I can hear it
Corbett | June 13, 2006 8:29 AM
I can still hear it. Can you?
In that old battle of the wills between young people and their keepers, the young have found a new weapon that could change the balance of power on the cellphone front: a ring tone that many adults cannot hear.
In settings where cellphone use is forbidden ¡X in class, for example ¡X 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."
Rest of the NY Times article here...
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cyn
June 15, 2006 7:10 AM
i heard it. it was very high and subtle and annoying tho. what does it sound like for the kiddies?
zhonghuarising
June 16, 2006 4:40 AM
Yep, I was able to hear it too. I agree that it was extremely annoying. I guess if I were a kid, I'd take that sound over not being able to send messages at all!
irishstu
June 19, 2006 10:02 AM
Damn..... I can't hear it. Am I officially old now?
(OK, I turned it up REALLY loud and could JUST make out what sounded more like some high-pitched interference. Was that it?)
corbett
June 19, 2006 12:43 PM
Yes, it should be an annoying high pitched whine. Congrats, you are officially old.