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Friday, December 19, 2008

Drunk / Tech Finally.

Posted by Alison Hallett on Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:16 PM

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If only I'd had one of these on that fateful night at Porky's in 2004...


Now the iPod can answer the question: Am iDrunk?

A new product called the iBreath turns Apple Inc.'s iPod into an alcohol breathalyzer.

The $79 accessory plugs into the base of the iPod and functions like a field sobriety test. The person using the iBreath exhales into a retractable "blow wand" and the internal sensor measures the blood-alcohol content. Within two seconds, it displays the results on an LED screen. A reading of 0.08 or above sets off an alarm, signaling a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit in all 50 states.

The subhead is sort of tragic: "The accessory's maker hopes the iPod's cool factor will overcome any stigma of being responsible and using a breathalyzer." Not to get all MADD about it, but after getting a DUII a few years ago, I'm hyper-aware of the fact that people drive drunk all the freaking time, and at least in some cases I think it's 'cause they aren't aware of how easy it is to put yourself over the legal limit. This li'l gadget could provide a reality check, if nothing else.

 

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What's the point of plugging it into the iPhone? Does it integrate at all? Like letting you save your "high scores"?
Posted by no one in particular on December 19, 2008 at 4:06 PM · Report
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this is great! When will they make a version that prevents me from text messaging old boyfriends if I blow above the legal limit?
Posted by hello. on December 20, 2008 at 11:18 PM · Report

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