Silence Smart Phones at Thanksgiving Dinner with a Foldable Faraday Cage - Technology Review Faraday cages are not anyone’s idea of bleeding-edge tech—they were invented in 1836. But as we all brace ourselves for Thanksgiving family dinners rendered even more awkward by buzzing iPhones and texting teenagers, the signal-blocking “phonekerchief” may be a tech accessory whose time has come. The idea is simple, according to designer Ingrid Zweifel: the phonekerchief weaves ultrafine metal threads into a normal hankie to create a “soft Faraday cage” around your Crackberry or iTeat, snuffing out its wireless connection and letting everyone at the table know you care more about enjoying their company than checking in to Grandma’s house on Foursquare.

Silence Smart Phones at Thanksgiving Dinner with a Foldable Faraday Cage - Technology Review

Faraday cages are not anyone’s idea of bleeding-edge tech—they were invented in 1836. But as we all brace ourselves for Thanksgiving family dinners rendered even more awkward by buzzing iPhones and texting teenagers, the signal-blocking “phonekerchief” may be a tech accessory whose time has come.

The idea is simple, according to designer Ingrid Zweifel: the phonekerchief weaves ultrafine metal threads into a normal hankie to create a “soft Faraday cage” around your Crackberry or iTeat, snuffing out its wireless connection and letting everyone at the table know you care more about enjoying their company than checking in to Grandma’s house on Foursquare.

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  1. jacquesofalltrades reblogged this from mattlehrer
  2. andie-naz reblogged this from noraleah and added:
    Greg… ok! I could use some...away from my phone too!
  3. noraleah reblogged this from mattlehrer and added:
    I need this. My iPhone’s silence switch has ceased working and I’ve been alternating between muting ring and text-tones...
  4. dpstyles reblogged this from mattlehrer and added:
    I’m the mayor of your Granny’s house?
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