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No-Ring Zone
Cell phones detect places where ringing isn't allowed | |
You could use GPS, the network location, or even Bluetooth...
or a lower-power technology not yet found in phones. I'm not
sure how this would be implemented exactly. The idea would
be for a phone to come off the shelf equipped to detect
whether it is near a "no ring" beacon. These would be placed
in schools, churches, movie theaters, court rooms, and the
like to automatically silence a phone when it comes within
proximity.
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Ah, not a "singles" bar, then? |
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Will the user be able to switch this feature on and off? |
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I'll bun this if the "no ring" beacon can be made small enough to fit in a backpack, so I can take one on the train with me. |
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I'll bun this if the "no ring" beacon can be a series of geostationary satellites, with coverage equal to or greater than the cellphone networks. |
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Maybe we can have both. A series of geostationary satellites small enough to fit in a backpack. That's definitely worth two buns! |
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//A series of geostationary satellites small enough to fit in a backpack.// |
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Easy, but the mechanism to extract the satellites from the backpack when they, and the backpack, reach geostationary orbit could be tricky. |
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Alternatively, this would be one way of thinning the crowds at [insert name of backpackers haunt]. |
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There must be a way to incorporate a GPS 'ping' feature into phones that turn the GPS location on for a short time, locate a satellite, and then shuts it off again for a specified interval. |
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My next Android phone is going to have buttons. I hate a few things about the screen-touch technology and programming currently. So many opportunities for improvement. |
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Beats jamming. What am I saying? Nothing beats Jammin', jammin' till the break of dawn... |
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