Students turn to James Bond earpieces for cheating during exams

Apart from becoming a household name and influencing TV and comic series, James Bond also seems to have inspired students by offering means to cheat in school exams.

London, Aug 18 : Apart from becoming a household name and influencing TV and comic series, James Bond also seems to have inspired students by offering means to cheat in school exams.

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), an exam watchdog in Britain has revealed that students may be turning to Bond earpieces to get answers during school exams.

Students can contact their accomplices through headphones to seek answers for questions.

The instrument also has a talk-back microphone that can pick up low-intensity sound like whispers.

A Toronto-based company Examear has approached students through an advertising slogan 'helping students succeed Worldwide'.

The company's website also says 'Our spy wireless earphones are great for students. No more breaking your head over a difficult tests or exams'.

Isabel Nisbet, director of regulation and standards at the QCA, said that the marketing strategy is disgraceful.

"The way in which this device has been advertised is absolutely disgraceful. As a regulator we take malpractice very seriously and will be taking any action we can," Telegraph quoted Nisbet, as saying

"The cheapest earpiece on sale, known as the silver model, costs £86 and is described as "especially designed for high school" and well suited for "the needs of students who are doing a test, exam or any class assignment," she added.

Examear's products priced in the range of 140 pounds has also targetted gamblers, TV presenters, waiters and bar staff.

ANI