audio

Do you procrastinate by checking the same web sites over and over? Cure your internet addition with this new “enraged dog that bites you” system!

Apr 24, 2023

Beasts, Internet, UI / UX

audio, dog, dog hearing, dog that doth chomp thee, high frequency, high frequency audio, high pitched sound, procrastination, web site

Background: Computer speakers can play high-frequency sounds that a dog can hear, but a human cannot. (This will be important later.) The Issue: People often wish they spent less time casually browsing / “doom scrolling” on the Internet. Unfortunately, it’s a hard habit to break! Proposal: This solution is very simple: an operating system can…
Stop missing out on life because you’re wearing headphones and playing music, and your comrades have all gone off to experience something truly incredible, but you are abandoned because you didn’t hear them leave!

Jun 19, 2017

Design, Technology, UI / UX

audio, auto-mute, automatically muting headphones, headphones, headphones that mute if they hear your name, hey joe, microphone, Music, mute, noise-canceling headphones, reduce volume

The issue: If you’re wearing headphones, it can be difficult to hear when someone is trying to get your attention. (Similarly, it can be heard to get the attention of someone wearing headphones without startling them.) Proposal: Headphones could have a small microphone on them with a processing unit that could listen for certain words.…