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Cranial resistivity headphone activation
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Headphones connected to some sort of music player which puts a minute voltage across the two earpieces and only plays music when the measured resistance across the earpieces is close to the pre-calibrated resistance of your head. So, when you take your headphones off, the music is paused.

hippo, Jun 17 2005

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       In some cases, it would sense an open- circuit.

Ian Tindale, Jun 17 2005
  

       This fails to take in to account the larger headed gentleman.
Also, I often prefer to listen to music using one headphone, so that I can pay semi-attention to the world around me. How would that work?

hidden truths, Jun 17 2005
  

       //This fails to take in to account the larger headed gentleman.//
Did you miss the bit where it says 'pre-calibrated'?

angel, Jun 17 2005
  

       Yes [angel]. Yes I did.

hidden truths, Jun 17 2005
  

       You could put two contacts on each 'phone and measure the resistance of the ear/side of head (depending on size of headphones). You'd need less power and wouldn't end up shoving it through your brain... unless that's the point?

st3f, Jun 17 2005
  

       [st3f] that might be a better idea actually

hippo, Jun 17 2005
  

       Schmoove [+].

DocBrown, Jun 17 2005
  

       hippo: all part of the same general idea. Halfbrainstorming.

st3f, Jun 17 2005
  
      
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