04-24-2006, 06:00 PM
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True Silent Notification? Shocking!
"Motorola has recently received a patent for a completely silent way of alerting users to incoming calls and messages. No, this isn't the usual vibrating system - the Motorola patent involves alerting the owner using mild electric shock. The system, not unlike the massage and weight loss systems currently available on the market today, uses a small pad containing electrodes that are wirelessly linked to a handset. When an event occurs on the handset, an electric potential is placed across the electrodes, stimulating the skin and underling muscles, thus alerting the wearer."
Now this is pretty cool. I've never been a big fan of Vibrate because I either can't feel it when it vibrates in my pocket, or it makes too much noise in quiet environments (i.e. meetings). This, however, would be pretty nice - just a small tingle whenever my phone rings or an SMS arrives. Once you get over the whole "shocking yourself" part of this news, this actually sounds pretty cool.
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04-24-2006, 06:22 PM
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I know where I'd put my phone... :shocked!:
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04-24-2006, 06:28 PM
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Oh man...
I see a whole new thread here on "Where would you put your patch."
BTW if you think the vibrate is distruptive the guy int he back row having an orgams is not going to be any better 
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04-24-2006, 06:28 PM
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How silent would it really be if the user "yelped" every time they got a phone call?
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04-24-2006, 06:46 PM
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This can't be safe for people with certain medical conditions. If put into practice, I anticipate a thousand lawsuits heading Motorola's way. 
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04-24-2006, 06:55 PM
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I wonder if Motorola got anyone to stand in water when they tested it? Or maybe they will just leave that test for the Beta release. ;-)
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04-24-2006, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
This can't be safe for people with certain medical conditions. If put into practice, I anticipate a thousand lawsuits heading Motorola's way. |
I think you'd have to pump a LOT of power through this thing to pose a serious medical risk. Just enough to give a tingling sensation would be alright. It's not the volts that gets ya, its the amps After all, if you shock yourself with static electricity and can hear the snap, you've just discharged between 2,000 and 4,000 volts, but at super super low mili-amps. If all else fails, all Moto need do is put a giant warning label on it, similar to that on amusement park rides.
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04-24-2006, 06:59 PM
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How about if it is directly connected to your retina and you can "see" the caller id? Or how about to your ear or ........
I wish I would have thought of this post first.
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04-24-2006, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon Westfall
I think you'd have to pump a LOT of power through this thing to pose a serious medical risk. Just enough to give a tingling sensation would be alright. It's not the volts that gets ya, its the amps After all, if you shock yourself with static electricity and can hear the snap, you've just discharged between 2,000 and 4,000 volts, but at super super low mili-amps. If all else fails, all Moto need do is put a giant warning label on it, similar to that on amusement park rides. |
Actually, I wasn't concerned too much about physiological disruption - more so, the electric shock as a, er... shock. For example, unexpected shock -> fright -> heart condition kicks in -> and so on and so forth. (Edit: Well, actually, that is physiological disruption in the grand scheme of things.)
Agreed on the warning label, by the way.
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04-24-2006, 07:56 PM
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Yeah, but can you hook this thing up to a car battery...?
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