January 18th, 2007
Wave Bubble Cell Phone Jammer Disguised as Cigarettes
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
Now this could get me buying cigarettes again.
Actually, RF jamming is illegal in the United States, but a hacker/researcher at MIT Media Labs named “Lady Ada” has developed a RF jammer she calls the Wave Bubble based on this philosophy:
“In a high population density city, inhabitants must be prepared to defend their own personal space. Technologies that increase personal productivity are on the rise, even though they may intrude on others. The unavoidable reaction is to create technologies that counteract other people’s devices. Wave Bubble is a product that counters the all-too-familiar annoyance of loud ring tones and overt cell-phone conversations in public.”
We Say: Go Ada! Actually her concept of “Social Defense Mechanisms” is right on the money even if it a bit scary. People want to turn off loud airport TVs, and silence ear-splitting ringtones in movies and restaurants. The technology has actually been available for years, and is in use in Japan, but the US is especially sensitive to the fact that a jammer can mess up a pacemaker. And you know how Americans love to sue. To that we say - smoke em if you got em.
Random User says:
So a pacemaker can be disturbed by RF energy? It’s suprising some antisocial group hasn’t exploited that for evil.
January 19th, 2007 at 9:37 am
Random User 2 says:
My daughter has a pacemaker, so you say “Go Ada” and “Smoke em if you got em”. If you’re trying to be cute, it didn’t work. Or maybe you’re just a dumbass.
January 20th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
joe jackson says:
Hella cool Lady Ada. you rock keep up the good work and btw n e way i can get my hands on one of these .personal use only i assure u with no mallicious intent i promise.
January 26th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
MonsterEd says:
To Random User 2…Just because your daughter is defective doesn’t mean you have to take it out on the rest of the world.
February 28th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
http://www.phonezapper.net says:
Just so you know
You can get a phone jammer here.
http://www.phonezapper.net
November 18th, 2007 at 12:40 pm