Only weeks after Apple unveiled its new iPod Nano, a Japanese man has become the first person to be arrested using the device for an illegal, and creepy, activity.
According to Fuckedgaijin, the unidentified Kobe man was arrested after using the new
Nano's video camera function to peek up an 18-year-old girl's skirt. While in a bookstore, the peeping-tom somehow hid
the iPod in his shoe, and placed it near enough to the unsuspecting girl to get a glimpse.
There's no word on just how this voyeur was caught. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding? After all, maybe he just didn't have any pockets and needed some place to store his iPod? But this story might mean this
chain of gyms was onto something when it banned the new iPods on its premises. [From:
Fuckedgaijin, via
The Awl]
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matthew said 10:58AM on 9-27-2009
This story reminds me of an incident in New England that involved a male who was peeping from underneath outhouses while they were in use. He told the investigating officer that he was looking for his wedding ring.
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swimtedswim said 11:55AM on 9-27-2009
well we know he defintly didnt own an ipod touch :p
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Ethan said 12:18PM on 9-27-2009
Original (Japanese) Story; http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/jiken/0002379451.shtml
Machine Translation;
iPod Kobe man arrested on suspicion of attempting Voyeur
撮Shi stealing a woman and as such a camera using a portable music player, and Ikuta, police said yesterday, on suspicion of violating public nuisance county office worker man, Chuo-ku, Kobe (30) was arrested red-handed .
Suspects arrested in the afternoon around 3:40 minutes, Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, one at a bookstore in the city, Nishinomiya, high school girls (18) in the skirt, and video capabilities with a new "iPod nano" (Apple's made) allegedly tried to shoot at. He admitted the charges.
According to its website, with brand-new iPod nano is video camera earlier this month. Length 9.07 cm, 3.87 cm horizontal thickness of 0.62 cm, said the man had tucked shoelace knot
It makes sense that they caught him, it's a big problem and people are vigilant.
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trench said 2:19PM on 9-27-2009
Hahahah... that is by far the funniest photo I've ever seen posted on switched.
Props.
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trench said 2:29PM on 9-27-2009
Oh, and I wonder if this ever happened with Aibo's...
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Isador Katz said 5:49PM on 9-28-2009
Boy oh Boy, excuse please, girl oh girl. I think this story is a plant to promote the sale of nanos. If not, Apple should hire this guy to do a commercial.
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gleamgirl said 12:05AM on 9-28-2009
Technolgy is the reason why the porn business is disappearing
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Drew Ridama said 7:00AM on 10-02-2009
This is quite common in Japan, a few guys were caught whilst I was there... it's the reason why phones always make that clicking noise when you take a photo with them and you can't turn it off, it's so as to catch these guys out...
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sailorman.jim said 4:02PM on 11-03-2009
No pictures, it didn't happen!
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