Teens Turn Teen Repellent Noise into Secret Ringtone

Using technology that was supposed to repel teenagers and children while not effecting adults has been turned around to allow teens to communicate without the knowledge of most adults. The Mosquito teen repellent, which emits a high-pitch frequency that most teenagers can hear but not most adults has been changed into a text-message ringtone allowing students to learn about a new message while in class, since most teachers cannot hear the alert.

Inventor Howard Stapleton, creator of the Mosquito teen repellent, says only a few people over age 30 can hear the Mosquito’s sound. He and his 16-year-old daughter Isabel talk to Melissa Block about the sound, which has been dubbed “Teen Buzz.”

June 14th, 2006 Posted by David in News at 12:48 pm Comment Now! »
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