Audio Augment-icons

[Ron. Lavalette]

Just before what’s left of my brain kicked in this morning, I had this idea. Since no one seems to be able to tear their thumbs away from their textophones anyway these days, why not “add an app” that would help ease those angst-ridden moments when (gasp!) actual human, verbal, face-to-face communication is unavoidable? I’m talking about audiomoticons. (Huh?) I’m talking about an app where, if you absolutely can’t avoid conversation (eek!), you have at your disposal a collection of coded enhancements you can thumb into your speakerpod to help the listener fully grasp how you’re feeling about your own words (WOW!!!).

If, for example, you ran into your grandmother on the street — the one who never really learned to tweet (wha..?) — or maybe her tweeter’s in the shop for repairs (Boooo!) and you wanted to tell her all about your neighbor’s new baby (Awwww), or how your wife ran over the cat that morning (Yikes!), or about the boil on your backside (Ick!), all you’d have to to is whip out your trusty I-Berry and punch in a couple of numbers and (YAY!) you’ d have immediate, appropriate, and vociferous “audience” response/enhancement to ensure the poor screenless old lady really “gets” what you’re actually using your mere voice, instead of your magic keyboard, to communicate (ooooooh, ahhhhh)(YAY!!!!).

I could have this thing on the market tomorrow (CHEERS!) at only a nominal cost (grumble, grumble,grumble).

[Teresa]

Laughing at Angela... 

Hey Ron, while you're working on this, could you make our 6S comments audible?  I want to hear someone's voice other than my own.  Or could you make them all sound like Muppet characters?  Or Warner Brother's characters?  Or make us speak in Japanese?  We've already got the subtitles so it doesn't matter what language we hear.  What a cool idea!

[Angela]

I kind of like this idea.  With it, you don't really have to focus on those so-called conversations you wish you weren't having - but what I want is a device that truly holds up my end of a real conversation.  Then I can just listen to myself being charming.  ;)

[Gita]

@Lapham: I installed one on my Smart-E Pantz Android today and I'm already 50 percent more popular.

[Teresa]

I heard this six.  Very strange and wonderful.   Was that supposed to happen?  I love this piece because I hate people who can not put the cell phones DOWN.  It's like watching people masturbate in public.  I don't want to see it.  I'm not in the mood.  They can't drive and touch themselves at the same time.  They can't.  I know they're doing it when I'm stuck behind their 20 mph car and the world is going 70.  I speed up to confirm my suspicion and there they are, head down, eyes half closed.  Grrrrrr!!!!!!

[bolton carley]

you always make me laugh with your take on things! grumble, grumble, grumble! i like a man with a little sarcasm. :) the boil on the backside was hysterical! and those poor grandmas. how do they live? :)

[Gita]

and, like, will there be an APP for, like, the word "like?"

 

[Paul de Denus]

I have a cheap 'sound machine' type toy that offers drum-rolls, whistles, missles, explosions etc. It's novelty and plastic and drives my cats crazy. (WHOOSH!)

[Mike Handley]

(LOL)

You've petted my peeve splendidly.