Comments on: AudioGlove makes iPhones 20 percent louder, no tech involved

By: Bridgette

Bridgette — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:01:59 +0000

I agree with Ian. But is there a refund policy if the consumer is disappointed? Having said that, the price of the case alone is about half what I have spent recently on good cases for my iPhone 4S. The stand, priced at $45, sounds like a great deal for anyone with an iPhone.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:42:08 +0000

Sounds like innovation by a small American business to me. Why must we be so negative? If it’s not for you, then that’s fine. I hope Falco gets funded and is able to have some success, perhaps creating a job or two.

By: chip manely

chip manely — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:58:52 +0000

or u can put ur iphone into a plastic red party cup a little tinney but it does the job of boosting the sound for music…
Red plastic cup $0.30
This little case $$$$$$???? ( a lot more than $0.30)

By: Jucilei P Goncalves

Jucilei P Goncalves — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:30:02 +0000

use your own hand to reflect the sound, simple and free.

By: Dave Mackey

Dave Mackey — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:00:23 +0000

Cool…Though I’m holding off. My wife has an iPhone 3G and I’m hoping to replace it sometime in the near future…preferably with an Android.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:17:09 +0000

I’m well aware that the dB scale is logarithmic.

On music, you’re right, 3 dB is the smallest perceivable sound volume increase is 3 dB. You mention a 9X increase in volume. If you mean a 9:1 increase in the sound power level, that’s 10 dB, which is well above the smallest perceivable sound volume increase.

I have the impression that Falco Freeman is misquoting numbers someone else mentioned, with no understanding of what he’s saying.

By: Kay Loc

Kay Loc — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:32:56 +0000

While you may be right on the mathmatics, you forget that our ears don’t perceive sound in a linear scale. The dB scale is logarithmic because of that fact.
The smallest perceivable sound volume increase is about 3 dB, so a 9 dB is just 3 notches up. You’re definitely not going to perceive a 9x increase in volume.
Not sure how he came up with 20% from that.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:06:21 +0000

Why not just use any sliding like case? There are already a dozen such cases that could pretty much do the same thing.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:06:25 +0000

I have three objections: (1) I’m wondering if the Audio Glove attenuates the sound somewhat when it’s closed, (2) the increase doesn’t sound like 10-12 dB to me when he opens the Audio Glove – it sounds like a combination of less than 10-12 dB plus a shift in the frequency balance, (3) in mathematical terms, 10 dB is a 9:1 change in the sound power level and 12 dB is a 16:1 change…a very long way from 20%. All this makes me question the claims for the product.