Show HN: iPhone case that mutes your microphone

2 points by kevando 9y ago ↗ HN

My friend and I designed an iPhone case that mutes all the microphones so even if someone did remote turn on your mic, this could mute it.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevando/airstrip-zero

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mrfusion 9y ago ↗

Great idea. You should make it always muted and the user could flip a switch or slide something to ummute.

Also why not do a full privacy case? Sliding cover for cameras. Maybe faraday cage?

kevando 9y ago ↗

oh man thats intense. we plan to release the CAD so hopefully someone can take it to that next level!

szay87 9y ago ↗

Does it work for phone calls?

kevando 9y ago ↗

That's a bit tricky. We figured it the kickstarter gets a good response we will make that better. As it stands, the iphone has several mics and the os uses which ever has the best audio

erklik 9y ago ↗

A great idea and something i would definitely buy. However, its crazy that we are at a stage where we have to willfully sabotage our devices to feel safe.