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The first review of Compound Security's Mosquito device is in. The ugly little box works by emitting a high-pitched noise that only the younger folk are supposed to be able to hear. Trouble is, in Gadget Lab's test, the sound was audible to those of the older generations as well, those known to the food and beverage trade as paying customers. The risk is just too great that you'll drive the wrong people away from your teen-infested establishment, and besides, the thing costs $745. Best to stick with more proven
cliches alternatives, such as Muzak or a broom you can shake angrily in the air.
–Wilson Rothman
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You remember that lousy mosquito noise device generators in the UK that were supposed to drive teens away because only they could hear them? The ones that actually turned out to be audible to just about everybody? They're coming to the US. People here aren't too happy about it, with some bans and protests after (and before) some shop owners decided to install them. What do you think? Is this going to work better than calling the cops? [CNN via Boing Boing]
