iPhone Weigh Scale - An idea I thought of when I was baked [pic inside]

outqube

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Ok guys, so I am an industrial designer/mechanical engineer and thought of a concept and wanted to get your feedback on it. Its basically an iPhone weigh scale that connects to your phone or any smartphone via the headphone jack and can weight up to 100-250 grams.

Its in the rough concept stage, but thought I would throw it out there and get everyones thoughts on it.

Post your comments below!

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pretty sure there is already a scale app for iphones using the pressure sensors built into it
 
Ok guys, so I am an industrial designer/mechanical engineer and thought of a concept and wanted to get your feedback on it. Its basically an iPhone weigh scale that connects to your phone or any smartphone via the headphone jack and can weight up to 100-250 grams. Its in the rough concept stage, but thought I would throw it out there and get everyones thoughts on it. Post your comments below! View attachment 3003398 View attachment 3003399
How is a scale that requires an iPhone to work better than a scale that works all by itself?
 
How about making a scale that does not require a phone? If you take your scale and put a tiny readout on it, it seems like the phone might be eliminated. Oh wait, I have one of those.
 
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Truthfully, if you make this, you will sell some. But you are taking a fairly sophisticated computer and a huge readout and power source to manage the processing of mass. Not a huge innovation in my book. But Many Apple users are a funny breed that still might buy one. The picture is the best thing you have going for you. It looks great. Some Apple users love ridiculous goo gaas that look great. But only if they have to line up for them.

Didn't mean to insult all Apple users. Just the techno-fetishistic ones with more disposable income than sense.
 
I wish there was some kind of device that I could put on my bathroom floor that plugs into my phone so that I can find out how much I weigh.

Watch out K4. You're getting dangerously close to something usefull. If you had such a device, it would probably primarily be used to weigh people - the same people - over and over. This means that the iPhone readout and processor might actually offer you an advantage.
 
But seriously, we're like a fucking pack of Hyenas...
We serve a valuable function. How would the OP like it if they ponied up a bunch of cash before somebody revealed the emptiness of the product? He can fold or he can go back to the drawing board.

I hope he does the latter.

But it does come off dickish, regrettably. Keep at it OP.
 
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