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Essay / History of Wireless Headphones - 694
A wireless headset is used in different ways. Whether it's calling someone or talking with someone in a video game. 1969 was a big year (even for my father). It was the first time anyone set foot on the moon! On July 20, millions of people watched their televisions as history was about to be made. So that everyone could hear Neil Armstrong on the NASA space station and on live television, he used wireless headphones, also one of the best. otherwise the signal would have been bad. This wireless headset is the reason why we now know this very famous quote today. “It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for humanity.” 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 via radio or IR signals (IR means infrared), which depends on the device. They don't need wire to work. Wireless headphones can connect to many things, like smartphone, TV, game console, stereo speaker, computer, etc. Another interesting way to use wireless headphones in the late 1950s and early 1960s: Commercial and military pilots used headphones, but soon proved impractical and too bulky, so they returned to using handheld microphones. However, as time passed and planes/jets evolved (became faster, which meant more dangerous), the helmet became crucial for safety reasons. Gamers aren't the only ones using wireless headphones to communicate. Business people usually use wireless headsets for working and communicating to talk to people. Wireless headphones are used to listen to high quality music ...... middle of paper ...... often) they had to pick it up and driving was more difficult, especially if you were in a battle. The military has changed because of this product by having them. Communication is much easier. This took gaming to a whole new level and now people can literally talk to each other while seeing their avatar or player on screen. This has changed gaming companies because they are now much bigger and they make more money from this feature (technology). Without the wireless headphones, the game wouldn't be as popular because it would force players to play alone and not in a community of friends. It has also changed the way we use the phone. Now we can put it on our head and talk to it while listening to what the other person is saying. This use of wireless headphones is not that widespread yet, but in the future I think it will be because people are still using cell phones..