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Smarter Phones Coming Soon
cofaboy writes "Down at Vulture Central there's an article regarding the next generation of smart phones. These things will learn to nag you if you try drinking too much the night before, learn who your friends are via bluetooth and more. "
I thought nagging about how much you drank last night was one's mother's job, using the phone...
Take that, Big Brother!
Isnt a wife good enough for this?
but thats just a little freaky, i mean it monitors pratically your whole fucking life? "Dave, its your girlfriends birthday. buy her this type of chocolates from this store and your cahnce of getting layed goes up 36.4%" wait.. thats actually a good idea... nvm..
Will it advise you not to ring your ex when you've had too many drinks?
Predictive texting is crap (everyone I know turns it off) so I can't see this being much better. Now a *really* smart phone would recognise telemarketing calls and refuse to ring, or just play a recorded message telling them you're dead.
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
I can see it now: "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave"
would never happen! companys take care not to disclose personal information about there custermers!
damn this is goooood weed! where was i? nevermind...
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." - Denis Diderot.
These things will learn to nag you if you try drinking too much the night before
Actual article said:
The New Scientist reports possible applications include reminding you not to drink too much the night before an important presentation.
Sheesh.. I was under the impression that the phone had a built in breathalyzer.. and perhaps a 'Bad Breath Scale' showing on the LCD as your work day progresses...
"Are you too stupid to think for yourself? Worry no more, the Megacorp model XL69 will take care of all of that for you!"
To fight the war on terror, stop being afraid.
I'm sorry I forget our anniversary, honey... my phone got rooted by some elite regiment of North Korean hackers, who wiped out the reminder and replaced it with a 'to-do' stating that I was supposed to have a meeting with somebody called 'Lusty Linda' at the local tittie bar. I thought it seemed a little strange at the time, but, oh well - the phone knows best... or so I thought until Linda dropped her pants and revealed her real name to be Linford. I'll have to upgrade to SP2 sometime soon, but I'm running Google PDA-Search, and I don't think the two work together. Sorry babe...
This is exactly what everyone needs, a digital mom!
Perhaps it can nag you to clean your desk, mow the lawn, and take the garbage out too.
BeauHD. Worst editor since kdawson.
You forgot one thing:
Real geeks don't need phones to talk to their mom. They just yell up the stairs from the basement.
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