Nama : Na’ila Takadia Praminta Putri

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HEADSET

Headset is an electronic tool that can be used to listen a music or any sound from a
signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player, portable media player, mobile phone,
video game console, or electronic musical instrument, either directly using a cord, or using
wireless technology such as Bluetooth, DECT or FM radio . It’s actually a combination of
headphone and microphone, so it also can be used to record voices.

The headset is worn over the head and the small loudspeaker is placed next to the ear.
They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding
sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an audio source privately, it’s different from the
loudspeaker, which produce sound into the open air for anyone nearby to hear. It has a
microphone arm that held in front of the user's mouth.

The first headset was created in 1910 by Nathaniel Baldwin, a student at Stanford
University, who after repeatedly attempting to find a backer to finance his new invention, sold
around 100 models to the US Army. By the 1960s, headsets had become lighter, with pilots
becoming increasingly keen on using a more lightweight model while flying.

The arrival of the 1990s saw the rise of mobile phones, which gradually led to the
development of hands-free technology, allowing users to enjoy the benefits of a headset while
on the move. It was this event that aided the development of Bluetooth technology, which
would eventually see hands-free headsets become wireless as well.

Nowadays, headsets continue to bring a great level of technological innovation that can
be used for various types of functions.