Announcement

WideNoise to let all familiarize with the concept of spimes

Theories are nice, and of course even necessary. But is there anything better than being able and touch with your own hands something that lets you test what the theory is about?

If you have been reading about spimes, the Internet of Things—and since you are here it is very likely that you have, about our libraries, the Spime Design Workshops, of the awareness of spimes, and more—it is now time that you also directly get a taste of the future. As we anticipated at one of our conference speeches, we are very proud of having just released WideNoise to the public. Go and get it for your iPhone on the AppleStore for $1.99 only!

What is WideNoise? It is an OpenSpime inspired iPhone application. With WideNoise you can monitor the noise levels around you, everywhere you go. You can also check the online map to see the average sound level of the area around you. Do you live in a “sleeping cat area” or in a more noisy “rock concert area”?

Noise is pollution as well… We live every day surrounded by all kinds of sound around us. We are accustomed to this background noise, but in the end we feel relieved when, maybe in a park, that stressful noise disappears. WideNoise helps you better understand the soundscape around you.

We hope that WideNoise will be successful in illustrating with its example a series of possible applications on the iPhone, which is a wonderful, human–powered and –dispersed spime. If you feel inspired, don’t hesitate to head over to the OpenSpime Developer Network, and give our libraries a spin. You will be quickly coming up with your own applications in no time!