Gizmodo
Update: This is a fake! We were fooled because April 1 where they are (in China) was still March 31. Check out the original post after the jump.
How dedicated are you to using a Bluetooth microphone with your phone? Are you dedicated enough to drill a small hole in your teeth to install a tiny mic? Well, if so, here's one for you. Hit the jump for a picture of it in-mouth and a word of warning about DIY dentistry.
The durable composite resin filling is designed to fit in a hole 2.2mm in diameter and 1.7 mm deep and will pick up sound and vibrations from your mouth to produce incredibly clear sound.I don't know about you, but I think I'd rather stick with a regular Bluetooth headset, especially when this thing still requires you to wear something in your ear so you can hear what's going on. But hey, it's up to you. And as Chinavasion, the seller, reminds you, don't go drilling holes in your teeth yourself. "All dental work should be performed by a qualified dentist, Chinavasion does not take responsibility for injury resulting from the installation of this product." Yikes. [Product Page via Geek Alerts]
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Wouldn't you want this thing coloured white possibly? You know... as opposed to "something caught in your teeth" black.
Couldn't they have at least made it WHITE?
I think this might have been posted a day early.
You know the ear implant is just around the corner. Businessmen and the mentally ill will be indistinguishable.
so when is the companion product coming out? speaker implant in your ear.
What does the listener hear when you cough or take a sip of coffee?
And I imagine there's going to be some nasty bits of food caught in there too. Blech.
I'm all for medically installed technology (where is my BT-enabled OLED sub-dermal "tattoo" display?) but it has to be relatively future proof and non-permanent with no lasting effects. I don't want to be drilling a new hole in my tooth when the 2.0 version comes along or when I have to replace it because the battery ran out or the venerable Chinavision has gone out of business.
And what powers the microphone?
I wonder if they tested this thing against hot or cold.
Take a sip of hot coffee on a cold winters day after a long walk...
*BANG!*
Uhhh! I cracked my teef!
@SchruteBuck: You sir, have the quote of the day.
March fools!
'An extremely small microphone is packaged with solar panel and battery to provide the most portable unit to date.'
I expected better from you gizmodo....
And what happens if the connection doesn't completely break at the end of your call - I prefer the ability of not having the possibility of an open mic always available. Hmmmm....bet you could build a receiver to eavesdrop on that mic. Talk about compromising situations - to he!! with Spitzer's cell phone records - just get _all_ the sounds, live!
@treetrunk: No it's April 1st in China and has been for an hour.
you would look so cool with a black spaghetti wire coming out of your mouth to recharge
@CampSteve: The bling-set wants the diamond and gold version!
Me... Spinach green.
@Maxxofor: Plaque
@treetrunk: It's already Apr 1 in China. I think it's right on time.
Assuming for a moment this is "real", I'm curious how they get power to the mic. How exactly is a solar cell helpful if it's in your mouth? Are you supposed to say "Ahhh" and stare at the sun for an hour a day? Do you wear a special retainer at night?
@chopstickhero: One small joke for today, one giant "real product" within the next couple years I'm sure. Cochlear Implants: Not just for the deaf anymore!
I wonder if the microphone is sensitive enough to hear the odd murmurings of your innards. Imagine how cavernous a belch would be over the phone.
I wonder if there's interference with silver fillings? You'd mess around and pick up somebody else's frequency. They're goin off on their B/F and you're talking to your boss who is like WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME??
You're a piece of CRAP who needs another Viagra refill!!
Can I put this in the same tooth that has my RFID tag?
@TheCyberBob:
"Um, I think you have a poppy seed st..."
"No, I don't."
"Yes, right th.."
"No....I don't." *sigh*
I am basically going to find every post suspect for the next 36 hours or so...
@Buford T. Justice and Brock: I'm convinced this year that Giz spent this whole week planting early April Fool's jokes (which will all be revealed manana.) Too many crazy stories recently.
Either that or the world is no longer going to hell - it is already there.
Yah, one day too early.
Bad Photoshop, Giz. Tips: Make sure the plastics are all the same color. Make sure the light sources are from the same direction and dispersion. Make sure the shadows are in the same direction and dispersion. I'm available on nights and weekends if you need help. :)
I'm going to my Bluetooth headset to attempt to assassinate the Baron Harkonnen. He'll never suspect it.
wouldnt brushing your teeth or even flossing damage the microphone? or do they not have that in china (since they use anti-freeze in their toothpaste)
@sgodun: not photoshop by giz [www.chinavasion.com]
@TheCyberBob: They also have them in platinum, [white] gold, and/or encrusted with diamonds.
I swear on everything I hold dear that we have not done a single April Fools post, including this one.
@Brock: Apparently this can only be used by insanely happy people. Non-stop smiling will charge the battery, unless you want to use the included night-time docking station/retainer.
SHIT! I swallowed it!
Imagine hacking someones, so you could pick up every conversation?
But seriously, how is the mic powered?
@SchruteBuck: can you tell the difference NOW? I've been on a good number of business conference calls, and 99% of each one is unintelligible garbage.
@Adam Frucci: Oh come on now! The little chip in the picture is a completely different shade of black. I smell some "Tom-Foolery" already!
Am I the only one laughing at the name "Chinavasion"?
It's already April 1st in China.
Does it work with an iPhone?
@SchruteBuck:
and they're not allready?
The question is...
Is it safe?
@TheCyberBob & CampSteve: No, Blue. Get it? Blue tooth? aahhahahaha...mondays.
I'm waiting for the next revision that uses bone conduction to place the speaker in one of your molars.
You wouldn't need something in your ear if you were in the car. It would be useful in that case.
@cbdsteve:
"I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! IS WHAT SAFE?! HE DIDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING!!!!"
@GoodBytes:
"SHIT! I swallowed it!"
is that like "The goggles! They do nothing!"
@Fountain: Hahaha, I was wondering the same thing. I mean it does say that it "will pick up sound and vibrations from your mouth." Yay, I get to clearly hear possibly annoying laughter as well as them deeply breathing.
@Maxxofor: Nerves I assume? A micronanobattery? Maybe a joke battery that dies on you each hour so you need to go to the dentist often because for all we know, it's all cruel sad joke?
@kahri: lol, and I thought I made corny jokes.
@kahri: LOL you got something blue stuck in your teeth. Naw man, thats just my blue tooth mic.
What about when you upgrade to a phone that no longer supports BlueTooth Version X?
i can not imagine this taking off, but who knows. Never thought the chia would either. I had to blog this 2 inspiretech blog is now extending this .
This will go great with my surgically enhanced iPhone fingertips.
When they release "salad green" and "brown bean" colors I'll consider buying it.
But seriously, I think it's pretty interesting. But I'll wait for the whole thing to mature a little more.
Also, in some years we'll just have to replace a tooth to get a whole cellphone in your mouth anyways.... audio will be transmitted through your bones. Which is also great to preserve your ears..
Gizmodo, you're early for April fools jokes.
so, this is how the borg started.
@Jimbuck: See, that's what got me thinking. Photoshop, though had me doing a double-take there... almost made an april fool of myself!
John Carter here.
Finally I have the tools to perform that remote audio-endoscopy that I've always dreamed of...
I'm thinking Hedwig and the Angry Inch....
sounds like this device was inspired by this (Semi-NSFW):
[www.askmen.com]
what can go wrong with anything from china?
So is there a blue LED in the mic that flashed when paired? So much for that potato chip snack when on a conference call...
what nobody's said it yet? Chinavision where we put the tooth in bluetooth!
Found in the instructions booklet for a power drill: "CAUTION! Not to be used in dental treatment"
is there a matching ear inplant?