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[โ€“] acosmichippo 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

apparently there are actually earring style earbuds with directional sound, but they look nothing like what she was wearing.

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idOV093806012023RP1/

also if they were trying to pull a fast one I'm sure they could get something more discreet than that. like this tiny little thing is $17 on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B74FG273?&linkCode=sl1&tag=nerdtechy-20&linkId=791d01b2e2b8a71db2a133849ec74bcc&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I was all, "I need one of these", until I saw the pic of it lodged in the ear canal. How would one ever get that out. NOPE.