...it is easier to locate the fire door in a smoke filled room if this white noise generator is squawking at you rather than ringing a bell.
Okay, several days later and this information is still rolling around my head (there's not much to impede it) when my cellphone rang. I couldn't quite locate it—you know how that is sometimes, you put it down somewhere and then forget where, it sounds like it's everywhere. Guess what, I thought about that fire alarm back in England. So, I got one of the interns at work to make me a ring tone which was just pulses of white noise. We put it on my phone then got someone to hide it. We called the number and were able to pinpoint the phone's location exactly.
So, the tip is: make a white noise ring tone for calls you don't want to miss (boss, mom or dad). Something like this works pretty well. Not only is the phone more easily locatable but the sound carries farther and is instantly recognizable as your phone. It's a little antisocial I guess but so am I.
6.17.2011
White Noise Ringtones Help You Hear Your Phone
Lifehacker Lessons, #5
Topic:
"Use a White Noise Ringtone to Find Your Lost Cellphone Faster"
(from 6/13/11)
Summary:
It's easier for our ears to find the location of the source of white noise over bells or limited-frequency tones. Having your ringtone be white noise can not only help you find your cellphone is lost, but can also help you identify its location quicker in your house or bag.
From Lifehacker:
After the author experienced a fire drill in England that used white noise generators over exit doors, he learned:
Other Lifehacker Tips for finding your phone:
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