Wireless Headset History

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A wireless headset is used in many different ways. From calling someone, to talking with someone in a video game. 1969 was a big year (even for my dad). It was the first time someone was going to set foot on the moon! On July 20 millions of people watched their TV as history was about to be made. In order for everyone to hear Neil Armstrong in the NASA space station and on live television he used a wireless headset, one of the best too. otherwise signal would have been bad. This wireless headset is the reason we now know today this very famous quote. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". Wireless headsets play a huge role in gaming. Without them people wouldn’t be able to talk to people online. Gaming companies such as Microsoft (Xbox) and Sony (PS4) use wireless headsets for online gaming. Wireless headphones are headphones that connect by transmitting audio signals through either radio or IR (IR stands for infrared) signals, which depends on the device. They don’t need a wire to work. Wireless headphones can connect to many things such as a smartphone, television, gaming console, stereo speaker, computer and so on. Another interesting way wireless headphones were used in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s commercial and military pilots used a headset but soon proved that it was inconvenient and too clunky so they went back to using hand held microphones. However, as time passed and planes/jets evolved (got faster which meant more dangerous) the headset became crucial due to safety reasons. Gamers aren’t the only people who use wireless headphones for communication. Usually businessmen use wireless headsets for work and communication to talk to people. Wireless headphones are used to listen to high quality mu... ... middle of paper ... ...ften) they had to pick it up and driving was harder especially if you were in a battle. The military has changed through this product by having them. Communication is much easier. It has brought gaming to a whole different level and now people can literally talk to each other while seeing their avatar or player on screen. This has changed gaming companies because now it is much bigger and they make more money because of this feature (technology). Without the wireless headphones gaming wouldn’t be as popular because it would force gamers into playing alone and not as a community of friends. It has changed the way we use telephones too. Now we can put it on our head and talk in to it while hearing what the other person is saying. This use of the wireless headphones isn’t that big yet but in the future I think it will be because people still use hand held phones.

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