A close friend of mine recently told me of a brilliant invention that if implemented would solve one of X generation's biggest problems. Cell phones have within the past ten years grown abundently in popularity, and unfortunatly the popularity has grown with the younger, rather inattentive crowd. How many times have we been at a movie or show when, just at the climax, some juvenile delenquent behind you all of a sudden gets a call on his cell phone. Now, this isn't just any call, this is eminem blaring at five bars of polyphonic tone. If this was outdoors or at Wal-mart or something it would be perfectly fine, but you have paid good money to see that wonderful seen with rachel weisz and by golly you're going to enjoy it.

So, what is the solution you ask? It comes from our good friend Bluetooth, that wifi company that we all thought would go to waste several years ago. Fortunatly with the great prevelance of cell phones Bluetooth was able to stay alive, and not only that, but prosper greatly. From bluetooth headsets to computer to phone communication there are many applications for this wonderful technology...and here is the next thing. Suppose we have a wireless bluetooth 'box' so to say that transmits an encrypted code that automaticly sets all bluetooth phones to silent. Now keep in mind that bluetooth only transmits a small distance...say, a large room perfect for a theatre. My friend suggested that a studio or movie theatre could simply implement this device in each room and then put up a sign that said, "Wireless Auto-Muting Device Installed Here". Brilliant!!!

Posted in: on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at at 12:42 AM