Teenbuzz ringtone turns tables on anti teenager mosquito device

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just googled it up since it showed up on law and order ci yesterday:p

heres the story with streaming audio and mp3 ring tone link at the site
Technology
Teens Turn 'Repeller' into Adult-Proof Ringtone

Listen to this story... by Melissa Block

The war between teens and authority figures has a new -- or old -- front: ears. British shopkeepers tired of teenage loiterers have turned to the Mosquito teen repellent, which emits a high-pitch frequency that most teenagers can hear -- but not most adults.

But now teens have struck back against the Mosquito: They are using the same sound to communicate without adults' knowledge.

At issue is a text-message ringtone that emits the same pitch as the Mosquito. Using it, students can learn about a new message while they're in class -- where they're not supposed to be using their cellphones. Most of their teachers can't 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."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5434687

heres a collection of files of unknown quality claiming to be the same
http://anti.mosquito.googlepages.com/download
and more of the same http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0XJENM4F


i wonder if theres a dog whistle ringtone;)
 

pontifex

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wow, repost extreme
1 - this is like 3 months old
2 - there was like 5 posts going on all at the same time 3 months ago
 

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yea i know its old news. i noticed the date of the npr show..and the fact it showed up on a tv show. but a search for ringtones got nothin, neither did mosquito. most obvious search terms for this so nya...
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: mugs
These kids have never heard of vibrate? :confused:

the other funny thing is that it said that people over a certain age couldn't hear it yet everyone who listened to it on this forum over that age heard it just fine, lol
 

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: mugs
These kids have never heard of vibrate? :confused:

the other funny thing is that it said that people over a certain age couldn't hear it yet everyone who listened to it on this forum over that age heard it just fine, lol

I couldn't hear it. I'm 39.

But then, I'm also half deaf.