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  1. #1
    4phun
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    Headphones involved in freak accident, increments their death toll
    Mark Brezinski
    Published on May 15, 2008

    We came across a story this morning from Canada that seems to indicate
    a disconcerting trend. Apparently a youth was walking to his mail box
    with his headphones on when a helicopter crashed into him. This death
    is being used to spur on conversations about safe headphone usage.

    Now, we agree that limiting your ability to hear isn't the best idea.
    It's also a bad idea when you need to listen to important
    instructions, such as during a race. It's an especially bad idea to in
    situations where you need to be mindful of loud incoming dangers, such
    as around trains, automobiles, or other things that move very, very
    quickly. That being said, we're pretty sure people have been being
    careless, or involved in accidents for a bit longer than the iPod
    craze.

    Further, how is this particular tragedy being toted as the reason
    headphone safety needs to be enforced? As far as we understand, the
    person involved just stepped out to get his mail when he had the
    misfortune of winning the worst possible lottery. We don't think it's
    grounds for launching a campaign to limit the use of headphones. If
    someone was reading, and therefore unable to see a rabid grizzly bear
    sneaking up behind them, would we consider banning books?

    Regardless of our views on the matter, it certainly seems as though
    headphone hysteria seems to be gaining ground, at least in terms of
    media buzz-worthiness. Something tells us this won't be the last time
    we get to use our "Headphones Attack!!" graphic.
    http://www.headphoneinfo.com/images/...cation-320.jpg




    See More: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 1- You may be killed by wearing earphones




  2. #2
    4phun
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 3) It may make you impotent

    3) iAte my iPhone:

    Have you ever read the fine print on the back of your IPod or iPhone
    box? If not, it reads:

    “SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Ingesting or inhaling your iPhone or iPod
    earbuds may be hazardous to your health.”

    Why is this a potential hazard? Because the iPhone and iPod contain
    dibutyl phthalate (DBP) which has been proven to causes sexual
    malfunction in mammals. Want to be impotent? Eat your iPhone.



  3. #3
    4phun
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated WithFast Food Leading To Obesity

    BREAKING: T.G.I. Friday's to follow Best Buy!
    T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants LLC becomes second independent iPhone
    retailer
    By PETER STEVENSON – 18 hours ago

    NEW YORK (AP) — T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants LLC will start selling the
    iPhone on Sept. 9, becoming the second U.S. chain to do so outside of
    Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores, and 2 days after electronics
    retailer Best Buy Co., in a deal announced earlier today.

    Wednesday's announcement by T.G.I. Friday's expands the availability
    of Apple's vaunted phone to 970 full-size restaurants and 16 smaller
    T.G.I. 2Go restaurants. It's also a coup for the Minneapolis-based
    chain, which has been upgrading its eateries.

    "We had a lot of work to do, obviously, to get in a position where
    Apple and AT&T would feel good about T.G.I. Friday's carrying it, and
    that's what we've done in the last 18 months," said Douglas Score,
    president of T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants.

    T.G.I. Friday's also plans to resell Apple's Mac computers and iPod
    media players. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the long-standing
    relationship between Apple's "Geniuses" and the company was the reason
    T.G.I. Friday's would now be able to sell the iPhone. "They pretty
    much eat here every day" said Rod McCormick, a Friday's regional
    manager, referring to Apple's technical support staff, know as the
    Genius Bar. "Friday's and Apple are staples of every mall." he added.

    Last week, T.G.I. Friday's announced it had completed a two-year
    conversion of its restaurants to include upgraded cell-phone
    departments under the T.G.I. Friday's 2Go brand. It has upgraded its
    computer systems to handle cell-phone activation and spent 250,000
    hours training its waiters.

    Score said T.G.I. Friday's, which resells food under other brands, now
    has a 3.6 percent share of the chain restaurant market, up from 2
    percent last year. It is a joint venture with Arthur Treacher's Fish &
    Chips, which sells the iPhone in Britain and is Europe's largest fried
    fish retailer.

    In Europe, independent chains like Treacher's have a much stronger
    presence, while the U.S. market is dominated by Olive Garden. AT&T,
    the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, sells it in more than 2,000
    stores. Apple has 189 U.S. outlets.

    Another major restaurant chain, Ruby Tuesday's, sells AT&T phones, but
    not the iPhone. AT&T spokesman Michael Coe said he could not speculate
    on whether the iPhone would be sold at other third-party restaurants.

    A third restaurant, Applebee's, was turned down by Apple when
    approached regarding the iPhone. Customer confusion over the name of
    the restaurant was the speculated reasoning behind Apple's decision.

    "Smart" phones like the iPhone, which does e-mail, Web surfing, and
    accept third-party software, are a big focus for T.G.I. Friday's,
    Score said. Friday's are also the only authorized third-party reseller
    of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s iPhone-like Samsung Instinct.

    "The smart phones are what people are heading for," Score said.

    Apple launched the second generation of the iPhone on July 11. The two
    models cost $199 and $299 with two-year contracts. Fries are extra.

    http://att.macrumors.com/attachment....0&d=1218689001



  4. #4
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food Leading To Obesity

    4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:cf466350-d383-42aa-86be-
    [email protected]:

    > NEW YORK (AP) - T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants LLC will start selling the
    > iPhone on Sept. 9, becoming the second U.S. chain to do so outside of
    > Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores, and 2 days after electronics
    > retailer Best Buy Co., in a deal announced earlier today.
    >
    >


    Get 'em drunk and sell 'em an iPhone and ATT contract.....Seems like a good
    marketing plan to me. Drunks won't notice the lack of so many simple
    browser features and how much it really costs to own one.




  5. #5
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 2) Apple Products Attact iLightning

    At 04 Sep 2008 14:27:13 +0000 Larry wrote:

    > Did it say whether the Pod survived?....(c;
    >
    > 10M volts is kinda hard on CMOS....


    On the bright side, it probably recharged the battery! ;-)







  6. #6
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 1- You may be killed by wearing earphones

    4phun wrote:
    > Headphones involved in freak accident, increments their death toll
    > Mark Brezinski
    > Published on May 15, 2008
    >




    Carelessness always nominates a candidate for a Darwin Award.


    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  7. #7
    George Kerby
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 1- You may be killed by wearingearphones

    You think that a friggin' Hughes falling from the sky would generate enough
    noise to overcome any loud rap crap. Maybe the kid thought it was part of
    the song? (kerchunka-kerchunka-kerchunka-SPLAT!)


    On 9/3/08 11:09 PM, in article
    7923fdcc-b03b-4e37-b1d4-d62e4d63356a...oglegroups.com, "4phun"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Headphones involved in freak accident, increments their death toll
    > Mark Brezinski
    > Published on May 15, 2008
    >
    > We came across a story this morning from Canada that seems to indicate
    > a disconcerting trend. Apparently a youth was walking to his mail box
    > with his headphones on when a helicopter crashed into him. This death
    > is being used to spur on conversations about safe headphone usage.
    >
    > Now, we agree that limiting your ability to hear isn't the best idea.
    > It's also a bad idea when you need to listen to important
    > instructions, such as during a race. It's an especially bad idea to in
    > situations where you need to be mindful of loud incoming dangers, such
    > as around trains, automobiles, or other things that move very, very
    > quickly. That being said, we're pretty sure people have been being
    > careless, or involved in accidents for a bit longer than the iPod
    > craze.
    >
    > Further, how is this particular tragedy being toted as the reason
    > headphone safety needs to be enforced? As far as we understand, the
    > person involved just stepped out to get his mail when he had the
    > misfortune of winning the worst possible lottery. We don't think it's
    > grounds for launching a campaign to limit the use of headphones. If
    > someone was reading, and therefore unable to see a rabid grizzly bear
    > sneaking up behind them, would we consider banning books?
    >
    > Regardless of our views on the matter, it certainly seems as though
    > headphone hysteria seems to be gaining ground, at least in terms of
    > media buzz-worthiness. Something tells us this won't be the last time
    > we get to use our "Headphones Attack!!" graphic.
    > http://www.headphoneinfo.com/images/...Icons/vilifica
    > tion-320.jpg
    >





  8. #8
    SMS
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated WithFast Food Leading To Obesity

    Larry wrote:

    > Get 'em drunk and sell 'em an iPhone and ATT contract.....Seems like a good
    > marketing plan to me. Drunks won't notice the lack of so many simple
    > browser features and how much it really costs to own one.


    I tried an iPhone yesterday at the Apple store in Valley Fair in San
    Jose. Several things I noticed right away that I didn't like:

    1. Low ringer volume. I turned the iPhone ringer to the highest volume
    and I called it from my phone. You couldn't hear it ring in the noisy
    store unless you put your ear right down next to it. Apparently this has
    been a big complaint, and the workaround is to create a loud custom ring
    tone. See "http://www.iphonehacks.com/2007/08/ringer-volume.html"

    2. It's not a great shape for a phone if you want your ear near the
    speaker, and your mouth near the microphone, though if you're using it
    with a Bluetooth headset this doesn't matter.

    3. No voice-dialing. It's almost unbelievable that Apple didn't include
    voice dialing on the original iPhone, and even more unbelievable that
    they didn't correct this on the 3G model.

    4. The browser, while better than the one on my old PocketPC, is still
    very limited in what it supports.

    5. Entering a lot of text is not something you want to do with the
    virtual keyboard. If you're going to be doing a lot of e-mail then you
    want a phone with a slide-out keyboard.

    What I really don't like about the whole iPhone concept is paying such a
    high monthly fee, ostensibly for internet access, when there is so much
    free WiFi around, and when 3G is so limited in its coverage. I'd be
    using WiFi a lot on the iPhone because it's so much faster, yet paying a
    lot for 3G.


    [alt.cellular.cingular removed, Cingular no longer exists]



  9. #9
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food Leading To Obesity

    SMS <[email protected]> wrote in newsDvwk.24295$xZ.5301
    @nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com:

    > I tried an iPhone yesterday at the Apple store in Valley Fair in San
    > Jose. Several things I noticed right away that I didn't like:
    >
    >


    100% on every point. You missed the glaring cut and paste omission. I
    can't send an Iphone a piece of text in email, have them cut it without
    completely retyping it on the awful fingerboard into another app.

    Another you missed is your smartphone is multitasking. The iPhone is
    only capable of running ONE flashlight app at a time. How stupid. This
    is 2008!! Every computer is multitasking, now, even the cheap
    sellphones!

    ATT was a big error. Steve Jobs was looking for a honey deal he could
    control. ATT was looking for someone to boost up their lack of real
    internet support. They were made for each other. Unfortunately, the
    customers are the ones paying the price. ATT 3G only covers part of the
    Charleston metro area, leaving out large areas of really affluent
    customers living in some really expensive real estate. It doesn't make
    any sense and they are doing nothing to correct it. Verizon and Alltel
    on CDMA have a fully operational CDMA/EVDO system across the state (SC).
    Alltel's EVDO even works in the far boondocks in tiny towns and the
    countryside around them where ATT can't even make a phone call, much
    less provide even EDGE. If you drive away from the interstates, here,
    you might as well leave your iphone at home. Jobs screwed up
    associating with ATT in the US. Apple put MONEY way ahead of SERVICE.

    If you're going to use wifi, why buy ANY device all hobbled up by the
    sellphone carriers designed to NOT use any bandwidth. That's just
    crazy! The hobbling and continuing company control and greed are more
    than enough to keep sensible users away from it. What good is a super
    internet device if you're not allowed to USE it for more than childish
    video games and a hobbled up home "box office" always trying to sell you
    songs on iTunes.

    I vowed long ago to never buy another MP3 player that REQUIRED me to use
    the company's stupid "loader" software before the player would actually
    play whatever I wanted in it. I also vowed I'd buy whatever device
    supported the MOST CODECS so I didn't have to stand by holding a video
    or music in my hand the damned thing WOULDN'T PLAY, DIRECTLY, without
    some kind of stupid, time-consuming "conversion" in that stupid
    "loader", either. Why would anyone buy a device that says its a movie
    player that only plays what Apple wants it to play so they can SELL 'em
    something?? Video comes in mpg and divx and avi. GET OVER IT!
    Quicktime didn't make a dent! ANY video player needs to play these
    three FIRST....not mov MP4 or some other company hobbled bull****!

    Your browser comment is spot on. Why wouldn't they want Flash?
    BANDWIDTH....Flash is the default movie player on webpages at this point
    in time. No Flash....no movies....no bandwidth usage to save ATT costs.
    Imagine trying to sell a computer on a cable modem all hobbled up so it
    didn't use bandwidth on the cable modem. WHY ARE SELLPHONES DIFFERENT?!

    You gotta give 'em an "A" for salesmanship......Once brainwashed by the
    hype, they doggedly defend this crap like Jews do Israel.






  10. #10
    SMS
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated WithFast Food Leading To Obesity

    Larry wrote:

    > ATT was a big error.


    To the contrary. AT&T was what was available. Verizon wasn't interested.

    > associating with ATT in the US. Apple put MONEY way ahead of SERVICE.


    Like most companies do. Just think of how Verizon would have demanded
    that iPhone be de-featured.

    > If you're going to use wifi, why buy ANY device all hobbled up by the
    > sellphone carriers designed to NOT use any bandwidth.


    Some people actually do need ubiquitous connectivity. Of course most of
    those people aren't buying iPhones.

    > You gotta give 'em an "A" for salesmanship......Once brainwashed by the
    > hype, they doggedly defend this crap like Jews do Israel.


    Wow, just when I forgot you were from the deep south, you say something
    really ignorant to remind everyone. Now hurry off to Waffle House for lunch.



  11. #11
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food LeadingTo Obesity

    At 06 Sep 2008 10:45:03 -0700 SMS wrote:

    > To the contrary. AT&T was what was available. Verizon wasn't
    > interested.



    Wasn't interested with Apple's set of pre-conditions/demands, particularly
    the revenue sharing. (Ironically, those went away after year one, after
    not working out all that well. Seems Verizon was right after all!)

    > > associating with ATT in the US. Apple put MONEY way ahead of SERVICE.

    >
    > Like most companies do. Just think of how Verizon would have
    > demanded that iPhone be de-featured.


    True- like headset-only bluetooth support, single point of purchase for
    downloadable media... hey, wait a minute... ;-)






  12. #12
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food LeadingTo Obesity

    At 06 Sep 2008 06:32:09 -0700 SMS wrote:

    > I tried an iPhone yesterday at the Apple store in Valley Fair in San
    > Jose. Several things I noticed right away that I didn't like:
    >
    > 1. Low ringer volume. I turned the iPhone ringer to the highest
    > volume and I called it from my phone. You couldn't hear it ring in
    > the noisy store unless you put your ear right down next to it.
    > Apparently this has been a big complaint, and the workaround is
    > to create a loud custom ring tone. See "
    > http://www.iphonehacks.com/2007/08/ringer-volume.html"



    Not a huge deal, IMO, as long a relatively simple workaround is available.

    > 2. It's not a great shape for a phone if you want your ear near
    > the speaker, and your mouth near the microphone...


    I think here, the problem is that older people (like us) treat their
    cellphones like 1960's-era Ma Bell wallphones. You aren't supposed to put
    "your mouth near the microphone." The condenser mics in electronic phones
    are plenty sensitive unlike the carbon elements in the phones we grew up
    with. Stick the speaker to your ear and let the mic do it's job from
    wherever it happens to be. Take any recent small candy-bar phone as an
    example. The Nokia 2610 I just picked up for my son is 3" long. Unless
    your head is the same size as the one on a Madame Alexander doll, there's
    no way the mic will be anywhere near your mouth when the phone is at your
    ear. This is by design. (
    > though if you're
    > using it with a Bluetooth headset this doesn't matter.


    Exactly- you might have noticed the mic in a bluetooth earpiece is nowhere
    near your mouth either- like any modern cellphone mic, it's not designed to
    be near.

    > 3. No voice-dialing. It's almost unbelievable that Apple didn't include
    > voice dialing on the original iPhone, and even more unbelievable
    > that they didn't correct this on the 3G model.



    Agreed. It'll probably be corrected by 3rd-party software, but it was a
    very strange, glaring omission for a "high-end" phone.

    > 4. The browser, while better than the one on my old PocketPC, is still
    > very limited in what it supports.


    It's still far and away the best phone browser available today all-around
    (balancing rendering speed, UI, screen res, etc.)


    > 5. Entering a lot of text is not something you want to do with the
    >virtual keyboard. If you're going to be doing a lot of e-mail then you
    > want a phone with a slide-out keyboard.

    Or at least a dial-pad with predictive text. Anything you can actually
    press!


    > What I really don't like about the whole iPhone concept is paying
    > such a high monthly fee, ostensibly for internet access, when there
    > is so much free WiFi around, and when 3G is so limited in its coverage.


    How is that different than other carriers and platforms? Blackberries
    won't work without BIS or BES, so every carrier requires some specialized
    data plan, Verizon won't letyou activate a PDA phone without buying a data
    plan. I agree the policy stinks, but it's hard to pick on the iPhone alone
    for that flaw...





  13. #13
    Charles
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food Leading To Obesity

    In article <[email protected]>, SMS
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Wow, just when I forgot you were from the deep south, you say something
    > really ignorant to remind everyone. Now hurry off to Waffle House for lunch.


    You are being a little bigoted yourself. Being from the deep south has
    nothing to do with Larry's being ignorant or him being an ignorant
    anti-semite.

    --
    Charles



  14. #14
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food Leading To Obesity

    SMS <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    >> You gotta give 'em an "A" for salesmanship......Once brainwashed by
    >> the hype, they doggedly defend this crap like Jews do Israel.

    >
    > Wow, just when I forgot you were from the deep south, you say
    > something really ignorant to remind everyone. Now hurry off to Waffle
    > House for lunch.
    >
    >


    What did I say that was "ignorant", Jews defend Israel?

    Is it the 'J'word that offends you or don't they defend Israel doggedly, no
    matter what atrocities it commits?

    http://www.gtr5.com/
    Just so Americans NEVER forget....

    It was no accident....ever.




  15. #15
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: iPhone 13 reasons to avoid: 5) iPhone Marketing Associated With Fast Food Leading To Obesity

    Charles <[email protected]> wrote in news:060920082038428442%[email protected]:

    > ignorant
    > anti-semite.
    >


    http://www.gtr5.com/

    They were all "anti-semites", too?




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