volume controls were at one end. The two speakers were positioned to be pointing directly at your collar bone which would then "conduct" the sound to your ears. In theory it worked OK at best, but it was by no means something that only the wearer could hear. One of the clerks would regularly wear it while stocking the shelves (trying to demo the fool thing in an effort to sell them) and if I was within 10 feet of him I could hear it quite clearly. The sound was muddy, but most definitely present.

We only ever sold one and after a year ended up writing the rest of them off of our inventory and throwing them away...we couldn't even give them away!

It would be interesting to see what this new technology is like though.

Ah yes... the Bone Phone. Frank is right. Two small speakers. My belief was that the speakers were so close to your ears that you didn't need much volume. Conducting sound from the collarbone? For this product, it didn't work for me.

I had my wife sew velcro around a towel and used it while jogging. It had lousy reception. I don't use it any longer (don't jog any more either).

So... Others can hear this thing? I mean... It says it vibrates... but... so do speakers... that's how sound is made. lol... I dunno... Anyone actually think this is worth pursuing?

Guys,

This is currently sold by many magic dealers...............

Do the research!

Gary

Actually I can't find one single dealer who sells this...

Did anybody have more luck than I and can tell us where to find something like that...?

Daniel

I found no one either.
Give up the info, Gary!

I am SO disappointed with you guys!!!

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Not sure if the link will work. If not, use the Alakazam search box.

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Gary

Holy crap... that's a LOT of money... anyone search for just bone-fone-like head phones?

Ok, I already knew of Cerebro, but that's not what I'M looking for... All I need is the vibration/transmitter/whatever device. Does anyone know more about this?

Thanks to all,
Daniel