JPHiP Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Foxy Brown on February 06, 2006, 02:23:47 PM
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John Patterson of Louisana has filed a lawsuit against iPod maker Apple, claiming that the popular portable music players are "inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss." Patterson is asking for cash in unspecified quantity, and iPod upgrades designed to protect users from accidental hearing loss. Although Patterson himself does not claim to have actually suffered hearing loss, the complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in San Jose claims that the capacity of the device to exceed 115 decibels presents a legitimate risk. (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060202-6100.html)
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another greedy bastard. how the hell do you sue for injuries you dont have. i hope he wins then goes deaf.
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What about, he loses and still goes deaf?
lol it's the world we live in i guess, i'm not surprised this would happen really. common sense is just not common anymore
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Yay! Decibel limits for iPods!
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Apple is already delimited volume in iPods sold in Europe.
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Yes, the thing is in Europe there is a law that defines the maximum decibels a head/ear phone is allowed to produce, so I think its actually strange its not in the USA required also (thought it came from the USA!)
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I didn't know they were already limiting decibels in Europe. I guess the limits aren't too low then... I have never heard anyone complaining about it.
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Dumbass obviously doesn't know how to use the volume control.
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Dumbass obviously doesn't know how to use the volume control.
and often people did something wrong and then blime it on others!
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say it with me...
V-O-L-U-M-E . C-O-N-T-R-O-L
some people are just dumb or greedy, or dumb AND greedy.
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say it with me...
V-O-L-U-M-E . C-O-N-T-R-O-L
some people are just dumb or greedy, or dumb AND greedy.
Dumb buying an iPod yes, greedy? no because they pay way to much :halo:
Yes, volume control helps.
The problem with the volume limitted devices around here is, that when you have a somewhat different earplug (high impedance) the maximum reachable volume sometimes decreases, depending on the amp thats in the device.
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its like the person that goes and eats fast food at McDonalds for a long time, finds out that he/she has heart disease and then sues McDonalds for millions. people need to take responsibility in their own actions. if a person gets hearing lost under normal use and not because of hardware defect, then its their fault all the way.
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this reminds me of this incident where a woman or a man sued McDonalds because their coffee were too HOT.
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this reminds me of this incident where a woman or a man sued McDonalds because their coffee were too HOT.
Which it IS (at times) Some serve it so hot you can actually not drink it for minutes or you would burn yourself!
There is now another 'class action suite' where they want Apple to openup the iPod to other media formats.
Now if the iPod would play WMA's... yes I might consider getting me a 60GB version (although I have managed to compress all my 40GB music onto my 20GB Sony NWD5)
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I burnt the inside of my mouth when drinking a hot apple cider from Starbucks. That is after I got warned by the Starbucks employee. Common sense kicks in and tells me that it was my stupidity that caused me to burn my mouth.
The moral of this story is not to sue others because of one's misuse of the product or ignoring warning.
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It is precisely this kind of silly people that keeps me in business. Should I complain? Probably not. But I still think they are ridiculous.
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I say its a plot by the music industry to shut down ipods.
Who else would do sumthing this stupid and get it through
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W'll seems Apple gives in:
In an effort to shield itself from possible legal action, Apple announced the availability of a software update Wednesday that can set a maximum volume setting on the iPod. The update is available for fifth generation iPods and the iPod nano. Furthermore, parents could also set a maximum volume setting and lock it.
(and I read somewhere else that the units sold in Europe actually have this enabled/installed by default!)
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(and I read somewhere else that the units sold in Europe actually have this enabled/installed by default!)
That's true... but there's also a little software running around that "removes" this option. :P So, we europeans can become deaf too !!! :lol:
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W'll seems Apple gives in:
In an effort to shield itself from possible legal action, Apple announced the availability of a software update Wednesday that can set a maximum volume setting on the iPod. The update is available for fifth generation iPods and the iPod nano. Furthermore, parents could also set a maximum volume setting and lock it.
(and I read somewhere else that the units sold in Europe actually have this enabled/installed by default!)
Doesn't seem like too bad of an idea, at least for parents who buy these things for their kids.