Noisy commuters being told to mind their mobile manners

Sources: PerthNow and AMTA

Loudmouth mobile phone users on trains and buses in Western Australia will be targeted in a new campaign to tackle the growing annoyance”

Public transport commuters who are loud on mobile phones and MP3 players may face being kicked off trains & buses in WA.

Wouldn’t we all like to see this rolled out across the nation?

Survey: Top 3 public annoyances on transport

A survey was conducted – here’s the top 3.

1. Loud mobile phone conversations
   “An overwhelming 90 per cent said loud mobile phone conversations were the most annoying part of their journeys.”
2. Noisy portable music players
   ” A number spoke passionately about … being forced to listen to … thumping bass music from earphones.”
3. Ear-piercing polyphonic ringtones

Can I add keypad tones here?  I’d like to ensure that’s on the list.  Who the hell wants to listen to someone’s keypad tones, annoyingly “beep, beep, beeping” out their SMS’s.

Oh and game tones.  As above…

Mind your Mobile Manners

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) encourages individuals to use their mobile phones in a responsible manner and to be considerate and aware of situations where using their mobile phone might annoy others.”

Check out the AMTA’s Mind Your Mobile Manners guidelines.

Respect!

Was your New Years resolution “to get fit”?

Then – Get a Sumajin SportPocket and Get Exercising

• Always wishing you had your iPod to listen to music when jogging?
• Do you miss calls by leaving your mobile phone in your gym locker?

If these are your complaints – or you’re just an active person looking for a new way to wear your digital music – then Sumajin helps out with their SportPocket.

It’s a universally sized pocket, with adjustable armband and inner pocket for your earbuds and small items. It suits many sized MP3s, iPods, mobile phones and PDAs.

Being Sumajin, you can also rely on great quality!

Read more and Order:

• Black with Grey
• Black with Pink

And, good luck on the fitness front!

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A New Beginning?

In early October when Radiohead made their latest offering “In Rainbows” available for download for “whatever price you want to pay”, the music industry did quite a spin.

The hype preceded the release, everyone was abuzz with the news, thousands began downloading the very minute it was released.

Amongst a throng of supporters and perhaps even some opportunists, there was also the usual naysayers and doubting Thomas’. The big companies were hoping it would be a complete flop – that Radiohead would make no money, or better still (in their minds, not ours), owe far far more for the product than they would make.

And how much did everyone pay?

Well, some admit little, some admit none (as they were going to buy the box set anyway)… We’ll never know the full facts about how much was made or how many times it was downloaded (and why should we?). Of course, there’s plenty of sites guesstimating, but we know internet stats aren’t all that good.

Do you think it worked?

On 5 December, Radiohead posted a blog entry on their site. Quote: “A big thank you to everyone who came and downloaded the music. It’s been the most positive thing we’ve done and we hope you shared the experience with others.”

Sounds encouraging, doesn’t it?

Some of the latest results:

• 06/01/08 Physical album tops UK charts
• 10/01/08 Top selling US album of the week

Personally, I think either way it was a positive step – a fantastic way to take a stand and they should be applauded!

Buy Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” Now

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• Trent Reznor Online experimentation producing for Saul Williams
• Don’t Miss lessons Radiohead, Reznor

The 2008 International CES is underway in Las Vegas – the biggest exhibition of gadgets in the world! It’s where all the techo’s big and small get together and show off their new wares. Imagine what you could get your hands, eyes and ears on… Doesn’t matter if you’re into digital music, digital imaging, gaming, home theatre, networking, wireless etc… there’s something for everybody!

The technology offered on their website alone is astounding – like interactive program schedules, personal planners. You can even check out their multi media library for podcasts of all the keynote sessions as they happen, or catchup on all that’s happening over at the CES blog.

Although most gadgets take a while to make their way down under and thereabouts, you can still find out hot news and what to look out for.