Teen-y sound
Remember the Mosquito, the anti-loitering system that broadcasts a tone too high for anyone over 25 to hear? Well, some enterprising British kids turned the idea around and are using the Mosquito as a ringtone that can let them know when a text message has arrived, with their teachers being none the wiser. Umm…can we hope this sudden new appreciation of the effects of aging will translate in a few years to a generation of engineers more conscientious about product design?
on June 27th, 2006 at 7:16 am
I agree! And consider the Mosquito’s age limit of 25. That’s hardly what any designer would think of as elderly. This reinforces the concept of changes in human performance throughout the life span, not on the day you turn 65.