Along the lines of an intercom system, I'd try distribution of stereo music throughout the house. Not sure about resistance/quality issues. Have a set of speakers per room with an on/off switch, or carry the speakers with you and plug them in.
I was on a DARPA Grand Challenge Team (autonomous vehicle), and all members of the team would frequently code on the go, laptop on knees, sitting in the passenger or back seat of the vehicle as it ran autonomously. Others did it more often, but I did it twice. Once was on an unimproved (dirt) desert road. The road was full of ruts, the temperature was probably 110F, and there were six servers in the back of the SUV generating their own heat and fan noise, etc. And of course, the whole team is waiting for you to get your fix in as the sunlight is fading. The other time was on a prepared slalom course as the vehicle weaved this way and that. Autonomous vehicles are not known for the smoothness of their steering or acceleration. That time, we had twenty minutes on the test track and the code fix had to be in before we got kicked off.
I'm not complaining - it was a great project to work on. Though each instance was short duration, I wouldn't want to code under more adverse conditions.
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Along the lines of an intercom system, I'd try distribution of stereo music throughout the house. Not sure about resistance/quality issues. Have a set of speakers per room with an on/off switch, or carry the speakers with you and plug them in.
I was on a DARPA Grand Challenge Team (autonomous vehicle), and all members of the team would frequently code on the go, laptop on knees, sitting in the passenger or back seat of the vehicle as it ran autonomously. Others did it more often, but I did it twice. Once was on an unimproved (dirt) desert road. The road was full of ruts, the temperature was probably 110F, and there were six servers in the back of the SUV generating their own heat and fan noise, etc. And of course, the whole team is waiting for you to get your fix in as the sunlight is fading. The other time was on a prepared slalom course as the vehicle weaved this way and that. Autonomous vehicles are not known for the smoothness of their steering or acceleration. That time, we had twenty minutes on the test track and the code fix had to be in before we got kicked off. I'm not complaining - it was a great project to work on. Though each instance was short duration, I wouldn't want to code under more adverse conditions.