We’ve tried our share of earbuds that claim to reduce ambient noise, but Japanese company, Nap Enterprise are taking things a step further by producing the InCore Microphone. These earbuds actually picks up speach from the ear rather than the mouth.

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Why on earth would you want to do this? Well, imagine you’re at a noisy conference or walking along a busy road while trying to speak on your mobile. Rather than screaming till you’re blue in the face, the InCore microphone allows you to speak in a normal voice. In fact the claim is that external noise is reduced by 30 decibels. We’re not really sure how much that is but it sure sounds impressive. For more information visit Nap Enterprise, but be warned the english translations make for some awkward reading.