Apple lawsuit for loss of hearing of IPOD

[VIAN]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

 

[RichardE]

Hmm...loud music comming out of a speaker a few mm from your eardrum might cause hear loss..who woulda thunk it!

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

I think everyone should be sealed in a bubble so they are not exposed to any risks whatsoever in life. Personal responsibility for your own well being sucks.

 

[D1gger]

When will the madness end?

 

[mundane]

What about nice warning labels plastered all over the ipod? That'd kill the aesthetics =)

 

[Cuda1447]

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

 

[VIAN]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

Well, I think it's stupid to include something that's not usefull don't you think dumbass. What's the point of having all that volume if you're not gonna use it. Nothing wrong with cutting it off if it's useless. Face it - it's advertising. Everybody looks for the loudest player. Just like when people buy a TV they use the nasty preset options available to them. However, loud music does damage to your ears unlike buying a TV. So, if it is that important, someone should force companies to limit the volume to a reasonable amount where it won't damage your ears within a certain period.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

Well, I think it's stupid to include something that's not usefull don't you think dumbass. What's the point of having all that volume if you're not gonna use it. Nothing wrong with cutting it off if it's useless. Face it - it's advertising. Everybody looks for the loudest player. Just like when people buy a TV they use the nasty preset options available to them. However, loud music does damage to your ears. So, if it is that important, companies shouldn't give out volumes loud enough to damage your ears within a certain period.

And for the people who hook the iPod up to some speakers at a party or something and blast it full volume? Even though it's not enough?

 

[MX2]

Wow...

 

[DivideBYZero]

In other news, a man in New Zealand has found the iPod volume control.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

Well, I think it's stupid to include something that's not usefull don't you think dumbass. What's the point of having all that volume if you're not gonna use it. Nothing wrong with cutting it off if it's useless. Face it - it's advertising. Everybody looks for the loudest player. Just like when people buy a TV they use the nasty preset options available to them. However, loud music does damage to your ears unlike buying a TV. So, if it is that important, companies shouldn't give out volumes loud enough to damage your ears within a certain period.

lots of people plug speakers into their ipods or similar devices, you NEED that volume to drive them properly

jut because some peopel are morons and blast their ear drums doesnt mean they should cripple the device

 

[jlee]

This has a different link if anyone wants to read more..

 

[codeyf]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

QFT

 

[VIAN]

They sometimes tell us "this amount of db will hurt your ears if listened to this length of time." Well, fck, tell me the volume in db then. WTF is the info gonna do for me otherwise if it has no relation to the volume control.

 

[Lonyo]

Why Apple?
Since the beginning of portable music devices, a long time before the iPod, I expect many have had volume options that could cause hearing loss.
This is just a reflection of a lawsuit-happy society.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

Well, I think it's stupid to include something that's not usefull don't you think dumbass. What's the point of having all that volume if you're not gonna use it. Nothing wrong with cutting it off if it's useless. Face it - it's advertising. Everybody looks for the loudest player. Just like when people buy a TV they use the nasty preset options available to them. However, loud music does damage to your ears unlike buying a TV. So, if it is that important, someone should force companies to limit the volume to a reasonable amount where it won't damage your ears within a certain period.

They sometimes tell us "this amount of db will hurt your ears if listened to this length of time." Well, fck, tell me the volume in db then. WTF is the info gonna do for me otherwise if it has no relation to the volume control.

I had a sony CD player that had a automatic limiter that made it a "safe" volume. Lets just say that most anyone would find it too quiet even in an empty room. Good luck hearing it on an airplane, or train.

The functionality is there if the user wants it...if he wants to be cautious turn down the damn music or don't use earbuds all the time

 

[VIAN]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Why Apple?
Since the beginning of portable music devices, a long time before the iPod, I expect many have had volume options that could cause hearing loss.
This is just a reflection of a lawsuit-happy society.

could be, but Apple does advertise, "crank up the music"

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: VIAN
They sometimes tell us "this amount of db will hurt your ears if listened to this length of time." Well, fck, tell me the volume in db then. WTF is the info gonna do for me otherwise if it has no relation to the volume control.

Because dB is a relative scale and not an absolute measurement

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Why Apple?
Since the beginning of portable music devices, a long time before the iPod, I expect many have had volume options that could cause hearing loss.
This is just a reflection of a lawsuit-happy society.

could be, but Apple does advertise, "crank up the music"

You are the reason those silicon packets inside shoes and stuff need to have "DO NOT INGEST" written on them

 

[ViperSSD]

Why can't we remove the warning labels off of everything and let darwin take over for a while, I'm sure we'll weed out some real dangers in the gene pool that way.

 

[VIAN]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: VIAN
They sometimes tell us "this amount of db will hurt your ears if listened to this length of time." Well, fck, tell me the volume in db then. WTF is the info gonna do for me otherwise if it has no relation to the volume control.

Because dB is a relative scale and not an absolute measurement

But they are quoting it. And a relative scale is better than nothing.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: VIAN
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=579

I think the volume on all personal music devices like the IPOD should be limited in volume so that it won't damage your hearing.

And I think you're an idiot. So is anyone who turns up an IPOD loud enough to cause hearing loss.

Well, I think it's stupid to include something that's not usefull don't you think dumbass. What's the point of having all that volume if you're not gonna use it. Nothing wrong with cutting it off if it's useless. Face it - it's advertising. Everybody looks for the loudest player. Just like when people buy a TV they use the nasty preset options available to them. However, loud music does damage to your ears unlike buying a TV. So, if it is that important, someone should force companies to limit the volume to a reasonable amount where it won't damage your ears within a certain period.

I love how all the nazi's come out with threads like this.

So you want the companies and government to completely control your life eh? Yes, they should control everything - volume on an iPod is only the beginning. I want them to start fining companies like McDonalds for every big mac they sell - I want budweiser to start selling only non-alcoholic beer. I'm a fvcking retard.

 

[VIAN]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Why Apple?
Since the beginning of portable music devices, a long time before the iPod, I expect many have had volume options that could cause hearing loss.
This is just a reflection of a lawsuit-happy society.

could be, but Apple does advertise, "crank up the music"

You are the reason those silicon packets inside shoes and stuff need to have "DO NOT INGEST" written on them

I was just making a case for those people who need the warning labels.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Why Apple?
Since the beginning of portable music devices, a long time before the iPod, I expect many have had volume options that could cause hearing loss.
This is just a reflection of a lawsuit-happy society.

could be, but Apple does advertise, "crank up the music"

You are the reason those silicon packets inside shoes and stuff need to have "DO NOT INGEST" written on them

I was just making a case for those people who need the warning labels.

Its called natural selection.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: VIAN

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Why Apple?
Since the beginning of portable music devices, a long time before the iPod, I expect many have had volume options that could cause hearing loss.
This is just a reflection of a lawsuit-happy society.

could be, but Apple does advertise, "crank up the music"

And horror movies advertise that "Terror lurks near"

So if I go kill the nearest person to me...should I sue the movie companies for false advertising?