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Cuckoo Function on Mobiles/Pagers

A Physical reminder that your Mobile needs switching to silent.
 
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How about having a Cuckoo clock feature on all mobiles and pagers that is not on the menus and only cuts in when you leave your phone on in places where you shouldn't, (Theatres, Lectures, Libraries etc). These places could be fitted with a remote trigger device to ensure that the function kicks in. Just think, no more embarrassment while desperately trying to stop the damned thing from playing Yankee Doodle Dandy at full volume. You won't forget it a second time; not after the little Cuckoo has shot out and headbutted you in the nads or a similar delicate region. No pain, no gain!
Ivy, May 08 2001

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       'Honey, If you want to have kids, quit calling me so much!!"
salmon, May 08 2001
  

       yes, I think we need a virtual cuckoo clock app for the iPhone. every hour on the hour.. "Cuckoo!"   

       for 'special' hours... maybe a randomizer that will play short MP3 files after the initial cuckoo...   

       Kind of like the intracate cuckoo clocks that have little dancing figures that come out rarely and gie you a special show.
sirching, Jun 10 2009
  

       This is actually rendered obsolete by a recent app called 'locale', which let's you record GPS coordinates and WiFi networks to change your settings (including ringer volume, ringtone, screen brightness, screen timeout, Bluetooth on/off, GPS on/off, WiFi on/off, etc.) to preset conditions whenever you enter a given location. You can also set times for the settings to change and times for them to revert to 'default' which is also fully customizable. I use the timer function to set my phone on silent and turn off WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth to save the battery starting 15 minutes before and reversing 15 minutes after my shift. Works like a charm. The silent function even supresses any alarms I forgot to disable. I'm bunning this because, given the year it was posted it would've been immensely useful for me. Of course, a cellphone would've been immensely useful, too, and I didn't even have one then, so maybe it wouldn't have actually done me any good.   

       [+] for a wonderful precursor idea!
21 Quest, Jun 10 2009
  
      
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