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by Carlo Longino





The Latest iPod Killer -- Breast iMplants

from the hi-dr-nick dept

Researchers at BT Laboratories say that within 15 years, women will be able to store MP3 players and their music collection in breast implants. "One boob could hold an MP3 player and the other the person's whole music collection," apparently. The implants would transmit sound and be controlled over Bluetooth, and could also work with sensors to detect heart murmurs, blood pressure increases, diabetes and breast cancer. Sounds really great and everything -- but what happens when they come out with a new model with bigger capacity, a color screen, or plays video? Sounds like the upgrade could be pretty painful. The BT boffin says, "if a woman has something implanted permanently, it might as well do something useful" -- but why just breast implants when it seems like they could be implanted anywhere? Why not make buttocks more useful, or shins? But I guess that's the perk of a BT research job -- sit around all day thinking about boobs and music.

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  1. Nice!

    by WhiteNoize - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 9:54am

    I'll mary the first girl who gets this! But wait, will that make them lumpy? Good thing MP3's don't skip! Now if they would put a speaker in each one... Hummmm

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  2. Wow..

    by Jimmy - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:03am

    Makes me wanna get an ipod shuffle implanted in "lil Jimmy".

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  3. New model what?

    by Mark Baker - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:13am

    "but what happens when they come out with a new model with bigger capacity"

    You have to ask? 8-)

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  4. hacked boobs?

    by Ron - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:15am

    I hope that bluetooth is more secure by then. I'd hate to have my wife's breasts hacked into.

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  5. My new pick-up line

    by Boilerbob - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:20am

    "Let's go to my place and listen to music!"

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  6. Re: hacked boobs?

    by A. Guy - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:22am

    [insert anti-virus joke]
    naw....thats just gross

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  7. Re: Wow..

    by Mikey - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:35am

    better yet, those sony players with the memory stick might come in handy for the male..Id have a lot of storage capacity myself.....

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  8. Video, eh?

    by JBB - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:45am

    So, honey, what's on the Boob tube tonight?

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  9. I get to be the first to say...

    by Pete Austin - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:47am

    Stereo!

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  10. No Subject Given

    by Hans Mast - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 10:51am

    "But I guess that's the perk of a BT research job -- sit around all day thinking about boobs and music." Haha! That would be the perky part of the job.

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    by Dan - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 11:19am

    "but what happens when they come out with a new model with bigger capacity, a color screen, or plays video?"
    I wonder where the screen would go. Would the resolution be bigger or smaller depending on the size of the person?

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  12. ILarger!

    by Mr. Big - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 11:35am

    No point in making iPods smaller then.

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  13. Next Apple product...

    by Ryan - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 11:56am

    I think apple should market this service.. and call it "iTits"

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  14. boob toob

    by don - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 12:21pm

    Really, I think this is a bunch of Malarky. Kinda funny though

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    by Anonymous Coward - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 12:51pm

    Just great! So now men can say they were just interested in our “music collection” when they’re staring at our chest?! At least come up with a similar product for men……..it obviously would require less memory… and would theirs send a signal to the guy if he’s erroneously “downloaded” his music collection on someone else’s “drive”?! Don’t get me started! ;)

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  16. LOL > boob tube

    by Seamus - Oct 13th, 2005 @ 4:37pm

    If there are MP3s in there, I'm sure it won't be long until being an investigator for the RIAA becomes a popular part time job. I could use a night job like that. ;)

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  17. ipods in boobs

    by Bryan Anderson - Oct 22nd, 2005 @ 10:08pm

    I'm sorry but i dont want to be fucking my girlfriend, go to grab her boobs and feel a lumb.... "um... honey... whats that lump in your breast??"

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  18. by GRiM_BoB - Dec 27th, 2006 @ 2:27pm

    If I were a girl, I would gladly make my breasts but bluetooth devices with some flesh-padding and nipple-button-dials.

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  19. by Jimbo - Dec 28th, 2006 @ 5:33am

    So how would they be powered? Do they tap into the body's energy supply? Does this mean increased calorie usage? It's the idea that keeps on giving!

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  20. Oh My!

    by Chris_2009 - Apr 17th, 2007 @ 5:35am

    How would you charge the device would you have to shake your boobs like you do with the flashlights.

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