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Say No to Drunk Dialing: The Breathalyzer Cell Phone
by Cameron Lawrence

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July 5, 2006 | Post Archive

Gone are the days when drunk people had the buffer of a long walks or cab ride before reaching their home telephones. I?m talking about ?drunk dialing,? ammo for ridiculing friends and the often fatal bullet to suffering relationships.

Today we have cell phones, and there?s nothing like those precious moments when your favorite barfly finds liquid enlightenment and has the means to immediately share each fresh revelation. Not that cab rides and stumbling home ever stopped anyone from picking up the phone while hammered, but it?s safe to say cell phones have only made things worse.

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In an act of mercy for everyone involved, the cell phone gods have bestowed their grace on heavy drinkers: South Korean cell phone manufacturer LG plans to release a breathalyzer cell phone this year. The phone is already popular in South Korea to the tune of 200,000 users since its debut last year.

The LP4100, for those taking notes, allows users to program specific numbers into a do-not-call memory bank activated when a user?s blood alcohol level is over .08. When the user?s blood alcohol level exceeds the limit, the screen shows a swerving car running over traffic cones. I don?t care how drunk you are, that message seems clear enough to call a cab or benevolent friend.

Beyond the humor and saving people from making and receiving cringe-worthy phone calls, the LP4100 could be a useful tool in reducing drunk driving. Since there?s no sign people will drink any less in years to come, perhaps what we really need is a breathalyzer car key or a breathalyzer steering wheel. But when accountability comes down to plastic devices, maybe our problem is bigger than a lack of technology. (link)



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Hopefully keyboards are next. I'd buy one.

i called up aaronm the other night & asked him if he'd shoot exclusive content for "you've been bukkake'd"

a spin on you've been punk'd.....

this was after about 13 double greygoose & diet cokes....probably a good idea for me to buy this phone :)

You should beta test the keyboard... if anyone could find a bug in it, it would be you :1orglaugh

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yeah. i know my weaknesses. :winkwink:

sad thing is i'd smash the keyboard lock to get at the damn keyboard. they should make a keyboard that hides from you when it hears beers crack.

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You would never see a keyboard again :1orglaugh

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i never seem to get myself into things that are avoidable unless i'm shelacked. you should see some of my drunken text messages on my phone to my prior ummmmm female acquaintances some mornings. :1orglaugh

wonder if they have a version of that sucker for the motorola Q.

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korea is all over anything cell phone related

you want to sell ringtones? go korean

I knew it was only a matter of time lol

I got a DUI in college when they were handing them out...I do not drink and drive anymore..


Mr. Romance

there are quite a few on my call list that i'm sure would even split the cost of the thing... just to make sure i get one

the only problem i see with it ... is that if you can't use your cell... you can't call a cab... which would cause a problem for getting home

It?s really a brilliant idea for a phone to keep you from cussing out your boss and/or influential people that under normal, sober circumstances you would never do. You can make it so it blocks certain numbers (i.e. in your address book, or a specific part of your address book, etc) so that you can still call important numbers you need to call, just not your boss or other people that could get your ass in trouble. It's truly brilliant.

not sure how it would work with my glass desk though. ROFL.

keyboard locking mechanisms for all on gfy. ROFL.

i'd have mine on 911 only status.


lol.

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