Horntones - MP3s in car horns

Horntones - MP3s in car horns

MP3 is one such invention which has changed the way we think about music. Right from portable MP3 players to customized ringtones in mobile phones we have made good use of this invention. But here we have one such use of MP3s which by far is the dumbest! Just when you thought the streets couldn’t get more dangerous, here comes Horntones. Now don’t get me wrong, I am all for technological advancements and creativity. But at one point things just stop being very “technological and creative” and start getting “dangerous and stupid”. The Horntones is one such example and a very good one at that.

The Horntones device model FX-550 was introduced at California. It is a device which you can attach to your dash and then connect it to your car horn. It enables you to customize you car horn in eight different sounds, ranging from nature to voices and music. Yeah, right! I can just picture it. People customizing their horns to sound like swear words or even police/ambulance sirens to get other out of their way. There is also a facility of pumping out car music through the car horn. That just what I need actually! Listen to other people rubbish music from the outside of their cars...it was bad enough they were playing it from the inside!

All things considered, my verdict is – dumb invention and a waste of time and money. Is anyone is delinquent enough to be interested in this; it will be launched in 2007 onwards at a recommended retail price of $149.99