One of the most common sounds in the modern world is the beep. From microwaves and cellphones to computers and backing-up trucks, this high-pitched alert pings us from every direction. But how is it ...

If you were anywhere near a television set, June was the month of B-flat. That was the predominant pitch of the vuvuzela, the plastic horn that soccer fans in South Africa blew non-stop throughout the ...

Are computerized hospital alarms trying to tell us too much? The beeping of monitors has become the ever-present audio wallpaper of hospital units. Medical devices monitoring patients send off alerts ...

The type of beep your computer makes when starting up is meant to explain your computer's status. One long, continuous beep generally means that there is a hardware problem – often memory related – ...

This is the eighth in an exclusive series of 50 articles, one published each day until July 20, exploring the 50th anniversary of the first-ever Moon landing. You can check out 50 Days to the Moon ...

Mute the PS5 beep sound and enjoy uninterrupted gaming with this concise guide. Don't let the intrusive "beep" sound disrupt your gaming sessions on the powerful PlayStation 5. This straightforward ...

The bouncy beeps of Pac-Man. The percussive build-up in Legend of Zelda. The effusive gibberish of The Sims. The sounds in videogames tell us to speed up, start over, and of course, to keep playing.

When computers did not come with speakers, System Beeps were a useful way to warn us when there were any system errors or hardware errors and were rather helpful in troubleshooting issues. But today, ...

Simple two-tone warning sounds on electric vehicles make it harder for pedestrians to locate cars, especially when multiple vehicles are present Traditional engine noise performs significantly better ...