NTT DoCoMo to release "Sound Leaf" bone conduction earpiece Mobile Phones / NTT DoCoMo Posted by zmcnulty on Sep 13, 2006 - 03:22 PM DoCoMo is geared up to release their bone-conduction receiver microphone, the "Sound Leaf," on the 15th. The Sound Leaf plugs into the earphone/mic port of DoCoMo's FOMA handset and uses bone conduction technology to deliver sound. Bone conduction is a technology were sound travels through a person's skull to be delivered to their ear, rather than through the air canal, enabling the Sound Leaf to be used "even in places where a lot of noise makes it difficult to hear." The Sound Leaf officially works only with FOMA handsets. Inspired by: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/30996.html [1] Product Information: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/page/20060912.html [2] bone conduction, FOMA This article is from TechJapan   http://www.techjapan.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1346 Links in this article   [1] http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/30996.html   [2] http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/page/20060912.html