Audio spotlight to put voices, ads in your head
- December 12th, 2007
- 4 Comments
Hearing voices might not mean you’re crazy after all, as a company called Holosonics has developed a technology it’s calling an “audio spotlight” that projects sound into your head. No, really, using focussed soundwaves, you’ll hear the message, whatever it is they want you to hear, in your head, and nobody else will.
Right now the audio spotlights are being used in NYC to promote Paranormal State, a show about ghosts coming to A&E. Passersby will hear someone asking “Who’s there?” and turn to not see any person, but an ad for the show, where the voice says again, “it’s not your imagination.” The technology is also being used in supermarkets and other smaller areas on a semi-subliminal way. For example, while browsing laundry detergent, if you stop in front of a certain brand, you might hear a laundry machine humming, almost subconsciously telling you that that’s the brand for you.
Creepy. I hope my iPod blocks this crap out.
Hear voices? It might be an ad [Advertising Age]
Marcus (Who am I?)
11 months ago
Things like this make me feel good about fast forwarding past the commercials, when will it end?
Open English (Who am I?)
11 months ago
Indeed this is very creepy… I’m pretty sure there are several laws against subliminal advertising - here comes the litigation :)
Anonymous
11 months ago
I also think they do this on tv. I caught an ad that flashed for a second or so inbetween ads just this am. It said apply for college in 15 minutes, that’s all I remember. I catch ads like this every once in a while, and wonder how many leave a message without my knowing that it has happened.
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Rhys Hovey (Who am I?)
9 months ago
PLEASE there are people dying over this technology, and groups of victims are networking,. please go to http://www.youtube.com/rhyspaulhovey and you will see, blatently how the FBI and CSIS don’t care about these devices being pointed at AIRPLANES even (much more powerful version of Audio spotlight exist I’m afraid),. this is VERY bad. JUST spread word about this crime, and how the FBI does not respond or help the victims,. the 2008 primaries and the booths no doubt will have the prerecorded testimony of voters projected around, to try to pursuade the vote,. or cheat,. please help, this stuff does come to you in the privacy of your own home, we can proove it.