http://clipmarks.com/clipper/rmowery/collection/AudioTechnology/sort/latest-comments/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/rmowery/collection/AudioTechnology/sort/latest-comments/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/7606141D-DAAC-4BD6-9092-B5528A821935/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/rmowery/">rmowery</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/technology/01tooth.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/technology/01tooth.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin">www.nytimes.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><NYT_HEADLINE _moz-userdefined="" type=" " version="1.0"> That Tune in Your Head Could Be Your Toothbrush </NYT_HEADLINE></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV class="byline">By WARREN BUCKLEITNER</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV class="timestamp">Published: March 1, 2007</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Put a rock band in your mouth, along with a dab of toothpaste, with Tooth Tunes, a $10 musical toothbrush from Tiger Electronics, a division of <A title="Hasbro" href="http://www.nytimes.com/mem/MWredirect.html?MW=http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/nyt-com/html-companyprofile.asp&symb=HAS">Hasbro</A>. The theory is that two minutes of brushing is needed to give teeth a proper cleaning. So the brush is really a kind of timer. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The feeling is a bit eerie. The sound is transferred through the brush tip, into the teeth, and right into the inner ear, so you feel the music. Because volume is related to pressure, you can turn up the volume by applying steady pressure to your teeth. Unfortunately, you can also hear better when not brushing, which children can soon learn.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/toothbrush/" rel="tag">toothbrush</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/mp3/" rel="tag">mp3</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tech/" rel="tag">tech</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/gadget/" rel="tag">gadget</a></div>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/technology/01tooth.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=sloginThu, 01 Mar 2007 04:53:42 GMT