Amplicom launches M6000 mobile with 100dB ringtone

Bangalore: Mobile phone maker Amplicom has launched a new device, the M6000, which is specially made to cater to people with hearing impairment. The M6000 features extra loud ringtones that ring at 100dB and is priced at 120 pounds. The Amplicom M6000 claims it can be as loud as a vuvuzela blowing near your head. The phone is ideal for those who have hearing impairments and older people. A no frills attached phone, the screen displays text messages in extra large type to be helpful for the elderly reader and those with vision impairment. The keypad of the phone is marked simple and uses larger font as compared to any other phone. Also there is a SOS button located at the back of the handset, which allows the user to call a pre-assigned number in case of any emergency. Even though the phone might be a rage among the less gifted people or the elderly population but will it viable for an everyday user who can hear in the normal volume of ringtones and would want more features in his/her phone. Don't think so. Plus there is the chance of being branded as a noise pollutant with the phone clasped in your hands.