Monday March 5th 2012

New speech-jamming gun hints at dystopian Big Brother future

Extreme Tech | March 1, 2012

By Sebastian Anthony

Japanese researchers have created a hand-held gun (pictured above) that can jam the words of speakers who are more than 30 meters (100ft) away. The gun has two purposes, according to the researchers: At its most basic, this gun could be used in libraries and other quiet spaces to stop people from speaking — but its second application is a lot more chilling.

The researchers were looking for a way to stop “louder, stronger” voices from saying more than their fair share in conversation.

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