Motorola Shocking users with silent alert

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Motorola will re-invent the silent alert if users like being shocked in the ass.

The system, not unlike the massage and weight loss systems currently available on the market, uses a small pad containing electrodes that are wirelessly linked to a handset. When an event occurs on the handset, an electric potential is placed across the electrodes, stimulating the skin and underling muscles, thus alerting the wearer.

Motorola claim that the device is designed to address the problem that a vibrating alert is not truly silent - especially if the handset is placed on or next to a hard surface, such as a table or keys in a pocket. The new system solves this by having no moving parts, thus creating no noise.

Power levels and frequencies can be adjusted, allowing the owner to give a sort of 'personal ring' to an individual caller. (Mother inlaw calls, SHOCK!)

While the system is not expected to be included with handsets for some time, the innovation is interesting, to say the least. You can view the full patent application by clicking here.

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