Adults can't hear new ringtone
Students have figured out a new way to hear phone calls and instant messaging alerts during class. Oddly enough, teachers don't hear the special ringtones, because they are too high in pitch.
As we get older, we lose the ability to hear sounds within a higher frequency. High school students are taking advantage of this unfortunate side effect of aging. The ringtone emits a higher frequency not heard by adults, thereby giving students the unfair advantage of hearing when they receive a cellphone call or instant message.
It seems that the technology is based in part on a product called the "Mosquito," which was created to persuade teenagers not to loiter in front of shops. Now, it seems teenagers have turned this technology against its adult creators. As if there wasn't enough to be depressed about when it came to getting older.
Author - Publication www.geek.com Date 13 June 2006 Linkwww.geek.com
