Comments on: Driving? Texting while walking is bad too. http://gigaom.com/2012/01/23/driving-texting-while-walking-is-bad-too/ Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: E http://gigaom.com/2012/01/23/driving-texting-while-walking-is-bad-too/#comment-803281 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:17:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=474290#comment-803281 Hey Om — curious, did they measure the difference for type of device? I miss my Blackberry for the ability to walk and text at the same time — viva la keyboard — I’m hopeless with my Incredible2.

]]> By: Robert Cathey http://gigaom.com/2012/01/23/driving-texting-while-walking-is-bad-too/#comment-800133 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:42:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=474290#comment-800133 Om: Did you see this article from the SF Chronicle last November? (excerpt w/link below)

“The truth is, the smart phone is the low-hanging fruit for roaming thugs. With debit cards in universal use, the average person isn’t carrying much cash. The high-tech cell phone is probably the most valuable item you carry on the street.

“It’s the modern day purse snatch – with better odds,” said Obrochta. “With a purse, you never knew what you were getting.”

Victims make it easy by walking down the street, holding out the phone while texting or searching for directions. “First, I am showing you that I have a nice fancy phone,” said Brian Cooley, editor at large for Cnet. “And second, I am demonstrating that I do not have good situational awareness.”

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/30/BADN1M67G8.DTL#ixzz1kIRgdz6Y

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