Gadgets for the Lazy 233
theodp writes "The Pentagon has found the perfect way to demonstrate it's purely the thought that counts - 700 bugle emulators which sit in real bugles and play 'Taps' at military funerals. The Ceremonial Bugle is just one item in Wired's collection of Gadgets for the Lazy."
Re:As an unemployed bugle player (Score:3, Interesting)
They could fix this by ordering people to learn and play at the funerals, but they don't do that (I don't think they should).
As another poster pointed out, this is better than a CD player (ceremonially).
National Anthem. (Score:2, Interesting)
How about a Gadget that you can insert into singers that plays the national anthem correctly at sports events?
Re:It doesn't matter. (Score:3, Interesting)
We're burying a couple thousand WWII vets a month now....
Re:I'm not sure it's that easy. (Score:2, Interesting)
We've used this with -zero- complaints... (Score:2, Interesting)
As many others have pointed out, we use these (we have three of them)not because of laziness, but because no one has the skill set required to play the bugle -well-. The actual device is a small player that fits exactly inside the bell of a real bugle, so it resonates and has a far nicer tone than a tape recorder, plus looks much better. We have had numerous compliments on our "bugle player", and even those that could tell the difference feel that it is much better than a tape recorder.
I only attended one funeral where the bugle was specifically -not- requested... it was for a WWII Merchant Marine vet who was a member of a jazz band, and his buddies not only plyed taps, but did little improvisational riffs throughout hte service.