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Integrate iPod with Car or Risk Death

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the give-me-music-or-give-me-traffic-fatality dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNET has talked to Apple about its big plans for the car. Apple say they're keen to save the lives of anyone who risks death by "reaching into the footwell of his car to retrieve an iPod nano at around 90mph" and anyone who "considered skipping tracks on his iPod more important than the lives of multiple humans". Apple are also said to be "delighted by the efforts of Mac users who retrofit the Mac Mini into cars" and are "keeping an eye on what these hackers are up to with their Macs." The writer also pitched his own design ideas to Apple's director of global product marketing, Bob Borchers: "We suggested to Borchers that Apple should allow drivers to use their car steering wheel as a giant Clickwheel interface, so that you can change tracks by changing lanes. Borchers foresaw certain safety problems with such a device and rejected the concept.""

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  1. Steering Wheel as a Clickwheel? by eighty4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    We suggested to Borchers that Apple should allow drivers to use their car steering wheel as a giant Clickwheel interface, so that you can change tracks by changing lanes. Borchers foresaw certain safety problems with such a device and rejected the concept.""

    Jesus, is it April already?

  2. Re:You sure this isn't April 1? by chphilli · · Score: 5, Informative

    You missed the joke - go get your morning cup of coffee, then reread. Repeat until it's at least slightly humorous.

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  3. Sheltered much? by nosredna · · Score: 5, Funny
    anyone who "considered skipping tracks on his iPod more important than the lives of multiple humans".


    Obviously they've never had somebody 'borrow' their music player of choice and load it down with eight hours of 'Therapeutic Gong'.
  4. rubber-padded for the lowest common denominator by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Unfortunately, I don't think even a Heads Up Display (HUD) + controls integrated into the steering wheel would really solve the fundamental problem that people can't focus their eyes on two things at once.

    Most people can't even be expected to react quickly to outside events if they're talking on the phone while driving. Why would we expect anything more if they're not even focusing their eyes on the road, much less their brains.

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  5. Terrific! by T_ConX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that I don't have to worry about changing songs on my iPod, I can free up my hands to read a magazine while talking on my cellphone and eating a Cheeseburger.

    I swear! I once saw a guy do that! I wasn't driving at the time...

    Seriously, when people invent stuff like this and say it's 'Fool-Proof', they're basicly just sticking their tounges out at God, says "Lord, not even you could make a human so stupid, that they could screw this up!" God disagrees, and proves them wrong with horific, yet hillarious ease.

  6. I'm screwed! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't own a car or an ipod, do I really have to die?