| 摘要 |
<p>A device (10) and method for recording and playing back sound waves, wherein the played back sound waves bypass the air. The invention generally comprises a recorder (38), a signal source (40), and sound-wave-transmitting element (20), where signals representative of sound detected and recorded by the recorder may be played back by the signal source through the sound-wave-transmitting element for transmission to a user's mouth, from which they are conducted by teeth and bones to the user's ears to be perceived as sound. The invention also may be used for sound playback alone. The sound-wave-transmitting element may comprise a writing implement, such as a pen or pencil. The signal source may produce sound waves directly, or it may do so with the assistance of a transducer. The invention provides for the construction of a nearly limitless number of useful and novel sound recording and playback devices.</p> |
