Recent content by tom.clarke

You can count on it! At the moment I'm applying for a bursary so I can actually start up a business which would then sell the product, and thats obviously going to take some time, but I've really had a boost of confidence this evening :)

Thats exactly something I thought of earlier! What a spectacle it would be :P I also forgot to mention - the device is rechargeable, hence why it can be used 'wireless'.

Thats an excellent idea, as I'm aware of the 'sensory areas' that many special needs people have at their disposal. This is partly why I chose the design to be like a 'noodle' and made of foam - so that it couldn't harm anyone, and was durable at the same time.

Good evening 'Journey'! :wave: 1) Yes - the 'glow' intensity is dependant on how hard/soft you press the button! Just as you could gently bow a violin, you can gently glow colours on this product. 2) No - the input is entirely down to dots that the user presses, thus it is a creative...

Got the patenting documents a few days ago - wish me luck! :) As I said though, its an 'idea' with a lot of potential, but it comes entirely down to the target audience... Can I market a product to people without them laughing at the idea of 'playing colours' to encourage cognitive musical...

Hey Caroline! Again, this is a flaw with the idea, because from what I'm beginning to gather everyone has different levels of synesthesia (the ability to link one sense to another). So really, its only going to work if the user has a definitively recognise what tone the colour should be, and...

The initial idea was that people with strong synesthesia would be able to 'hear' particular musical notes cognitively by seeing the respective colour glow inside the noodle. But this is the big problem, because if users with hard hearing don't have enhanced interpretations of particular visual...

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