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Vibrating alert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (224 words) |
 | Two primary uses of the vibrating alert are when a person cannot hear the ring tone (a noisy or environment or through hearing loss) or when they want a more discreet notification. |
 | Most phones are nowadays fitted with a vibrating alert, one of the exceptions being the Nokia 9500: due to the large size of this phone a larger motor would be required to make the phone vibrate. |
 | The vibrating alert is produced by a small electric motor connected to an eccentric (unbalanced) weight. |
| WRIST WATCH PAGER WITH AQUEOUS ALERT (443 words) |
 | Audio alerts by watch pagers use a lot of power and in certain circumstances may not be heard by the user. |
 | This method of alerting has the additional advantage of generating an alert with potentially less battery energy than the current method of generating an audio alert or a vibrating... |
 | This method of alerting has the additional advantage of generating an alert with potentially less battery energy than the current method of generating an audio alert or a vibrating alert, This is true because the sensation of the alert is generated by the sensation of cool water which is the result of evaporation. |