MSM Picks up on Inaudible Ringtone

June 12th, 2006 | by amarfresh |

It took nearly two weeks before mainstream media in the US picked up the inaudible ringtone story. Now, kids are sure to find out about this technology which was originally designed to keep them away.

In settings where cellphone use is forbidden — in class, for example — it is perfect for signaling the arrival of a text message without being detected by an elder of the species.

“When I heard about it I didn’t believe it at first,” said Donna Lewis, a technology teacher at the Trinity School in Manhattan. “But one of the kids gave me a copy, and I sent it to a colleague. She played it for her first graders. All of them could hear it, and neither she nor I could.”

Downoad the tone hear here.

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  1. 4 Responses to “MSM Picks up on Inaudible Ringtone”

  2. By JILL on Jun 12, 2006 | Reply

    I am 26, I played it for my 58 year old mother, and we could both hear it clearly. It was an aweful sound, but we could both hear it.

  3. By lalo on Jun 19, 2006 | Reply

    it is great I tested it with my old relatives and nobody could
    hear it

    what a great invention!!!!!

  4. By older on Jun 20, 2006 | Reply

    I could hear it fine, and I am 48. Could be the distance at which you can hear it is different, though. Another possibility: some can’t hear it because they are just a genetic variation, like the “Supertasters” of the world…those people identified by scientists who can taste certain things that no one else can taste.

    I think the researchers jumped to the conclusion that it was age because there are age-related declines in hearing…that fact does not allow you to conclude that all differences in hearing are due to age. You can say age contributes, but you can not say it exclusively causes the difference.

  5. By Andrew on Apr 24, 2007 | Reply

    I am 18, and have used an audiometer (hearing testing device) and determined that I have VERY limited hearing of sounds above 16kHz. This ringtone is approximately 17kHz, so I can’t hear it very well, while my dorm roomate has been complaining about the pain I caused him since I tried the sound a few minutes ago. I do not think it is related to age since I can’t hear it but a bunch of 30+ people can. either way, living on a college campus with thousands of people, most of whom can hear it, I plan to have some fun. ;)

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