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Encyclopedia > Vibrating alert

A vibrating alert is on communications devices to notify the user of an incoming connection. They are particularly common on mobile phones and pagers and are usually used to supplement the ring tone.


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.


Influence of modern culture

The song Vibrate, on the 2003 Want One album by Rufus Wainwright, is centred around vibrating alerts, including the repeated line "My phone's on vibrate for you".


Since the advent and popularity of vibration technology in mobile phones there have been some cases of them being used as a vibrator for sexual pleasure.


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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.
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