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Nigerian Invents Music Hearing Device in US •With the device, two persons can listen to the same song on an ipod or MP3 From Constance Ikokwu in Washington, D.C., 02.12.2009 A Nigerian, Sanya Ojikutu, a former cartoonist with FAME magazine, has received provisional patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a new electronic devise he designed in the country. The product, ShareBuds Mx 2-in-1 Stereo Earphones, makes it possible for two people to listen to music simultaneously. It works with most iPhones, iPod, mp3 players, mobile phones, Blackberry, portable DVD players, portable gaming systems, audio book devices, notebooks and other portable media players. Released in December 2008, the devise is already a hit in the US. Apple has added ShareBuds to their product guide and celebrities at the Golden Globes Awards held in Beverly Hills, California recently, responded positively to the product. Hollywood celebrities including Sally Hawkins, Aimee Teegarden, Kyla Pratt, Isaiah Washington, Amanda Bynes, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Stephen Baldwin, Terrence Howard and Tom Howard were reportedly impressed with ShareBuds. It was featured on Channel 5’s “the Gadget Show Road Trip Special” in the United Kingdom (UK) recently. “ShareBuds is a very simple solution to an everyday challenge. It is an example of how people or events inspire simple, yet untapped product ideas,” Ojikutu told THISDAY. He continued: “For music lovers and iPod owners, the desire to share is innate and crucial to music itself. ShareBuds Mx helps people discover new music with friends and makes premium listening experience more intimate.” Ojikutu further explained that it took almost a year to design ShareBuds, starting from the first sketch, the Research and Development (R& ) focus groups and the final prototype. He told THISDAY that the product would fundamentally change the way people listen, share and interact with their favourite music, iPods and other portable digital devices.As Valentine’s day approaches, he added that “ShareBuds headphones present a great opportunity to let you show you are in tune with the special someone by listening to his or her favourite love songs and a few suitable romantic additions of yours together on an iPod or mp3 player.” Ojikutu explained that Oprah and Bono inspired the devise. According to him, he watched both celebrities on TV sharing a pair of headphones during the launch of Apples’s Red Nano at the company’s North Michigan Avenue retail store in Chicago. Watching them listening with just one ear without hearing the full left and right stereo sound convinced him that there was a need for a new earphone design. He noted that he is pleased with the response so far. Notwithstanding, he intends to pursue a robust online and retail sales strategy, marketing campaign and licensing/partnership opportunities. The product will be formally launched later this year while the final patent approval is expected within two years. ShareBuds is currently priced at $39.95. http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=135458 |
It is good we are all trying to do something and I hope people understand the main goal is to do something positive for the Nigerians and in Nigeria as a whole. We have a long way to go and with one love and pure togetherness, I believe we will get there. Lets join the ride !!! |
I sent a message to her too and she didnt anwser so I think maybe she is not online. I think it will be better to use Yahoo ID alone BOSS. I am waiting, well its good we are making progress little by little. |
Sky Blue:Thank you, you have made a good point and I think he should understand this very well. It is not compulsary to join, it is not about leaders or committee, and if he thinks we are acting in a childish way then maybe he can bring up his own ideas with people to form something. After all we all just wanna try to do something positive to Nigeria in the best ways we can even if we are not perfect planners. |
ohaechesi:You surely ought to be corrected. First we are not creating a form of leaders, committee, chairmen. (so no-one was choosing anyone as committee). Secondly it is not necessary to give locations now or anything (this is just a prepartion not anything yet). Thirdly there is no agenda or any form of objectives for now, we are only giving our points and the idea of what we really want to make this for. See try to get things straight, nobody will be anything or committee (I have said its a Union so if possible we dont need so much large numbers of people). If that will be the idea or maybe happen I WILL BACK OUT. Thank you for your support and yes we have better master planners in Nigeria than me but its so unfortunate we dont see them or neither are they doing anything. You are welcome to join. |
Well seems good and I have buzz proudly9ja with my ID. From there if you are able to identify the person, you can then direct the person to the other main ID for our discussion. Its seems good enough. maybe later we can think of something else, but for now its the best we can do I think. OK, so any other thing, we still need to keep intouch here so others wont feel left out. We want a pure public and union contribution and togetherness. So everybody if welcome. I buzzed you now proudly9ja , I hope you got me and are you online ? beneli welcome onboard, you have good ideas too. Pls try to followup. |
Well if we are to PM @prudly9ja, is it not the same thing having an ID here and adding the ID to join. I think there should be other ways people can get intouch if the PM here is so complicated. Maybe someone have to leave one of his or her un-usefull ID then people add that then they will be forward to the main place (ID) of discussion. I dont have any other way to this. |
[quote author=B.O.S.S. link=topic=228564.msg3438741#msg3438741 date=1234015477]Me I'm still just waiting on what we should do next. I'm monitoring this thread anyway and when the times comes to kick in and take action, I'll butt in. I think it's ashame having 1,000 or so threads on Nairaland and not effecting a change in any way. I'm not on Nairaland just to rant, rant and rant. I just want to make a decent change and I hope this idea we're generating works. Long life to everyone supporting this. I dey watch you o, Charlesmud.[/quote]Chairman, abeg no dey watch me . . . . Pls kindly contribute cus we will need various supports and contribution to make things right and accurate. Pls everyone is important and everything is useful, the main thing everybody says here and from other friends that wanna join in all say "SO FAR ITS FOR US TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE THING FOR NIGERIA". This is the main thing so join to our discussion pls my BOSS. Sky Blue:Well for now I think this timing is good. Sky Blue:OK we can PM her then but I dont know how to PM in this site, can someone explain to me or maybe you can PM SkyBlue and I will reply you back but I dont even know where to check for messages. |
Sky Blue:I think conference on yahoo messanger is OK too, I am sure we cant all be online at the same time. This are the things that will make it a bit complicated. You can give the timing and details, I dont have any idea how that timing should go cus it cant just be accurate cus of the time differences. Atleast some people I think are in USA and they are in the time now and when they get any message we will be in the night, very complicated. |
amosexy:Thank you so much, mind you we are all trying to make a solid ground on how things should go so not that you have to wait for anybody like orders. You can give your own reasons and explain what we can do. . . . . . this is a union Well lastly, this is what I told Sky Blue that some major groups have to set a place to discuse solidly b4 bringing majorities of people flowing in without us even having any solid discussion ground yet. |
Sky Blue:I understand you guys too, I'm just trying to give reasons and explain why we need to take things easy. Yes due to the problems, we need to act fast but we should also know what we wanna do is not a visa or fast food resturant. We have to plan and really take things serious planned. Yes we need to have a separate place to discuse on how to make preparations or any step about site opening or so, We can talk about all with those that are currently ready then at the same time we will keep communicating here and look for more members while the other discussion procced with steps and objectives. I suggest conference discussion on messager, you guys can give another idea, I already have one or 2 guys waiting to have an anwser of were to meet to discuse about this. |
pixiraver:Yes my guy we need to act and we are already acting trying to bring up something positive, we just have to think seriously about this and make things accurate b4 jumping into anything. Yes I agree for now we just need to form a uniform group of people, then after getting a bit balance we can invite more people in (We cant work or develop with so much numbers of people for now). Guys dont you think we have started already trying to do something (make we take am easily), we dont need to act on time or think about 2011. This is not a toy or childs play. . . . . It will take alot of time and best of solutions for this thing to work. Sam Milla:What for my guy and why ? |
innocentoh:Thank you for your support, try not to mention names cus we are all one trying to achive one goal. Yes I agree with you that we dont need majorities for now cus we wont be able to strategize, if things are much more in-place then we can bring in people and we all work together. But at the moment we can do anything if we are 50 or so. We have to take things step by step. |
Good day everybody !!! First I must say THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL PARTY OR MOVEMENT Secondly, I'm sorry to say this but this ways is becoming too messy. I dont see why we have to go to all sites inviting people to what we havent even strategize, no need for rushing or any form of exitment. If we dont relax and do things in accordance, this will breakup. Mind you all some people might wanna join for badluck purpose. I dont think we need all the whole world for now cus we are nt yet balance. we wont be able to have anwsers if we are too much at a start. Some group of people have to discuse about this first, then whoever joins after will contribute and his ideas or opinion will also be used but if we are 50 at once . . . NO decision can be made cus of the current mentality of people (Nigerians). I'm just saying my own o, I am not joking with this so I suggest we act more maturely and think twice before just rushing things or bringing the whole world for what we ourselves are not certain for now. we only have this idea for now and we have to make it solid first b4 bringing majorities. Sky Blue I have contacted some of my friends abroad and they have replied me, so what will I tell them now when we dont have a certain pls of discussion ? We need to take this step by step. |
Sky Blue:Thats true and I agree. So are you suggesting people should keep coming here ? If you check one of the last post you will see me there but anyway all for good and lets see peoples support there. agaba123:Welcome brother . . . |
amosexy:Sky Blue dont you think this sound childish and unserious somehow. We all even see the name of this thread "Nairaland Political Party". . . . very funny I just want us to use this place to bring-up people, then we move to somewhere we know it will be just members of this interest and the discussion will be purely on this vision. Thank you all for all your supports. pixiraver:Good idea and that is somehow what we are saying too, get some numbers of people here then we move to somewhere we can discuse then we can all start our ideas and visions. |
amosexy:I think also we have to have a place of the concluded and sure people place of meeting and discussing, I think it will be hard to invite people from other sites here to talk about this while we are still listing up people. We should invite to where we are in order of discussion about this. As for the name, I dont think we need any name now brother. Just brief anyone you know about what we wanna do and explain better to know, I believe they will get the clue of our aim. bigmodo:Welcome brother, we dont have any position in place. so are you still interested or you came for a post ? |
pixiraver:I think for now, lets just try to be as constant as possible on this forum to check for update and infos. We cant give time or date cus of the cus of the difference in our specific locations. I dont think any date for anything should be given yet, guys pls lets take this slowly and patiently, Let get members and the little members (15 - 20) can then discuse in a different new place for the next proceedings. amosexy:Thats a nice site, but one have to be registered to be able to do anything. Well if you know anyone there or have means to communicate there. . . . maybe you can just try to explain and invite one or some numbers of people to this discussion. This is why I said we have to know those that are seriously and constantly interested, so we can know were to invite people to cus we cant be talking in different locations it will be complicated. |
Sky Blue:I get you bro and yes we need people and ideas, I must say I agree with you but you know people now. They dont seem to believe anything anymore. So I just thought we should create a ground were we can talk about it then people we lay down issues, well at the same time I have started contacting some of those who I know they will be very interested. We have to have a place where those of us intereted in this will constantly be talking and atleast we will have were to invite people to, Like in that square some people there will open there mind outside the room. If you wanna create anything inthere I dont mind, I will response but some people are not taking it serious there anymore only maybe if we can drive them together to a place we can be talking on it then we can keep invite people from both sites. |
texazzpete. . . my brother you see what youngies wrote ? All he wants is just something positive, maybe his not perfect like u and I but what are we Nigerians for ? Lets left our hands together to try to do our best to make Nigeria good ( I pray God help us through). Pls brother, kindly join us, all we want is better and good contributors like you. you are a Nigerian I believe to why cant you share your idea with us and maybe you can even do better than us ? its all the good of everybody. No efforst or support is little, if we match it together, I believe it will become something stronge. |
Sky Blue:My guy thank you soooooooooooooo much. I was thinking the case of NigeriaVillageSquare should be left till when we are able to fix a place of discussion first, we cant direct them here. I know members there that will surely join but I want us to create a meeting place first b4 contacting people at that site. I hope you understand me or maybe have another idea. I"m all ears guy. |
Sky Blue:You are just too much and have good explainations of what I'm trying to explain. The first thing is to get ourselves together then we find a place to discuse (atleast 15 - 20 members), we will still be talking here and also to know those who are interested. We can discuse anything here at all, lets get numbers of people and first we find a place maybe were we can make a conference chat. from there we will talk about things to proceed with. |
Sky Blue:You be politician, make OBJ no see you o cus him go need you . LOL. Anyway, we have only 6 sure members, well we still need more then we can proceed with our place of discussion. |
Jesus this is awesome !!! All we want in our life is to do something to help Nigeria know matter how little it is. THANK YOU ALL Even if people here say NO, I made up my mind already I was going to do it someday but thank God I have seen people who have the same dream as me. What is life anyway my brothers ? If all we do in our lifes is to prepare and make a better country (Nigeria) for our coming Nigerians. My brothers thats enough. |
Sky Blue:Thank you so much !!! |
texazzpete:Good question, we dont know all but certainly our contribution will involve in so many ways and we cant simple be sure yet. We want to create a group of people that will be able to assist Nigeria in different ways, if our dream comes true . part of our aims will be to create infrastuctures and humanitarian aid support. We will join hands together to do the best we can and with time and God on our side we will continue to make our moral-financial-physical support to Nigeria and her citizen. I hope we have more brilliant contributors and supporter to give ideas and solutions, we need people like Solomon and I believe something good can come out of this if we are dedicated and focus (With God). |
ode remo:Yes he has been treated but they are still hoping the disease doesnt come back. |
Kenezi:Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww brilliant or lets say ------- Social Revolutionary people (S.R.P). I wish we dont put a a name like we want to do something and bcus we will have other objectives like aids and supports not just political issues alone. amosexy:This is all what we will do but its all step by step, that is why its going to take time. we need to discuse alottttttttttttttttttt of things. Hopefully we will be able to get supports and contributions to be able to get more peoples attention in Nigeria. We pray and hope it doesnt die online, as time goes on we will make project and that means we will do some physical things and that means we are acting not just talking. God be on our side. AMEN. |
proudly9ja: Funny guy.Well I was saying something like this ---------- The Reunion (T.R) ----- or maybe something else but dont have to have Nigeria in it (Remember this is a public and private group) not a political or Nigerian governmental organization . |
texazzpete:Thank you brother, maybe you are better. Atleast we have good intention and we want to correct our mistakes. This names are common and as we have said, we dont want a political name/party or make it to be for Nigerians alone. Lets just get a simple name for it and that will be the name of the site also. |
) focus groups and the final prototype. He told THISDAY that the product would fundamentally change the way people listen, share and interact with their favourite music, iPods and other portable digital devices.
