Silent Communication‘s ‘Talking Without Talking’ product allows mobile phone users to conduct and answer voice calls while remaining silent.
The TWT user interface displays a set of pre-customized voice recordings that can be played back in response to an incoming call, or the user can type an SMS message that will be converted to speech … all while being quiet in public events such as lectures and theatres. Such venues, however, are slowly responding to mobile phone abusers, by adopting counter-measures , such as cell phone jammers, and posting signage such as:-
In their business case, Silent Communication estimates that “lost calls” are worth $20 billion per year worldwide, and that use of their product will drive up operator ARPU significantly.
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I think the war between mobile phone abusers and theaters will be an ongoing one for many years to come.
So using this system you just respond to someone else talking with a series of automatic, drone-like responses you don’t even have to think about? Sounds like every conversation I have with my mother-in-law! (cue drums)