Comments on: Gadget turns iPod, iPhone into breathalyzer http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jim http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9818 jim Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:07:56 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9818 <p>They should also make it so you can not drunk dial </p> <p>this is how you end up going back to your ex's for one last make out session</p> They should also make it so you can not drunk dial

this is how you end up going back to your ex's for one last make out session

]]> By: jim http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9817 jim Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:05:51 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9817 <p>If they are worried that kids will play drinking gamws have it automatically dial 911 once the get to a certain limit</p> If they are worried that kids will play drinking gamws have it automatically dial 911 once the get to a certain limit

]]> By: DWAS http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9816 DWAS Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:01:27 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9816 <p>Sweet "FCUK MADD" I hope they all get run over by a drunk....</p> <p>I want one of these..think of the fun we would have seeing who could get the highest number...and at the end of the night a scientific way to determine who is the most sober so they can drive us home</p> Sweet "FCUK MADD" I hope they all get run over by a drunk….

I want one of these..think of the fun we would have seeing who could get the highest number…and at the end of the night a scientific way to determine who is the most sober so they can drive us home

]]> By: Jason http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9815 Jason Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:49:13 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9815 <p>This would be an awesome idea when placed into the right environment. Why not propose it to automakers and congress and have one put into the steering wheel of every vehicle made with a default 'ignition-unlock' blood alcohol level of 0.005? The setting could be attached to insurance and registration. It could be a mandatory consideration of the bailout process... hmmm.</p> <p>0.005 you say? I'm not against drinking, I'm very much a lush, but I must take mints and mouthwash into account. I also have a ratio... 2 drinks finished = 3 hours (after finishing) before I can drive. If I can't do the math, I hope I've hooked up already and if not, it's a good thing I left cab fare by the front door.</p> <p>Besides that... who takes their ipod out clubbing and who is going to pull one out at a posh restaurant? How about a keychain? Its meant for people who have car keys, right?</p> This would be an awesome idea when placed into the right environment. Why not propose it to automakers and congress and have one put into the steering wheel of every vehicle made with a default 'ignition-unlock' blood alcohol level of 0.005? The setting could be attached to insurance and registration. It could be a mandatory consideration of the bailout process… hmmm.

0.005 you say? I'm not against drinking, I'm very much a lush, but I must take mints and mouthwash into account. I also have a ratio… 2 drinks finished = 3 hours (after finishing) before I can drive. If I can't do the math, I hope I've hooked up already and if not, it's a good thing I left cab fare by the front door.

Besides that… who takes their ipod out clubbing and who is going to pull one out at a posh restaurant? How about a keychain? Its meant for people who have car keys, right?

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9814 Jeremy Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:34:16 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9814 <p>Hey great article. Sounds pretty cool I just might get one. Where are they sold?</p> Hey great article. Sounds pretty cool I just might get one. Where are they sold?

]]> By: braden http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9813 braden Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:37:15 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9813 <p>your all wayyyy to into the whole comment thing lol chill out ya'll dont you got anything better to do but sit on the comoputer and diss this guy?? hes way richer than all of us cause he invented this product so give him a friggin break yo... plus its totally a good idea.. good excuse to <br /> NOT drive drunk.. be like "no man my ipod says im too drunk to drive." its BRILLIANT!!</p> your all wayyyy to into the whole comment thing lol chill out ya'll dont you got anything better to do but sit on the comoputer and diss this guy?? hes way richer than all of us cause he invented this product so give him a friggin break yo… plus its totally a good idea.. good excuse to
NOT drive drunk.. be like "no man my ipod says im too drunk to drive." its BRILLIANT!!

]]> By: rgchalus http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9812 rgchalus Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:30:35 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9812 <p>Maybe they should make a 3 in 1 with an iPregnancyTest. Pee on i then try the breath...hmm. maybe not</p> Maybe they should make a 3 in 1 with an iPregnancyTest. Pee on i then try the breath…hmm. maybe not

]]> By: Dave http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9811 Dave Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:52:20 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9811 <p>I think this is a great product. It is definately more of a party trick than a legal tool, but I'll buy one. Now I can feel what a b.a.c. of .08 feels like without having a police officer test me. Plus, it is a great in with the girls..." I bet you have a b.a.c. of 0.11-0.13" ha ha</p> I think this is a great product. It is definately more of a party trick than a legal tool, but I'll buy one. Now I can feel what a b.a.c. of .08 feels like without having a police officer test me. Plus, it is a great in with the girls…" I bet you have a b.a.c. of 0.11-0.13" ha ha

]]> By: liam http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-2#comment-9810 liam Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:23:27 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9810 <p>That's really stupid, who the heck would use this? I agree, my teenager (15) and his rebellious friends would probably just use this to test how drunk they are.<br /> -Liam</p> That's really stupid, who the heck would use this? I agree, my teenager (15) and his rebellious friends would probably just use this to test how drunk they are.
-Liam

]]> By: Brad http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html/comment-page-1#comment-9809 Brad Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:25:34 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2008/12/gadget-turns-ip.html#comment-9809 <p>While the comments here so far have been varied, I agree with some. Yes, common sense is if you drink, you don't drive. Zero tolerance I agree with, and is something my friends & I have been practicing for well over 20 years now. If they drink, invariably I get their keys (voluntarily, too - we're responsible adults) if we didn't take my vehicle to begin with. With that having been said, I know other "circle of friends" who practice the very same policy. Drinking & driving is down. The stats don't lie. R.I.D.E. pograms have been scaled back considerably since the days when I was a teen. I never really have agreed with MADD's agenda, or their methods. They aren't needed as they once were, but year after year, MADD is there ramming this down our throats. Society, on the whole, now "gets it." Sure, some people still drink & drive - but you'll always have the odd ones who will be totally oblivious to the dangers.</p> <p>Getting back to responsibility - a good many of us (both young AND old) are concerned about the dangers of drinking & driving. Wanting to be responsible, it might be handy to have access to such a device that is available to the average consumer. While it's rare that I ever drink, I know most people do drink from time to time. There's nothing wrong with this, and there's NOTHING wrong with some people wanting to be responsible enough to have a rough guage (you can't take such an "inexpensive" device & solely rely on it's accuracy) to know whether or not they are able to drive after a few hours of their last drink. I think the intentions of the manufacturer are good here, and like any device, there will be a group of individuals who abuse it (ie. to play drinking games, or whatever). I think MADD is out in left field on this, but then again, I've always felt they were way out there. Even their "name" bothers me (come on, Mothers against drunk driving - I'm sure other family members care just as much, and are equally as important). I don't drink, and I don't feel we need an organization to be "reminding" us every holiday season about the horrors associated with drinking & driving. Time to stop funding that dead horse...</p> <p>Anyway, use the device at your own discretion, but the average human being will know enough that it won't be as accurate as the devices the police have, and if you rely on it to be just as good, you'll no doubt end up in hot water one day. Besides, device or device attached to your ipod - there will still be friends like me driving his crew home on special occasions. Why? Because we've ALWAYS been responsible & won't change our habits - all without the help of MADD, too!</p> <p>Have a safe & happy holiday season...</p> While the comments here so far have been varied, I agree with some. Yes, common sense is if you drink, you don't drive. Zero tolerance I agree with, and is something my friends & I have been practicing for well over 20 years now. If they drink, invariably I get their keys (voluntarily, too – we're responsible adults) if we didn't take my vehicle to begin with. With that having been said, I know other "circle of friends" who practice the very same policy. Drinking & driving is down. The stats don't lie. R.I.D.E. pograms have been scaled back considerably since the days when I was a teen. I never really have agreed with MADD's agenda, or their methods. They aren't needed as they once were, but year after year, MADD is there ramming this down our throats. Society, on the whole, now "gets it." Sure, some people still drink & drive – but you'll always have the odd ones who will be totally oblivious to the dangers.

Getting back to responsibility – a good many of us (both young AND old) are concerned about the dangers of drinking & driving. Wanting to be responsible, it might be handy to have access to such a device that is available to the average consumer. While it's rare that I ever drink, I know most people do drink from time to time. There's nothing wrong with this, and there's NOTHING wrong with some people wanting to be responsible enough to have a rough guage (you can't take such an "inexpensive" device & solely rely on it's accuracy) to know whether or not they are able to drive after a few hours of their last drink. I think the intentions of the manufacturer are good here, and like any device, there will be a group of individuals who abuse it (ie. to play drinking games, or whatever). I think MADD is out in left field on this, but then again, I've always felt they were way out there. Even their "name" bothers me (come on, Mothers against drunk driving – I'm sure other family members care just as much, and are equally as important). I don't drink, and I don't feel we need an organization to be "reminding" us every holiday season about the horrors associated with drinking & driving. Time to stop funding that dead horse…

Anyway, use the device at your own discretion, but the average human being will know enough that it won't be as accurate as the devices the police have, and if you rely on it to be just as good, you'll no doubt end up in hot water one day. Besides, device or device attached to your ipod – there will still be friends like me driving his crew home on special occasions. Why? Because we've ALWAYS been responsible & won't change our habits – all without the help of MADD, too!

Have a safe & happy holiday season…

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