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Ring The Alarm

17

Dec/2008

Today is one of our favorite techgeek events, the ITP Winter Show @ NYU. And I’m wondering when somebody will invent the personalized car alarm. Dear Reader, can you tell me if it exists?

In an audio landscape where people tune out car alarms, why not use unique sounds you know are yours - with changes and customization as easy as a ring tone? If mobile phones can work as car keys, surely this alarm can be realized.


Comments:

  1. raafi
    Dec 17, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    I’d like for the reader to point us to a study that shows that car alarms have virtually no effect in deterring theft. Then I’d like for them to be banned.

  2. Griffin Farley
    Dec 17, 2008 at 5:00 pm

    I think this is a great thought. I haven’t heard of anything in the marketplace but it seems like a Scion would jump on something like this.

  3. MHB
    Dec 18, 2008 at 10:20 am

    @Raafi - cosign on the deterrence. In my mind, it’s more of a way to get past the “hmm is that MY car alarm?” moment so people head outside faster to deal w/ their business.

    @Griffin - Scion - absolutely - I’ll casually suggest to their AOR.

  4. Ron
    Jan 7, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    At first glance, I though yo were reffering to a timer… That would be dope!


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