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"Turn phones off" The only truly "off phone", is one without batteries or in a microwave, sans the power cord.
by bootload 12y ago
"Turn phones off"
The only truly "off phone", is one without batteries or in a microwave, sans the power cord.
- stephengillie 12y agoI thought Faraday cages had to be powered to block EM waves...
- msftie 12y agoYou just need a conductive metal container. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage
- rsync 12y agoThat's why a modular mobile phone is so interesting. The important aspect of a modular mobile phone is not what you can add to it (silly little consumer modules) but what you ca subtract from it. With a modular mobile phone, you could physically isolate the GPS/GSM/LTE/bluetooth components at will. My prediction is that the google modular phone, whatever it's called, will have the cellular components on the base system and not removable, which is a pity.
- yohui 12y agoProject Ara? All reports have stated that the basic device will be wifi-only.
- wiggumz 12y agoTry putting your phone in a metal box like this: http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10031018&N=&Ntt=Stainless+steel http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10031018&N=&Ntt...
- mirimir 12y agoSee <https://www.paraben.com/stronghold-bags.html> https://www.paraben.com/stronghold-bags.html>. > Paraben's StrongHold bags block out wireless signals from cell towers, wireless networks, and other signal sources to protect evidence. Works both ways :)
- coldpie 12y agoChrist, HN really needs to fix their link parsing.
- z3t4 12y agoMost electronic cards have built in batteries like the CMOS battery in computers. So just removing the battery or pulling the cord will not be enough to "turn it off".