In its January issue, Wired magazine reports on a new technology that transforms stock market data into music-based sound to communicate meaning ... " More information at Accentus, including a neat audio-visual display simulation that showcases the technology in action. Imagine how useful this could be in other workplace situations, where music-based sounds can complement visual information. For instance:
- Factory floor - a car manufacturer, say: assembly-line supervisor hears sounds to signify particular events in the assembly process.
- Customer service - call center representative hears (discreet) sounds in a call that indicate events or actions relating to a customer.
- Service engineer - testing complex equipment where specific sounds indicate specific elements in the testing process. Just three examples. Great possibilities. Neville Hobson is the author of the popular Crayon. Visit Neville Hobson's blog:
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