headphone

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To solve the problem, they created a square-shaped device that could plug into a smartphone’s headphone jack and read credit cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Simply click the headphone icon — which also shows how long listening to the story will take — and an automated voice will read the article aloud.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

To improve this, Dr Alexander suggests reducing headphone use time and using the transparency mode which can amplify the background noise as well as wearing headphones that don't completely occlude or block the ears.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to create just such a "sound bubble."

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

I put down the headphone and walked out.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli