Headline: Headphones to Herd Heiffers!
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Mark Brezinski
Published on August 07, 2008
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 Farmers, who traditionally shake their collective fist at headphone-wearing youths, will soon be employing headphone technology themselves. Cow headphones.
The headphones, called "Ear-A-Round," don't work like the typical invisible fence, either. You know how cowfolk always wisper sweet nothings into the ears of their cattle to get them to move? These headphones will play the farmer's croonings, among other sounds and voice commands. The sounds willhelp the farmer wirelessly corral his livestock. If the cows don't respond to their owner's dulcet tones, they'll get a mild electric shock.
The most interesting part of this story, though, is each headset will be outfitted with GPS: the farmer will be able to see where each cow is in his field, so he can direct them away from over-grazed parts of the pasture. Is it us, or does this sound like a real life hybrid of StarCraft and Harvest Moon?
[Via Delaware Online] |
