Hi everyone,
Deafalarm is an iPhone/iPad App I created to give deaf people and earplug users peace of mind while sleeping. It runs in the background and vibrates with the intent of waking you if it hears loud, repetitive noises like fire alarms.
I developed Deafalarm back in April, and I was absolutely thrilled to see it picked up and featured by popular websites like Hacker News and Gizmodo. It was even featured in a print magazine called MacFormat.
Despite its very positive reception by people who appreciate technology in general, I don't have a lot of feedback from the people who actually use it (or from the community of people who may find it useful).
On the App store, one user said in his review, "It’s exactly what I need to feel safe while I’m sleeping," but he also said it could use improvement. Unfortunately, I'm not in the best position to see how it could be improved.
You see, my hearing is thankfully fine, and I no longer need to use Deafalarm on a regular basis; I actually came up with the concept when I was paranoid about sleeping with earplugs in my loud dorm room. I wondered: What if I slept right through a fire? It then dawned on me that a lot of people can't ever hear a fire alarm; they don't even have the option of removing earplugs to feel safe (at the expense of silence). I realized that it was something that really should exist, so I got to work.
To be honest, I don't think enough people know about Deafalarm. Until now, I haven't done anything to spread the word among people who may actually find it useful. But I want more people to at least know that Deafalarm exists.
Please check it out if you're interested, and let me know what you think of the concept! I would love criticism, especially if you try it out. I would love to see more people use it, and I want to work on it until it's something people really love.
Thank you very much,
Alex
Deafalarm is an iPhone/iPad App I created to give deaf people and earplug users peace of mind while sleeping. It runs in the background and vibrates with the intent of waking you if it hears loud, repetitive noises like fire alarms.
I developed Deafalarm back in April, and I was absolutely thrilled to see it picked up and featured by popular websites like Hacker News and Gizmodo. It was even featured in a print magazine called MacFormat.
Despite its very positive reception by people who appreciate technology in general, I don't have a lot of feedback from the people who actually use it (or from the community of people who may find it useful).
On the App store, one user said in his review, "It’s exactly what I need to feel safe while I’m sleeping," but he also said it could use improvement. Unfortunately, I'm not in the best position to see how it could be improved.
You see, my hearing is thankfully fine, and I no longer need to use Deafalarm on a regular basis; I actually came up with the concept when I was paranoid about sleeping with earplugs in my loud dorm room. I wondered: What if I slept right through a fire? It then dawned on me that a lot of people can't ever hear a fire alarm; they don't even have the option of removing earplugs to feel safe (at the expense of silence). I realized that it was something that really should exist, so I got to work.
To be honest, I don't think enough people know about Deafalarm. Until now, I haven't done anything to spread the word among people who may actually find it useful. But I want more people to at least know that Deafalarm exists.
Please check it out if you're interested, and let me know what you think of the concept! I would love criticism, especially if you try it out. I would love to see more people use it, and I want to work on it until it's something people really love.
Thank you very much,
Alex
