Ear finger
By Edvarcl Heng, CNET Asia
21/06/2006

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Edvarcl Heng usually writes about things both mobile and fun.

Finger-pointing, as mother used to say, was just plain irresponsible. You didn't just push the blame onto other people. I remember nodding my head vigorously in agreement, since such righteous statements were usually a prelude to a sound thrashing. The same advice holds true today; just because the connection is fuzzy doesn't mean the other guy's phone is at fault.

	He assures us that ear wax will not affect voice quality.

Literally translated from Japanese, the Finger Talk (Yubi-Wa) is a rather marvelous handset that works on the principle that sounds travel better through solids. It's ring-shaped and looks chunky enough to masquerade as costume jewelry. The user pokes his "ringed" finger into his ear and bone conduction technology will handle the rest. An embedded microphone on the Finger Talk will pick up your end of the conversation. It works rather like canal earphones with the added plus that it's all rather organic. Just remember to clean beneath your nails after each call.