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Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

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Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#31
Having built a similar device, it appears that to give privacy to the person inside the bathroom, it is much better to have the music play outside. With music playing near to the "listener", the sounds coming from inside the room are much better covered.

Congrats for the realisation nevertheless!

Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#34
Feels like a really really weird device.

Even when I live with others, we aren't worried about bathroom noise.

I guess if you have a habit of talking to yourself while using the bathroom or showering and need to drown it out this is cool.

However, I'd love this as a general device. I get home and it auto plays music , etc

Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#35
post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve heard the same. I expected the product to be a speaker to mount on the top of the door to play music on both sides of it, or something.

Enters the bathroom. The speaker starts blasting “Eye of the Tiger” into the foyer.

Or "Didn't wash hands... Didn't wash hands... Didn't wash hands...... Did wash hands!"

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/47/79/c0/4779c078d42b9faf8dda...

Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#36
post #24

So, I'll start by saying I love that you have made a thing and shipped. That's great, and the following is intended to be helpful. I read this and understand what it is. I then went to the site and it says bathroom privacy, tells me it's version two etc. What on earth is it! Your very first thing you show me as a new person is to tell me it's got better sound than the unknown previous item. Upgraded sound is a featur…

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Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#38
There used to be an ad on Dutch television back in the 80's from a loo paper manufacturer with the punchline Koning, Keizer, Admiraal - ${brand_of_loo_paper} kennen ze allemaal which translates to King, Emperor, Admiral - they all know this brand of loo paper. We (i.e. my father whom we naturally followed in this respect) turned this into Koning Keizer Admiraal, schijten moeten ze allemaal or ...they all have to shit.

Everybody shits, farts, burps... device or no device. I´d say those who feel the need for a device like this are guilty by association of farting and burping even louder than average, why otherwise get something to mask their clearly obnoxious and dare I say noxious emanations in the privy?

Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#39
I am not worried about bathroom noise privacy, but if I was I have old kitchen radio there that plays music/news with one dial for the volume (doubling as an off switch) and changes music/news with a dial. I need to swap batteries once every few years.

Now every digital radio I ever had is worse in terms of the simplicity of the interface. A radio like this one simply asks two questions: (1) How loud? (2) Should it be something else?

And this is your direct competitor. Your devices interface looks more complicated than that so getting people to grok it is motion activated is probably the key piece of information you need to deliver. The weather and time is a nice touch, but may be a thing most people don't need/want while driving the price up.

If we go to the question style of object-human interaction let me impersonate your device from the perspective of a guest:

  O: Oh hi, it looks like you plan to shit, here is some music you didn't ask for [plays music] 
  
  H: Thsts weird I want to switch you off  
  
  O: Let's play a game where you need to find which of my 12 button-look-alikes switch me off, oh and by the way did I tell you I am battery powered?  
  
(This is ofc humourous exaggeration, but there is some truth in there)

Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device

#40
Looks like a very polished (no pun intended) device but I never understood why some people bothered about other people hearing them while on the loo. Natural noises like blowing your nose, sneezing or even farting! I know what in Japan for example it's an issue and people continuously flushing the toilets so other people can't hear them. Maybe it's cultural.
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