[Swordmaker]

While a very neat and creative concept, I foresee problems.

What happens when there are a LOT of other phones around all emitting the same tones? Can this tone system be used to hijack your phone? Frankly, I think this could be a huge local security hole asking for problems if implemented. Comments anyone? — Swordmaker

[Sacajaweau]

As long as they don’t take away the vibrating phones, the world is well.

[Swordmaker]

The University of Michigan students in the engineering and computer science departments have come up with a new way of interacting with all existing smartphones by merely squeezing them and it will even mimic Apple's Patented Force touch on phones that do not have that hardware technology built in. It's a cool, creative approach to doing new things with your phones, but I see problems. First off, I think the dogs might all be howling all the time! — PING!

Pinging dayglored, Shadow Ace, and ThunderSleeps for a cool, new software tech that can change the way all smartphones can be interacted with. . . but may also open doors for local malicious bad guys.

New Software Allows Smartphones to Detect Squeezing
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[Technocrat]

Last time I was tested I could hear 18 kHz at -5 dB and it was painful at anything above that. I hope this app doesn’t get popular.

[JimRed]

Suzanne Sommers as Chrissie in a Three’s Company episode:

“He squeezed my elbow.”

“What’s wrong with that?”

“The squeeze had a question mark on it!”

Will the new phone detect the question marks?

[Bullish]

The last ‘forceful touch’ received a right hook in the chops if ya’ know what I mean.