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These Headphones Turn Human Ears into Elf Ears

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Chinese online novelty shop Taobao has released something truly awesome for LARPers and others who want to transform themselves into an elf. The Spirit E666, which are a set of headphones that transform normal human ears into long pointy elf ears. There! You are an instant elf! Now go play a flute in the woods or something.

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This is a pretty economic way of becoming an elf. They cost a little over $14(USD). I wouldn’t expect great sound quality though. That’s okay. The main draw here is elf ears without painful and expensive plastic surgery. So go ahead and elf yourself.

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You’ll probably want to play some Zelda music or the Lord of the Rings soundtrack.

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[via Rocketnews24 via Laughing Squid]

Phone Case Looks and Feels Like a Realistic Human Ear: Lend Me Your Ear

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If for some reason you need a phone case with a realistic human ear on it, here ya go. This iPhone case is made by Los Angeles-based creepy body parts artist Sarah Sitkin. Seriously, check out her page. She’s into body parts. She made this case for an embroidery artist from Melbourne, Australia. You might say that she is lending her an ear.

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The ear is supposed to look and feel like a real human ear. It sure looks real to me. At least this one won’t grow more hair as it ages and you don’t have to get the wax out with a Q-tip, so it’s already better than mine.

[via Neatorama via Geekologie]

Hearing Aids that allow you to actually Listen

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People in their middle age often begin suffering from some degree of hearing loss. And as you approach senescence the number may go up to the point where half the old timers are hard of hearing....

OwnPhones To Make Custom 3D-Printed Headphones That Never Fall Out

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“Find a need and fill it,” as the old saying goes. In this case, the need is your ear, and it’s the method of filling that’s deserving of a little bit of attention. OwnPhones, a headphone startup...

Glossary of Headphone Terms

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Driver, open-back, balanced armature, neodymium magnet, electrostatic… confused yet? These are all terms used in describing the parts of headphones, and they’re all important. Ever been confused by...

Princeton crafts a 3D printed bionic ear with super hearing, creepy looks

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Princeton crafts a 3D printed bionic ear with super hearing, creepy looks

Scientists have toyed with printing ear implants for ages, but they've usually been more cosmetic than functional. Princeton has just developed a bionic ear that could transcend those mere replacements to offer a full-on upgrade. Rather than seed hydrogel with cells and call it a day, the researchers 3D printed a blend of calf cells, hydrogel and an integrated, coiled antenna made from silver nanoparticles. The frankly spooky project doesn't resemble a natural ear all that closely, but it merges organic and synthetic more gracefully than inserting a chip into an existing implant. It can also expand hearing beyond normal human levels: the experimental version picks up radio waves, for example. Although the ear is just the first step on a long path toward natural-feeling bionics, it already has us wondering if we'll be actively seeking out replacement body parts in the future... not that we're about to go all Van Gogh to get them.

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Via: Phys.org

Source: Nano Letters