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We all have a list of things or industries that “we could make so much better”.

We do?

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Don't you?

I've got a list of things that I think could be improved. For instance:

  The interface of the remote control? Could be improved for elderly.
  The price of a CNC router? Could be cheaper.
  The atmosphere of that bar? Could be nicer.

Easy to say, hard to do.

Same here. I want to make a battery powered noise canceling headphone that automatically shuts off if the jack isn't plugged in. Why should a 250 dollar pair of headphones not do this automatically when the battery is required for the experience!?

Because there's a niche market for people like myself that wear noise canceling headphones without music?

Seriously though, if I go in a server room I'm putting noise canceling on. I still need to hear if someone is talking to me, so no music unless I'm doing repetitive work.

Fair enough. I think you are a very small niche though and my proposal would save tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people from wasting expensive batteries. Worth it.

They do do this automatically. You may have been using the wrong type of headphones.

http://www.headphone.com/headphones/in-ear.php?sort=value&di...

Don't you?

No, not really. I mean, sure, I can think of things that could be cheaper or nicer, but that's almost anything. It'd be easier to make a list of everything that couldn't possibly be improved.

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