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Get a bone tone with Invisio.


Television Equipment Associates has developed a tiny microphone/receiver system that is incorporated into a one-size-fits-all, in-ear mould mould,
n See mold.


mould

mold.
 that brings the microphone element in direct contact with the user's jawbone jaw·bone
n.
The maxilla or, especially, the mandible.
. The Invisio, designed for Special Forces and other covert units, does not suffer from boom or other microphone systems, in that by its being placed within the ear it does not pick up airborne sounds (helicopters, traffic, etc) and allows for a high-quality whisper function. An outer ear mould shields the microphone from picking up any external sounds and protects the user's hearing from concussions during explosive entry (an optional peripheral hearing filter is available). The cable to the radio unit is a light polyurethane polyurethane

Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives.
 wire built with a Kevlar and Teflon insulation, giving it a tensile strength tensile strength

Ratio of the maximum load a material can support without fracture when being stretched to the original area of a cross section of the material. When stresses less than the tensile strength are removed, a material completely or partially returns to its
 of more than 45 kg. The Invisio is now available in a generic or custom ear-mould variety.

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