GADGETS

HEADPHONES

Head-phones - the device for personal listening of the sound of information. Complete with a microphone can serve head device means for negotiating by phone or other means of a voice communication.

The name "ear-phones" is a colloquial synonym of the term "headphones". The name "phone" (telephone, from greek. tele - afar, far, and phone - the sound) was applied for the first time by Philipp eis in !"#!. $nd in !"%% one of the first radio recei&ers was created by Popo&, the fluctuations of sound frequency transformed from radio signals, according to the description, were listened through headphones. $s recei&ers gathered not only in ussia and not only from the ussian accessories, calling ear-phones as "headphones" has arisen, most likely, at literal perusal of the 'nglish term headphones ('nglish head - a head, phone phone).

Using of headphones

Types of head-phones

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Kinds and styles of head-phones

Other interesting facts about head-phones

The most e(pensi&e head-phones in the world in cost of )!"* dollars, in the single copy ha&e been created by the +eweller from ,elgium -asa .i, by request of the ,elgian +eweller company. This masterpiece of +eweller and technical art is e(ecuted from gold in !" carat, the inlaid !!" brilliants (in each of head-phones on )%) the highest test.

The dangers connected with ear-phones

/ong use of ear-phones on high loudness is fraught with partial loss of hearing and can e&en result to deafness.

$lso there is a danger because of head-phones are pass an important sound signal, for e(ample, at mo&ement on the road, as dri&ers (therefore in many countries restrictions on use of earphones by dri&ers of motor transport), and pedestrians are entered that can become the reason of road and transport incident .