In message , at 21:49:47 on Wed, 24 Jul
2019, Graeme Wall remarked:
On 24/07/2019 20:46, Basil Jet wrote:
On 24/07/2019 18:21, Clank wrote:
Roland Perry Wrote in message:
That's why I'm sure some buy new sexier earbuds, without buying a
whole new phone (or indeed waiting until it's time for them to buy a
new phone and get the together).

It's telling that earphones are now considered a mobile phone
* accessory, despite predating the invention of the mobile phone by
* decades...
I don't think earphones with a microphone built into the neck area
pre-dated mobile phones.

The RAF used a version called a throat mic[1] which is very similar,
introduced in the 1950s IIRC

[1] It is literally strapped to the larynx for use in high noise
situations, takes some getting used to when you are listening in.

Or back in WW2:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ODkAAOSwivlcq2w5/s-l300.jpg
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Roland Perry