A new way of starting events in your smartphone is now available. It operates similar to a QR code, but this is something you will never see or hear until later. It works by using something called an “audio tag”.  Read on to find out more on this updated way to interact with your surroundings using your smartphone here in this informative article.

Technology To Avoid Your Ears

Your ears can only hear a small section of what is in the audio spectrum. If you are older than 20, you can hear even less of that spectrum than when you were younger. But your smartphone can hear the whole spectrum. A new group called SonicNotify embeds very high pitched signals within music or any other audio track. The smartphone can respond to the signal because it is a machine, while you are never interrupted.

You Will Never Hear This App

The user of the SonicNotify platform can not hear the audio tags being sent to their smartphone. If a person who has the app in their smartphone during a music concert, the people giving the concert can send out that special “SonicNotify” signal. The smartphones in the audience will hear it, but the people will not. One result that could happen with this concert is that the people listening in and who view their smartphone screen will be able to vote on what song they want to hear. Of course, the singer could just ask, but that would be less fun.

The Creators Could Use Some More Help

The people at SonicNotify have not had as much popularity with their unique idea as some other app makers. They have acquired just $300,000 dollars so far for the app. They call their software “presence based content delivery”, which sounds like a new category of content. The technology they have created is patent pending and can be delivered through a multitude of venues. In the car a radio station can send out a SonicNotify signal. While watching a movie, the speakers on the television can send out the special signal. Marketers will be hoping to use this just like they use the ubiquitous QR code.

This Audio Tagging Platform Is Already In Use

The SonicNotify team claim that their creation is not an app, but a platform. They have more than one software available for download. The iPhone and Android platforms are the first to get this audio tagging ability. This is presently being used by some popular singers to get the “secret” message across to the smartphones that are “listening in”.

This article has been written by Kevin Pritchard who is a contributor to clickdiscounts.co.uk where you can get some useful vouchers to help you make some interesting savings.