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Are smartwatches dangerous? Lawyer wants $1 billion campaign to warn drivers
LA Times ^
| April 21, 2015
| By PARESH DAVE
Posted on 04/21/2015 2:37:22 PM PDT by Swordmaker
An attorney is seeking a court order that four tech giants fund a $1-billion smartwatch warning campaign After the Apple Watch ships to initial customers Friday, thousands of motorists might be sneaking a glance at the smartwatch to read text messages and other alerts.
That has at least one person concerned. On Monday, an attorney filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and Google that seeks a court order for the technology companies to fund a $1-billion public education campaign about the dangers of using a smartwatch while driving. In his lawsuit, Stephen Joseph says smartwatches represent a bigger distraction for drivers than smartphones because the vibrations and the sounds from the wrist-worn device will be tougher to ignore.
"The temptation to check the tiny screen immediately after receiving a notification is virtually irresistible," the suit says, adding that looking at the watch means "the road becomes invisible to the driver."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: apple; applewatch; california
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To: tacticalogic
Then why not just voice control the damned phone and be done with it? You can. . . or you can have CarPlay installed in your car. . . but that doesn't do the same things as the Apple Watch.
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:12:17 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
To: Swordmaker
You can. . . or you can have CarPlay installed in your car. . . but that doesn't do the same things as the Apple Watch. What does the Apple Watch do that a phone doesn't that you need to pay attention to while you're driving?
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:15:24 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Ramius
Are there people so deluded that they think drivers should never blink or ever look away from the road directly ahead? The current thinking is that these distractions are an integral part of the process of driving. However texting or watching a video is a distraction that is not justified.
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:15:48 PM PDT
by
Greysard
To: Swordmaker
And lawyers wonder why they are despised by nearly everyone.
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:26:09 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: Swordmaker
Didn’t Big Bang Theory do an episode where Raj met the real Siri voice girl?
To: DaveyB
Lawyers should come with warning labels.
Like the ones on cigarettes or booze. That's worked really well./s
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:36:48 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Larry Lucido
Didnt Big Bang Theory do an episode where Raj met the real Siri voice girl? I have no idea. I don't watch sitcoms.
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:38:00 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
To: Swordmaker
It's for the children you see...
I've never worn a watch so it is useless to me but I bet a lot of people start wearing watches and this might be a problem because you know people will use it to read text messages but it's not the companies' fault.
XKCD
http://xkcd.com/1420/
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:40:01 PM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
To: Lx
I've never worn a watch so it is useless to me but I bet a lot of people start wearing watches and this might be a problem because you know people will use it to read text messages but it's not the companies' fault. Your graphic is great. . . I started wearing watches again earlier than that because I got tired of digging my iPhone out of my pocket and dropping pens and other things in my pocket out. It became a pain. I look on the Apple Watch as a cure for that. . . and to relieve even more digging. . .
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04/21/2015 3:44:18 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
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To: tacticalogic
My husband just got one for work, and he likes it.
He thinks it’s easier to use the nav through watch than his phone.
He likes it much better than he thought he would.
To: luckystarmom
My husband just got one for work, and he likes it.Where did he get it? The launch date is still 3 days off.......
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:56:44 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Swordmaker
Has he considered suing Taco Bell because they sell their Tacos at the drive-through window ... and eating Tacos is extremely dangerous while driving? ... LOL ...
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posted on
04/21/2015 3:58:24 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Ted Grant
Wait until a lawyer ... after seeing this ... gets the idea of suing Rolex because of how dangerous it is to look at what time it is, and drive! ... LOL ...
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:03:19 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: tacticalogic
With smartwatches the answer to that is simple. A great many smartwatches users prefer large phablets that are kept in a brief case, purse, or cargo pocket when not in use.
These phones are pretty much full computer when combined with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:05:00 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: redgolum
Because passengers never use phones.
No matter how idiotic an idea is, there are always people stupid enough to implement it.
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:07:01 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: luckystarmom
You said ... “He likes it much better than he thought he would.”
— — —
There are going to be a whole lot of people like that, and it will drives sales to another level over the coming year!
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:07:21 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: MrEdd
With smartwatches the answer to that is simple. A great many smartwatches users prefer large phablets that are kept in a brief case, purse, or cargo pocket when not in use.And these smartwatches tether to and control the phablets?
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:13:01 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Swordmaker
I don't remember Dick Tracy having a single accident because of his wrist radio, leave it to Apple to make it dangerous.
Smile fanboys, it's a joke!
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:16:15 PM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: tacticalogic
It’s not aN apple smartwatch. I think it’s LG. His company is doing work on smart watches so his boss gave him one to use.
To: luckystarmom
His company is doing work on smart watches so his boss gave him one to use.Does he use it for anything other than a NAV display while he's driving?
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posted on
04/21/2015 4:25:31 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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