# Noise-Emitting Throat Braces The Human Speaker by Nic Wallenberg Forces People to Make Sounds By Meghan Young | Published 2013-07-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-human-speaker References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/2013/07/22/sound-collar-turns-people-into-voice-puppets/) & [nicwallenberg](http://www.nicwallenberg.com/) The Human Speaker may look like a typical neck brace, the kind that people wear when trying to milk a sympathy vote from a jury, but in reality it is much more than that. It wraps around a person's neck in order to better access the wearer's upper throat. Connected to two wires at the front, The Human Speaker essentially makes the throat produce a sound without the wearer doing anything more than opening his or her mouth. Created by Nic Wallenberg, the The Human Speaker is able to achieve this impressive feat by transmitting "vibrations directly to the upper throat (bypassing the vocal cords altogether) and generat[ing] a [surreal note that can be modulated](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gadol-vibration-speaker) by the wearer into different sounds, much as one would do when talking or singing," according to Oh Gizmo. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Noise-emitting Throat Braces:** The Human Speaker by Nic Wallenberg introduces a disruptive innovation opportunity by utilizing vibrations to produce sounds directly from the wearer's upper throat. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Healthcare:** The healthcare industry can explore the use of noise-emitting throat braces for speech therapy and rehabilitation. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can utilize noise-emitting throat braces as a means of creating unique and innovative sound effects in movies and live performances. - **Communication Technology:** The communication technology industry can leverage noise-emitting throat braces to develop new devices that enable voiceless communication. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Lip-Reading Necklace Camera Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speechin-necklace.md) - [Hybrid Wearable Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neckphone-tri.md) - [Wearable Living Room Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-tv-speaker.md) - [Vibrating Wearable Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xiaomi-wearable-speaker.md) - [Facial-Tracking Sonar Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echospeech.md) - [Huggable Anxiety Relief Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibroacoustic-speaker.md) - [Smart Health-Monitoring Mouthpieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mouthio.md) - [Neck-Worn Gaming Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/panasonic-soundslayer-gnw10.md) - [Speech-Converting AI Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bling-by-braindeck.md)