95-decibel ring amplifier blinds, deafens you

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jul 4th 2006 at 4:08PM

You might think of this as the polar opposite of the "stealth" ringtone: an e-shop is offering a $60 device for blasting you with a 95-decibel ring (the same as a subway train at 200 feet, we're told) and a flashing strobe light when you receive a call. Now, we can clearly see some valid uses for this product -- for example, in a very noisy environment, when you can't be near your phone, or perhaps for the hard of hearing. But we can definitely see some misuses, as well -- if you have any friends giving the wine glass thing a try, can we suggest a covert nighttime switcheroo?

Filed under: Peripherals, Misc

Tags: amp, amplifier, flash, flasher, flashing, light, ring, strobe

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Blue Sam @ Jul 4th 2006 11:21PM

There is cheap and best amplified ringer
http://www.krownmfg.com/html/products/ra05.html

Cost only 40 bucks, it goes up to 120dB with powerful strobe flash. Dear god!

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Offi @ Jul 5th 2006 4:48AM

Or just listen music on the street with your phone. About 120 db ringer - do you how much energy it needs? Better I turn on vibra mode

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Anxiovert @ Jul 5th 2006 12:15PM

Is this even legal?

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