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Show HN: Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm

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Re: Show HN: Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm

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Post by thejosh »

Awesome app, can see this coming in handy... you need to promote this and also have an android client before a clone comes out. :)

How is the battery consumption if it runs in the background? I'm guessing it isn't really a worry because if you are in bed you might have a charger, but the best use would be a in a pocket where it be awkward to use a charger, unless you place it under your pillow?

Re: Show HN: Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm

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Post by alexvr »

thejosh wrote: post #12

Awesome app, can see this coming in handy... you need to promote this and also have an android client before a clone comes out. :) How is the battery consumption if it runs in the background? I'm guessing it isn't really a worry because if you are in bed you might have a charger, but the best use would be a in a pocket where it be awkward to use a charger, unless you place it under your pillow?

Thanks! It uses around a quarter of your battery overnight. Maybe less. The ideal place is somewhere close to you, like under your pillow or in your pocket, but pillows and covers may dampen the noise.

Any suggestions on getting the word out? I'm psyched that it's on the front page of HN, and never would have thought it would be, but it would be great if anyone knows of places to reach more of the target market.

Re: Show HN: Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm

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Post by alexvr »

sbjustin wrote: post #15

This sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. I think it's a great idea, but at 2.99 I don't think it's going to be profitable enough to take on the lawsuit risk.

Yeah, I certainly hope that doesn't happen. I just wanted to make something that makes the world ever so slightly better for a few people. It's too bad if those are the consequences of making something with good intentions, ya know?

Re: Show HN: Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm

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Post by wunderlust »

It's a good start, but it may serve best to remind us of the limitations of basic technology. Instead of an X detector, what we have is an X detector detector. From a design perspective this is obviously odd.

On the other hand, in a sense it's a multi-detector, since in theory it should respond to detectors of many sorts. There are some upsides to that.

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