Hands-, battery-, and wire-free car calls.

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Acoustic Gadgets, LLC, Mountainview, Calif., the designers and engineers of a line of easy-to-use, yet powerful acoustic accessories for smartphones, has introduced ClipSee, a hands-, battery-, and wire-free device that amplifies call sound by 3X for iPhones. It is a simple, compelling, and inexpensive alternative to making phone calls while driving. Not only do you no longer need to fiddle with headsets, tangled cords from earbuds, or synching issues, both parties on the phone will experience superior call clarity.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at any given minute across the U.S., approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving. Moreover, nearly half a million Americans are injured annually in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver. Distracted driving includes everything from grooming, eating and drinking, texting, using a cell phone or navigation system to reading while behind the wheel.

Once attached to the seatbelt, the ClipSee faces outward...