Batphones to make you look ridiculous but hear clearer

I thought I had seen it all when it comes to strange and quirky innovations, but this is something else. The Batphones is designed by Matthias Reis and it makes me want to laugh out loud. Its description states, "Batphones are designed to increase the hearing capability in frontal situations such as watching TV or listening to a speech in the back rows. Therefor, the ears are being extended to focus onto the speaker(s) and capture a wider amount of sound waves. Being low-tech, that is consisting of just one piece of injection moulded plastic, Batphones are also low-cost and can be distributed as an advertising gift during a speech or a congress for example. " I don't know if I'd be want to caught dead wearing those. They just look so ridiculous that I don't mind missing out on important speeches or lectures or lose out on a couple of dialogues on TV. Seriously, why would anyone put themselves up for ridicule by wearing these? Maybe, I can find a use for it for a costume party.