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Idea Sunday – have an idea you want to see executed?

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adamclayman wrote: post #7

Yes! SmartConsent: A way to engineer an end to campus sexual assault. The rape whistle can be improved upon. Even a very simple reengineered "garage door opener" transceiver glued to the upper right hand corner of every bed on campus would do the trick, and would permit young women and men to call for "Consent First Response" on a Red Alert (physical harm) or Code Blue (perceived coercion) whenever they are feeling u…

This is the first time I tried describing SmartConsent. This may be of great interest to you as an early disclosure of the design thesis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAL0qQuK4AY

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Post by narrowrail »

issa wrote: post #4

A cheap way to duplicate car keys/fobs. Car companies charge well over $300 so it seems there would be a huge margin.

I recently bought a chipped key and key fob for my '07 Toyota and programmed them myself ($29). I had the local hardware store cut the key for $5, which made the total cost $34. The dealership wanted $50 to program both of them. So, worst case for me was $84 if I needed dealer to program.

Edit to add: Have you checked for your make and model on Amazon?

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Post by FlyingLawnmower »

adamclayman wrote: post #7

Yes! SmartConsent: A way to engineer an end to campus sexual assault. The rape whistle can be improved upon. Even a very simple reengineered "garage door opener" transceiver glued to the upper right hand corner of every bed on campus would do the trick, and would permit young women and men to call for "Consent First Response" on a Red Alert (physical harm) or Code Blue (perceived coercion) whenever they are feeling u…

I've built something similar as a side project for a competition with some friends. I'd love to get some feedback on it.

It's not exactly the same, and was built with a focus on mugging, but it can very easily be adapted to work in other scenarios (or in different form factors).

Here's a video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Hp6q3PJWg

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