We've noted several Japanese phone headsets based on bone conduction, and now comes another device aimed at the apparently endless legions of mobile workers who need to make calls in noisy slaughterhouses and engine rooms. NS-ELEX says its new e-Mimi-kun (which happily translates to "good ear boy') works as both and earphone and microphone by detecting air vibrations inside the ear, eliminating the need for a separate microphone.
You connect the earpiece and control module to a phone or Bluetooth handset and talk normally, with outside noise reduced by a factor of six. No word on price or availability.
New phone device allows you to 'speak' through your ear [AFP]
