more on good news and bad news

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Christopher F. Herot" <cherot () herot com>
Date: January 24, 2006 2:32:36 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com>
Subject: RE: [IP] good news and bad news



A lower tech solution would be to have Skype provide sidetone (the  
way POTS
phones do) so that by hearing his own voice the user would know not to
shout.  A similar fix would be great to have in cell phones, as Dave  
Farber,
Don Norman and others have pointed out.

Of course we may all eventually learn that we don't need to shout -  
the same
way iPod users figure out they don't need to shout when they talk to
someone.  The difference is that the iPod users get immediate  
feedback from
the person they are shouting at.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4229967 - Farber
http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/minimizing_the.html - Norman



-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:48 PM
To: ip () v2 listbox com
Subject: [IP] good news and bad news



Begin forwarded message:

From: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com>
Date: January 24, 2006 12:31:20 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: good news and bad news

Dave -

I thought you'd enjoy this (photo just posted to Flickr at http://
www.flickr.com/photos/edyson/90688857/  )

good: I'm posting this in near realtime from my Lufthansa flight, via
Connexion by Boeing.
bad: the guy behind me (pictured) is using Skype!

solution:  I see a big market for a a voice-canceling (inbound)
microphone that will suck in someone's voice and transmit it to Skype
(or whatever) but prevent it from being heard by the people nearby.




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