Ah, ringtones. We all love them so. There's really nothing better than having the peace and quiet of your journey to work, your meal, or even your peaceful walk shattered by the Crazy Frog. Now, though, there's a new way to irritate everyone when you just have to take that call telling you that Marge's sister was 10 minutes late for work today - you can choose a sample from a new single.
Rapper Fabolous's latest release, "Baby", comes with software which allows consumers in Britain to choose which part of the song they want to alert them to their calls. Record label Warner Music, whose subsidiary Atlantic Records is releasing the track, says it's a first for the industry. The cost? Free. Well, it's included on the CD anyway, and that costs £3.99.
Crispin Futrille, whose company Bounce supplied Warner with the technology, told Reuters: "It's the next step for music lovers. Ultimately the idea is to get this included on all CDs."
Still, at least you can guarantee that when you get on a plane you'll be call-free, right? Wrong - at least if you're in the States. The FCC and FAA are looking at liberalising the rules on when you can use your phones, as they examine whether new technology could overcome fears that the signals might interfere with planes' instruments. Americans, surprisingly, aren't happy at this - but the agencies are still pushing ahead with the plans, according to the Sacramento Bee.
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