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With cell phones getting smaller and
humans looking for ways to use these
smaller phones in stylish new ways. I
present to you the cell fang.
It is a miniature cell phone that fits around
your teeth and uses your bones
conductance to emit sounds to your ears.
Now, people have a practical
reason to
wear fangs. You can place them in their
protective case/headphone adapter for
time when you need to eat.
They Might Be Giants: I've got a fang
http://www.tmbw.net...php/I've_Got_A_Fang
In case you're wondering what the subtitle is about. (It's stuck in my head, too, right next to "Bangs!" and "Ana Ng") [jutta, Oct 25 2004]
A tongue interface like this?
http://www.halfbake.../idea/Tongue_20View
My older idea. [sartep, Oct 26 2004]
you can borrow this, if you want, to manipulate the buttons
http://www.halfbake...ck_20tongue_20studs
[po, Oct 26 2004]
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I like it. They would have to start out huge, considering the size differnce between teeth and cell phones. But then, who wants a little fang? Who knows, maybe trends will reverse themselves and people will want tusks. |
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Hold on a second. Where do the buttons go? |
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//Where do the buttons go?// |
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Many cell phones are voice controlled
today. |
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Someone has famously suggested a mobile phone tooth implant. While a whole lot less surgery is involved, this does not seem very different. |
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One is a phone shaped in stylized
prosthetics the other is an implant, you
don't see a difference? |
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They're both teeth, and use bone conduction to broadcast sound. Having said that, I must say I prefer yours. |
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Mine could easily be a camera phone.
Yes, they are teeth but it can also come
in different styles and colors. I look at
it more like a type of jewlery. Much like
a watch. |
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A camera phone fang? So *that's* what an eye tooth is! |
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I'm not sure that it can't have buttons.
You know how even small imperfections
on one's teeth loom large? How you
can't stop running your tongue over a
chipped edge or a hole that has lost its
filling? Maybe there could be a special
interface, based on moving a
very, very small joystick with one's
tongue. |
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Yup, Jutta, you got it. That's the exact
song I was thinking of. Mink Car was a
good cd. |
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For you, I
shall make my next TMBG references
more obscure, and hopefully just
as relevant
to the ideas as well. |
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Great idea. Extra feature: it monitors dental health. When it detects a caries it could be programmed to automatically call your dentist and leave a pre-set message asking for an appointment. |
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It would certainly be useful for confidential calls. |
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Man, it's so loud in here. (clicks and scrolls down volume using tongue mouse) Better. |
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//it can also come in different styles and colors// You mean "Vampire," "Toothless Hockey Player," "Major Overbite," et cetera? Cool. I'll get the one with hot pink lipstick stains on the teeth. |
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It would be awful to hear eating, burping and sucking of teeth during a phone call. |
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