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<title>TeenBuzz RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.teenbuzz.org/index.html</link><description>Latest TeenBuzz</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>teenbuzz.org [at] gmail [dot] com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 TeenBuzz.org</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-07-06T14:34:06+02:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:20:04 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title>Mosquito ringtone on iPhones</title><dc:creator>teenbuzz.org [at] gmail [dot] com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-06T14:34:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/mosquito-ringtones-on-iphone.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/mosquito-ringtones-on-iphone.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The idea was to develop a means of dealing with this problem keeping in mind that the adult customers were by no means aggravated as a result.   The solution was the Mosquito ringtone which was based on the concept of presbycusis by means of which it was possible to chase away the teenagers without affecting the adults. 


The Mosquito ringtone emitted high frequency sound waves generating about 17.4 KHz which according to the principle of presbycusis is beyond the audible capacity of an adult human.   Therefore the annoying and irritating sound produced by the Mosquito ringtone effectively kept away the teenagers while the adults were oblivious to the sound waves produced by it.   Howard Stapleton devised this to be used in Compound Security Systems.   However another concept was also developed from this Mosquito ringtone known as Teen Buzz. 


The purpose of Teen Buzz was to enable teenagers to be alerted upon receiving cellular text messages while in the classroom without the knowledge of the teacher.   At present it is also possible to use the Mosquito ringtone in the iPhones and this can be done efficiently without much effort.   It is interesting to note that this can be done simply by podcasting.   In order to download the Mosquito ringtone or Teen Buzz in the iPhone, it is necessary for one to add the Teen Buzz podcast feed to the iTunes and for this purpose one must possess the iTunes application in one&iacute;s computer. 


By clicking on the Mosquito ringtone or Teen Buzz podcast feed one can manage to download the ringtone into the iTunes application.   It is possible to choose form the various ultrasonic ringtones that are on offer or one may choose from the list. 

Functioning in iPhones 

The availability of the Mosquito ringtone in the iPhone has been a major innovation as the cellular phones and iPhones are devices which are used in abundance and therefore this has further widened the arena of functioning of the Mosquito ringtones or Teen Buzz. 


The iPhones function as music player as well and allows users to store various music files which may be uploaded from the iTunes application.   There have been certain queries regarding the incompatibility of the speakers of the iPhone with the Mosquito ringtone which is believed to have affected the playing of this ringtone in the iPhones. 


However, it may be stated here without a trace of doubt that no such problem actually exists and the iPhone speakers are extremely compatible to the sound waves produced by the Mosquito ringtone.   The usage of Mosquito ringtones have spread like wildfire and it is believed that its availability in iPhones will further this growth. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Presbycusis and the Mosquito ringtone </title><dc:creator>teenbuzz.org [at] gmail [dot] com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-20T17:28:11+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/Presbycusis-and-the-mosquito-ringtone.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/Presbycusis-and-the-mosquito-ringtone.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The concept of presbycusis is not an unknown but an unfamiliar concept for many. but it is absolutely essential for one to have adequate knowledge regarding this concept in order to understand the founding premise of the Mosquito ringtone.   The concept of presbycusis refers to a form of hearing disorder or gradual loss of hearing which affects all adult human beings. 


Because of this loss in hearing capacity adult human beings are unable to hear high frequency sound waves, like those ranging between 18 to 20 KHz.   It is interesting to note that while at an older age, this hearing loss is quite evident in individuals, it is not noticeable in young adults as normal human communication varies between 200 to 8000 hertz. 


However, it is to be noted that this problem is not visible among young children and teenagers and therefore while adults are unable to listen to these high frequency sound waves, they are easily audible to children and teens.   This is what is known as the principle pf presbycusis and needless to say it has a very important role to play in the development of the Mosquito ringtone. 


Presbycusis and Mosquito ringtones


It was only in the first half of the 21st century, in 2005 that the British inventor Howard Stapleton conceived of the idea of the Mosquito ringtone.   The idea behind this was to device a means by which it would be possible to keep the loitering teenagers away from the stores and shops in Britain. 


The most significant aspect of this plan was to make sure that in this process the adult customers were not to be bothered for a moment.   It was a difficult task to achieve.   There was the concept of the ultrasonic dog repellent which referred to a means by which ultrasonic dog whistle sounded in order to keep off dogs and this concept had worked wonders. 


But it was necessary to keep in mind that this method to keep off teens was to be implemented without affecting adults.   The solution was provided by the concept of presbycusis.   The Mosquito ringtone was a tone which produced high frequency sound waves ranging around 17.4 KHz which was beyond an adult&iacute;s audible capacity.   It was named so as the Mosquito ringtone produced a sound similar to that of the Buzzing sound produced by mosquitoes and it was believed that this constant annoying sound was good enough to irritate the youngsters and teenagers and thus force them to stay away form stores which had devised this system. 


The implementation of the Mosquito ringtone showed overwhelming results.   It is the same concept of presbycusis which is the guiding force behind Teen Buzz which allows the teenagers to be alerted upon the receiving of text messages in the classroom oblivious to the teacher.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Transferring Teen Buzz in cellular phones</title><dc:creator>teenbuzz.org [at] gmail [dot] com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-06-03T12:52:00+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/transferring-teen-buzz.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/transferring-teen-buzz.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Also, in phones which enable the transfer of data with the use of cable wires may also adapt the Mosquito ringtones by transferring it via the data cable.   There are also various wireless links with the help of which it is possible to download and save the Mosquito ringtone in cellular phones. 


These include the transfer through Infrared or by making the use of Bluetooth.   Infrared connectivity supported by two devices are necessary for transfer of the ringtone here.   For example, a personal computer or laptop which is Infrared compatible may be used to transfer these high frequency ringtones to a cellular device. 


Bluetooth is a very popular technological tool in the contemporary world and today most of the advances cellular phones are supported with Bluetooth connectivity.   This can be used as a popular medium in transferring the Mosquito ringtone to cellular phones form other Bluetooth compatible devices like computers and laptops. 


Transferring through Infra Red

It is possible to transfer Mosquito ringtones to cellular phones from computers or laptops through mainly two modes of wireless connectivity.   These include the infra red wireless link and the Bluetooth wireless link.   For this purpose, both the devices require to be infra red compatible.   It is to be noted that the transferring through the infra red mode takes a bit of time compared to that of the Bluetooth. 


The main components used for this purpose are the infra red ports and these serve as the connecting device between the phone and the laptop or computer and thus transference takes place.   The Mosquito ringtone is first downloaded in the laptop or personal computer and then it is transferred to the cellular phone via the infra red ports.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mosquito ringtones and communication tools</title><dc:creator>teenbuzz.org [at] gmail [dot] com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-24T09:05:46+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/49c91cb9760140175f39a21d7e72e285-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/49c91cb9760140175f39a21d7e72e285-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This was to be done without disturbing the adult shoppers.   The central premise on which the conception of the Mosquito ringtone is based is the theory of presbycusis.   Presbycusis refers to a biological concept which states that beyond the age of 20, adults gradually lose their power of hearing and they are unable to hear high frequency sound waves like those ranging between 18 to 20 KHz. 


The problem aggravates at an older age but in young adults this problem is hardly noticed since the normal human communication usually ranges between 200 to 8000 hertz.   The Mosquito ringtone produced sound waves ranging about 17.4 KHz which was comfortably inaudible to the adult&iacute;s while the youngsters and teenagers could respond to them quickly. 


The ringtone was so called as it produced a sound pattern similar to the buzzing of mosquitoes and therefore after a while it becomes extremely irritating and annoying to listen to this sound.   This was devised as an effective method of dealing with the loitering teens and since its introduction in 2006, this concept spread like wildfire and was adapted in various parts of United Kingdom. 


Teen Buzz may be referred to as a popular variant of this Mosquito ringtone and it was conceived as a ringtone which would enable students to be alerted upon the receiving of text messages while in a classroom without the knowledge of the teacher.   Therefore a very common mode of functioning of the Mosquito ringtone has been in mobile or cellular phones. 


Technological innovations and the availability of the internet as the commonest and widest tool of communication have further facilitated the implementation of the Mosquito ringtone in these devices.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Origin and development of Teen Buzz</title><dc:creator>teenbuzz.org [at] gmail [dot] com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Blog</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-05-16T08:01:06+02:00</dc:date><link>http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/origin-of-teenbuzz.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.teenbuzz.org/blog_files/origin-of-teenbuzz.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While it was necessary to find a way in which these loitering of the teens could be prevented, but at the same time, it was also important that such measures should not by any means affect the adult consumers.   It is at this juncture that the concept of presbycusis came into use. 


The presbycusis refers to a biological notion which reiterates that beyond the age of 20, adult human beings gradually begin to lose their capacity to hear high frequency sounds beyond 18 to 20 KHz. 


This concept could be useful in the development of the Mosquito ringtone as this ringtone was developed at a sound frequency of 17.4 KHz which could thus be audible to the teenagers and youngsters but not to the adults.


In fact the propounder of this concept, Howard Stapleton has noted that while it was audible to all beyond 20, most individuals above 30 will possibly never be able to hear it.   It is named so as the tone resembles the sound of buzzing produced by the mosquitoes and it was believed to aid in warding off teenagers effectively. 


This is primarily because the sound effect produced by the Mosquito ringtone was immensely annoying and irritating and extremely difficult to ensure after a certain period of time.   Moreover, in accordance with the sound levels dictated, the maximum volume for the Mosquito ringtone was fixed at around 74 decibels which was well within the permissible limits. 


The Teen Buzz was also developed from the same principles that governed the conceptualization of the Mosquito ringtone though its purpose was different.


Characteristics

The concept of the Teen Buzz was drawn form the Mosquito ringtone which was used by Howard Stapleton in Compound Security Systems to ward off loitering teenagers from shops in the United Kingdom. 


It was based on the same premise of presbycusis and it produced high frequency sound waves measuring about 17 KHz which was beyond the hearing capacity of the adult humans especially those beyond the age of 30. 


The sound frequency emitted by the Teen Buzz ringtone was a constant high frequency tone.   It is interesting to note that the main purpose for the development of this high frequency tone was to enable the young students in receiving text messages while in a classroom without the knowledge of the teacher. 


This was because, the teachers being adults were unable to hear the high frequency sound waves produced by the Teen Buzz ringtones. 


Teen Buzz has been popularly referred to as Mosquito tone and Zumbi tone.   Teen Buzz was developed as a unique ringtone having its own characteristic properties and it was also marketed as being the genuine mosquito ringtone.    
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