TE
TechEcho
Home24h TopNewestBestAskShowJobs
GitHubTwitter
Home

TechEcho

A tech news platform built with Next.js, providing global tech news and discussions.

GitHubTwitter

Home

HomeNewestBestAskShowJobs

Resources

HackerNews APIOriginal HackerNewsNext.js

© 2025 TechEcho. All rights reserved.

Device for high-frequency sounds to prevent loitering by teenagers

2 pointsby kljensenover 14 years ago

3 comments

RiderOfGiraffesover 14 years ago
This device is not without controversy:<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10412057" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10412057</a><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito#Opposition" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito#Opposition</a><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito#Legal_status" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito#Legal_status</a><p><a href="http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/young-peoples-rights/human-rights-and-the-mosquito.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/young-peoples-...</a><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-513822/Buzz-Outcry-Childrens-Tsar-says-ultrasonic-mosquito-device-breach-teenagers-human-rights.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-513822/Buzz-Outcry-C...</a>
kljensenover 14 years ago
I enjoyed scrolling to the bottom to listen to the different sounds the device can produce. The disclosed age/frequency pairs seem remarkably accurate and, of course, the sound is quite annoying.
Gibbonover 14 years ago
My local library solved this problem by blasting three different operas at obnoxious levels just outside the doorways.<p>It works, but it makes me cringe every time I walk into the library.