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Polite Cell Phones

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the don't-be-THAT-guy-at-the-movie-theater dept.

yEvb0 writes "Researchers at Motorola and Carnegie Mellon University are developing more polite cell phones. Strategies include programming the ringer to turn on and off according to the time of day, monitoring sound light levels to determine if the owner is a movie theater or talking to his boss, and even letting callers decide whether they'd like to interrupt based on this information."

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  1. Re:It's Called 'Vibrate' by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 4, Funny

    At church, during a quiet time, a hip-worn cell vibrating against a Wooden Pew makes a lot of noise...

    Well, I mean... they already have the crosses and nails there, right? Seems like a no-brainer to me.

  2. Re:Inside my pocket by meringuoid · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's dark and there is the sound of rattling change.

    What? Grues use currency these days, do they?

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