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The Yondr demo is quite impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2A38Nxz8sc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2A38Nxz8sc It's simple (thick cloth pouch with
by olivierlacan 9y ago
The Yondr demo is quite impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2A38Nxz8sc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2A38Nxz8sc
It's simple (thick cloth pouch with a powerful magnet lock), allows you to remain in physical custody of your device (which wasn't clear from the article) and creates a forcing function for people who need to use their phone to simply exit the venue and get it unlocked at a kiosk.
- frou_dh 9y agore the video - surely the call would have ceased ringing by the time you managed to get the pouch unlocked? Seems more like they should get you to put the phone off or into silent mode before it goes in the pouch.
- 15155 9y agoSome possible circumvention: - Don't disclose your phone - Put a cheap ringer in your pocket - Cut through the package in the parking lot and re-enter
- monksy 9y agoAt shows you usually go through a metal detector, which will find the phone. The venue will "ban you from going in" if you refuse to allow them to deface the phone. Source: Me. (I'm not going to accept the whole phone defacement ordeal)
- 4ad 9y agoMetal detectors?? At shows?? Luckily I have never seen such a thing in Europe, but undoubtedly we will copy the US in a few years. I can't believe how much we've degenerated.
- ravitation 9y agoReally? I actually think it's incredibly unimpressive. A ridiculous physical pouch that requires security to manage? All to avoid something that is arguably not as bad as many other disruptive activities at an event? If phone-free events are something there is demand for, Yondr feels like the terribly inelegant solution that precedes the elegant one... But, as generations grow up in a world where mobile phones are omnipresent, I have my doubts about how badly anyone will want this...