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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
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Subject: cordless headphones
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Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 21:56:01 EST
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> I had heard of a product which was shown at the 1985 Winter CES in Las
> Vegas which was an infrared (?) headphone connection. You simply plugged the
> main box into the PHONES jack, then put on the pair of wireless headphones,
> and you could move anywhere in the room and listen without making any
> noise.

For what it's worth, there's an ad for "Cordless Infrared Headphones" for
$99 in a slick yuppie-toy catalog.  I have no idea of how real either the
manufacturer of the headphones or the catalog marketer might be; it's just
one of those fancy color catalogs (Sharper Image style) that shows up from
time to time.  The manufacturer is "Nady" (?); the catalog is "Exeters".

The transmitter plugs into the headphone jack and the wall outlet.  The
headphones themselves have a rather bulky-looking headband with a little
dome at the top (about 1/2" dia?) that contains the sensor.  There are no
specs on it other than battery life (100 hr) and weight of headphones (7
oz).
-- 
Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
   ...I'm not cynical - just experienced.