Harebrained Schemes 5

Try these on for size (assuming that no one has already). One or more of them may have some merit.

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It works for “man's best friend.” I suspect that it would work equally well on man (generic term – men and women). It's called the Invisible Fence^®. Visible electrified fences have been used to keep intruders off people's property, but I'm reasonably certain that visible or invisible fences would be an effective tool for keeping children or those with dementia from wandering off.

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I just noticed that the area behind and under our desk-top computer looks like a spaghetti bowl. Wires are going in all directions. I've seen them before – when I was attaching or removing some device from the computer. It's a pain in the neck every time I do it. Some represent the specific connections to the computer and some are power cords.

We have other devices that are wireless, functioning by utilizing infra-red rays. There are also chargers of cellular telephones and the like that utilize bases that are without wires. In addition there are waves all around us. Some are natural like light and the warmth of the sun's rays, but some are not. Telephone, television, GPS and other signals abound.

Is there any way to derive electricity wirelessly (rather than relying on batteries)? Is there any way to eliminate all the connections of supporting devices as we have done with wireless printers and with thelephones. In addition to making life easier, it would contribute to neatness and order.

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The digital era has begun, and almost everyone (apart from me) has a “smart phone.” In fact, the phones are smarter than most of the people who have them.

There is one group, however, that has been excluded from the revolution – the blind. A smart phone for the blind would bring them into the twenty-first century. Instead of a printed read-out for text messages there should be a place for braille messages. The same is true of all internet messages. There should be a braille keypad for input. Voice-activated typing of outgoing messages could also deal with the “input problem.” Many of the blind have more sensitive hearing than the rest of us and the unit should also have better definition of its sound and some way of preventing “cutouts” due to surrounding structures.

A device for the deaf would also be of value. It would have to include a voice translation program that would made all voice messages readable. Multiple “ring sounds” are not necessary but there should be light and vibration systems that allow the user to recognize incoming messages – including the source.

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My slippers are far more comfortable than my shoes. In fact my shoes hurt my feet and my slippers comfort them. Is there any way to produce comfortable shoes by incorporating slippers in some kind of outer shell that would provide the outside protection of shoes, while still maintaining the comfort of slippers? Just asking.

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That will have to do until next time – whenever that is.

May 22, 2017