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Road SMS' is an Android app from the Samsung App Store, and we hate hate HATE it. It ingeniously encourages the silly, rude and sometimes lethal practice of texting-while-walking. 'Road SMS' purports to be some kind of safe alternative because it uses your phone's camera as a video background while you're tapping away at that text that is so damn important that you can't stop walking. Oh, look, 'Road SMS' says your path is clear, and you can text away. Doh, your stupid phone, with its cursed lack of peripheral vision, didn't see that 18-wheeler truck that just crushed your skull.
Also, 'Road SMS' could -- strike that, will -- be used by drivers who think they're savvy enough to text on the highway. Once again, there's that tricky business of periphery, which we humans developed as a precaution against saber-tooth tigers and such. Can 'Road SMS' see danger coming from either side? Probably not, and the developers behind this app should give themselves a swift and righteous kick in the nethers, as an apology to Switched and to the Samsung/Android users they've endangered by hopping on the augmented reality trend before thinking about the implications of their design. [From: Likecool]
Also, 'Road SMS' could -- strike that, will -- be used by drivers who think they're savvy enough to text on the highway. Once again, there's that tricky business of periphery, which we humans developed as a precaution against saber-tooth tigers and such. Can 'Road SMS' see danger coming from either side? Probably not, and the developers behind this app should give themselves a swift and righteous kick in the nethers, as an apology to Switched and to the Samsung/Android users they've endangered by hopping on the augmented reality trend before thinking about the implications of their design. [From: Likecool]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsiucidiumJul 14th 2010 1:37PM
only because its on android. if this was on iPhone it would be 'magical' 'revolutionary'
Ste4mpunkJul 14th 2010 4:48PM
totally agreed.
FredJul 14th 2010 9:25PM
you are so right
hsabrokerJul 14th 2010 8:38PM
It's amazing how many idiots walk around in mall parking lots while texting, oblivious to the fact that there are CARS, of all things, driving on said parking lot. I just hope when they get run over there are witnesses so the driver won't be sued for hitting them!
solicemarineJul 14th 2010 10:34PM
just because someone is texting doesnt mean its ok to hit them, the driver should be paying enough attention to see someone walking.
unless they are texting and running..
MaryMRevisJul 14th 2010 9:40PM
Well if this app is the worst app. ever (and I tend to agree) then the Shaken Baby app is second. ANYONE with brains would think twice about using this app and ANYONE with brains and morals character wouldn't play that sick and creepy Shaken Baby app game. I'm glad they got rid of that and this Road SMS app will soon follow!
puck3354Jul 15th 2010 12:21AM
hmm... while I do agree that people who text and walk can be obnoxious, I think that the example of getting hit by a car while texting is a little sensational. I mean, when you are operating a motor vehicle, you are in control of a deadly weapon and it is the driver's responsibility to make sure that other people don't get hurt, whether its a doofy teeanager texting and walking, a 90 year old grandma backing out of a spot in a parking lot or a 5 year old girl chasing a ball into the street.Other than disagreeing with the whole "it's your own fault for getting hurt" attitude, I totally agree that people should not walk and text if it is rude to other pedestrians (i.e. bumping in to people or walking so slowly because you're not paying attention and holding up people behind you).
rwachmJul 14th 2010 9:49PM
Sometimes they have their head up their APP for creating these things.
timboJul 14th 2010 10:22PM
bit** Bit** b**ch!!!!
timboJul 14th 2010 10:24PM
Android haters.....I love my nexus one 2.2 baby ....it is the iphone killer...lol
DraconianJul 14th 2010 10:32PM
Whats worse is people who text in public restrooms.
nashotivvatugaJul 14th 2010 10:47PM
How does texting in a restroom compare to texting on the road where you can get hit by a car? I don't know about you, but I haven't seen too many Mack trucks in public restrooms.
MichelleJul 14th 2010 11:23PM
? ?
Bill BarbourJul 14th 2010 10:53PM
When they are tied up in a few lawsuit's you'll see a big change coming...LOL.
taxocratJul 14th 2010 10:53PM
Darwin will take care of the bulk of the morons using this thing.
lancelot2323Jul 14th 2010 11:37PM
Actually there are several iPhone apps like this. It's common sense, walking down a sidewalk and sending a quick reply to my son who is at the store asking about what type of steak to get for he grill, it's a good app and I can still see what is happening around me. I won't text while crossing a street...common sense. so that 18 wheeler that just crushed me must be on the sidewalk and not using the app wouldn't make much of a difference.
lancelot2323Jul 14th 2010 11:39PM
And if anyone gets kiled walking through that parking lot using thisapp or driving, well, sometimes I worry about the gene pool as it is.
MariaJul 15th 2010 1:09AM
I agree that this is an incredibly dumb habit to have but if you think that the people who were already going to text and drive/walk were going to be doing it anyway, at least they can do it a LITTLE more safely with this than before. In this way, at least they can ALMOST keep their eyes on the road marginally better than they could before. As long as it doesn't make new people start trying it.
M.DavisJul 15th 2010 2:24AM
I wonder if this app can see the COP behind you who's about to pull you over for texting while driving?
(I sorta hope NOT! I'd like to see more cops tell people "HANG UP AND DRIVE!")
SteveJul 15th 2010 3:24AM
"A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand.
"Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked."