Inhuman Microphone app lets protesters spread the word

The Inhuman Microphone from Tom Hannen on Vimeo.

Occupy Wall Street protesters use a "human microphone" to get around their lack of a new York City permit for speakers or megaphones - one person speaks while the crowd repeats their message, spreading it to those further away. Now, there's an app that does the same for your iPhone. New Scientist reports.

Inhuman Microphone was developed in 24 hours at the Music Hack Day in London last weekend. The speaker simply talks into their phone and their message is uploaded to a server before being pushed out to other phones in the area that have the app's website open - watch a video of the app in action above.

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emily | 8:25 AM | Cell Phone Apps Reviews |
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