South Korea Bans Selfie-Stick Sales

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 1, 2014 @08:47AM from the no-more-stick-for-you dept.

Rambo Tribble writes "South Korea has instituted large fines for selling unregistered "selfie-sticks". The problem arises because many of the devices are using Bluetooth radio spectrum, and must be certified to do so legally. Expressing doubts that the regulations and stiff fines will influence sales, one official said of them, "It's not going to affect anything in any meaningful way, but it is nonetheless a telecommunication device subject to regulation, and that means we are obligated to crack down on uncertified ones."

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so that's what those are .... by nblender · 2014-12-01 08:58 · Score: 5, Funny

I thought they were 'under-skirt sticks'...
Re:Fuuuuuck by Anonymous Coward · 2014-12-01 09:13 · Score: 2, Funny

You do know that a spell checker is not a thesaurus, right?
Re:Fuuuuuck by Anonymous Coward · 2014-12-01 10:26 · Score: 0, Funny

Yes, that must be how it worked. Those countless photos taken with auto timers without somebody's forearm stuck into the frame. All taken with hovering cameras. Because clearly there is no other way.