Man sues Apple over Ipod

[woodyloveslinkin]

A man who has obviously not heard of a device called the volume control has filed a class action suit against Apple Computer, saying the company has failed to take adequate steps to prevent hearing loss among iPod users.

 

The suit, filed Tuesday in US District Court in San Jose, California., charges that the iPod music player can produce sounds of up to 115 decibels even though some studies suggest that listening to music at that level for 28 seconds a day can cause damage over time.

 

More:

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/02/03/1138836399337.html

[Clogz]

This will be an interesting case. Its not the first time IPods have gotten a bad rap. Last year in Boston, some guy had his IPod volume so high that when he started to cross the street he did not hear the horn of a huge semi, which hit him a few seconds later and killed him on impact.

And why do people carry these things everywhere? What the heck, honestly? If you want to listen to music, stay home!

[woodyloveslinkin]

or its called volume control

[Clogz]

The issue isn't about the volume control. Its about where consumer responsibility ends company responsibilty begins.

[acdcrules04]

I could honestly see Apple losing this, they shouldn't make them that loud to begin with.

[LPtheory88]

I heard about that. I think it's dumb. It's the people's fault if they listen to it that loud and damage their hearing.

I personally like the fact that it gets loud because sometimes I don't feel like wearing the headphones so I just put my iPod next to me with the volume all the way up and I can hear it just fine.

But, of course there's always someone who feels the need to sue...

[loser kid]

it's the guy's own fault, but i could see him getting money out of it.... my friend said ihis ipod had a warning on it saying it causes hearing loss but i don't have one so i don't know

[FireHawk]

People with this kinda of stupidity should die and burn hell for there stupidity....

[LPGotLinkinPark]

People sue for the stupidest of things. Not sure how the suit will turn out, but I think it's not Apple's fault. Some people just don't have common sense.

[FireHawk]

yes same with the mcdonalds coffe thing way back

[twilightcrimson7]

^ Indeed. it seems the trend to want everybody else to pay for your fucking stupidity these days.

[FireHawk]

omg u used word stupidity i am gonna sue u!

[twilightcrimson7]

Touché my friend. But you see, using "u" instead of "you" offends me. I'ma sue your ass.

[FireHawk]

well its a draw >.< <-unless that offends you....then its not and you win

[djwakka]

I never liked the iPod, ever. But that guy is whack. People like him suing companies for offences that could've been avoided with some fuckin common sense.

 

But it's kinda like karma. iPods are probably the first thing that pops into peoples' minds when they hear the words "MP3 Player." They have low battery life, software problems, lacks features, and overall quality. Theres so many better alternatives out there like Sony and iRiver. But iPod is more popular because they have spent the most by far in marketing and their ambiguous designs.

 

I own an iRiver-H10 (20 GB, color). The price is the same as the 4 GB iPod Nano (250). It doesn't require software like iTunes to upload songs, and 16 hours of battery life, which is 2 hours more from the Nano and Video ipods and twice as much as the 3rd generation iPods and the minis. Firmwire upgrades from the company directly to your iRiver if a problem arises or to tweek your player's performance. It has the ability to play FM radio and you can record from the radio as well. You can also voice record (LP/FM Concerts, school lectues) and Line-In record (My vinyl, protected CDs etc.) Much more formats supported on this device. It has a vertical touch strip to navigate your songs the easiest way possible, instead of rotating your finger 360 degrees around on the iPod. Photos and all this are standard.

 

http://www.thetechgeek.com/images/product_photos/H10-5GB-gray.jpg

[twilightcrimson7]

I had no idea I was getting an iPod for my b-day. If It wasn't given to me, I would have gotten a different mp3 player

[Friðbjörn]

Well we won't see anything like this in Europe, no law-suits, no nothing, cause the iPods in Europe can't make it to the 110-120 desibels as in America.

 

I don't really like big companies, but wow, it's not Apple's responsibility. People should just read the damn manual. And know that if you listen loud enough you can get hearing damage. Of course people can get caught in the moment and forget all about volume and hearing damage and start blasting music real loud, but that's not Apple's fault, that's for sure.

[o0SugaxNxSpice0o]

I own an iRiver-H10 (20 GB, color). The price is the same as the 4 GB iPod Nano (250). It doesn't require software like iTunes to upload songs, and 16 hours of battery life, which is 2 hours more from the Nano and Video ipods and twice as much as the 3rd generation iPods and the minis. Firmwire upgrades from the company directly to your iRiver if a problem arises or to tweek your player's performance. It has the ability to play FM radio and you can record from the radio as well. You can also voice record (LP/FM Concerts, school lectues) and Line-In record (My vinyl, protected CDs etc.) Much more formats supported on this device. It has a vertical touch strip to navigate your songs the easiest way possible, instead of rotating your finger 360 degrees around on the iPod. Photos and all this are standard.

 

http://www.thetechgeek.com/images/product_photos/H10-5GB-gray.jpg

 

Ooo my sister has one of those =) She only brought it because it's 5GB and the same price as a 4GB ipod mini (The one that I've got), so she can hold a lot more songs than me =) I quite like it and I agree the features are better that ipods, but I actually don't really like the navigation strip, and the design doesn't appeal to me. Probably because I have a huge fetish with pink xD.

 

I don't think the guy should blame ipod for his own fault though. It's like a kid's parent sueing Cadburys or a sweet compant because their childs teeth fell out >.< It's the responsibility of the consumer to use it sensibly. It's common sense that if you're exposed to very loud sounds, your hearing is obviously going to deteriorate. I don't really use my ipod on the highest sound setting myself. It's ridiculous, and that guy is probably going to walk away with a large sum of money >.>

[Stenners]

Only in america can some sue someone else because of their own stupididty.

[Black_Angel]

Only in america can some sue someone else because of their own stupididty.

 

Quoted for truth.

[Hybrid Soldier]

I never liked the iPod, ever. But that guy is whack. People like him suing companies for offences that could've been avoided with some fuckin common sense.

 

But it's kinda like karma. iPods are probably the first thing that pops into peoples' minds when they hear the words "MP3 Player." They have low battery life, software problems, lacks features, and overall quality. Theres so many better alternatives out there like Sony and iRiver. But iPod is more popular because they have spent the most by far in marketing and their ambiguous designs.

 

I own an iRiver-H10 (20 GB, color). The price is the same as the 4 GB iPod Nano (250). It doesn't require software like iTunes to upload songs, and 16 hours of battery life, which is 2 hours more from the Nano and Video ipods and twice as much as the 3rd generation iPods and the minis. Firmwire upgrades from the company directly to your iRiver if a problem arises or to tweek your player's performance. It has the ability to play FM radio and you can record from the radio as well. You can also voice record (LP/FM Concerts, school lectues) and Line-In record (My vinyl, protected CDs etc.) Much more formats supported on this device. It has a vertical touch strip to navigate your songs the easiest way possible, instead of rotating your finger 360 degrees around on the iPod. Photos and all this are standard.

 

http://www.thetechgeek.com/images/product_photos/H10-5GB-gray.jpg

As it stands, Apple has the only mp3 player that plays video(correct me if im wrong), and that happens to be a feature I use often. Also, ipod is the skinniest mp3 player out there that hold as many songs as it does, and that is important to me, as is their(in my opinion) superior style.

[FireHawk]

As it stands' date=' Apple has the only mp3 player that plays video(correct me if im wrong), and that happens to be a feature I use often. Also, ipod is the skinniest mp3 player out there that hold as many songs as it does, and that is important to me, as is their(in my opinion) superior style.[/quote']

 

I agree with the Soldier of Hybridness

[allieking]

lol oh my god this is so unbeliveable, hes suing them because he wanted his music loud.

 

i remember a story about a woman who was suing a supermarket because she tripped over her own child, and she won millions ffs.

[twilightcrimson7]

Only in america can some sue someone else because of their own stupididty.

HAHAHA isn't that sad T_T *Sighs*

[Vash_the_Stampede]

This is the kinda shit that makes me hate it even more over here. Yet another reason to move to Japan.