A Solution For Noisy Cellphone Users

Posted by Hector Martinez Categories: Smartphones

You know the situation: You’re riding on a bus or waiting for your dinner at a restaurant, and you hear an entire conversation you have no interest in.  Why do people feel they need to talk so much louder on their cellphones?  While we ponder the answers, a couple of designers from the Society of Handheld Hushing (SHHH!) put together a solution that’s starting to catch on.  Basically, it’s a series of cards you can print out and hand to the gabber when they’re starting to get on your nerves.  They’re free, and feature comments like “The rest of us don’t care what he/she said to you” and “The world is a noisy place.  You aren’t helping things.”  You can download the pdf file here.

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