RED KP
31-Aug-2021
During a nail-biting encounter between India and England at Lord's stadium, interestingly the coaching staff and even a few players were seen listening in to a curious gadget attached to one of their ears.
One could wonder why someone would distract themselves when there is a nail-biting session of cricket going on in front of them. Well, it's the inverse. These earpieces help the management and the spectators to follow the game quite closely. The spectators, who can get these ear radios for a fee, use them to understand what happened at a point in the match when they cannot see it clearly from the stands, like a close run out in a cricket match or a photo-finish ending of an F1 race. Sports journalists are known to use these earpieces to keep tabs on the game when they might be busy getting interviews or filing a quick report.
These audio devices are miniature radio sets that are used to tune into a local radio channel to listen to the live commentary of the match as it goes on. The signal strength is usually limited for these pocket-able radio earpieces. Sometimes the range is limited to the stadium or playing area, or maybe a few blocks.
What I find interesting in this concept is that these sets can be used for non-sporting events as well. These sets can be used during lectures, legislature proceedings or an event in auditoriums as it is quite handy(Just like an Identity card) and the spectators could be able to understand what is actually happening around them.