The talk ignited speculations that Kamala Harris had a Bluetooth system designed to appear like jewelry
New Delhi:
The fierce US presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump took social media by storm, producing responses of every kind starting from netizens to Taylor Swift and Elon Musk. The talk attracted 67.1 million tv viewers, in line with Nielsen knowledge.
What adopted, is a conspiracy principle, largely by Trump supporters, who claimed that Kamala Harris had clip-on audio headphones on her all through the controversy, underneath the guise of her pearl earrings. There have been speculations that her earrings had been really Icebach Sound Options’ Nova H1 Audio Earrings, a Bluetooth system designed to appear like jewelry.
In a press release fuelling the hypothesis, Icebach’s managing director, Malte Iversen, reportedly mentioned to tech outlet Tom’s Information, “We have no idea whether or not Mrs Harris wore one among our merchandise. The resemblance is putting.” He additionally humorously provided to create a male model of the system for Trump, suggesting that the color orange posed a design problem.
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She is seen sporting an earring developed by Nova Audio Earrings first seen at CES 2023.
This earring has audio transmission capabilities and acts as a discreet earpiece.
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Regardless of the viral claims, specialists and fact-checkers have identified that Harris’s precise earrings are the Double Pearl Hinged Earrings from Tiffany & Co. which retail for about $800. These earrings bear little resemblance to Icebach’s Bluetooth gadgets, that are priced at round $625.
Harris has beforehand criticized using Bluetooth earpieces as a safety danger and has been seen utilizing wired earbuds throughout her marketing campaign. The continuing hypothesis surrounding her jewelry highlights the heightened scrutiny and distrust that usually accompany political debates.
Related conspiracy theories had been noticed on social media through the 2020 and 2016 election cycles which claimed that Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton had been utilizing earpieces throughout their debates in opposition to Trump.
As reported by the New York Submit, Icebach Sound Options has additionally introduced plans to handle the rumours throughout an upcoming look on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The corporate acknowledged on its web site that it has acquired quite a few interview requests because the debate and selected Fallon as a “trusted Bavarian in coronary heart” for a reside interview.
Nonetheless, it seems like Donald Trump won’t want this supply of comparable earpieces as he has already refused to have one other debate with Kamala Harris. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” the previous president wrote on the social media web site Reality Social.