Joel, while browsing for new model cell phones, spotted one with a sleek aerodynamic design and keen feature: the Drunk-O-Meter:

That’s strange what is that option on the button opposite the camera? Is that “sobriety test?” Wow, that’s what it really says.

You know a country consumes a lot of alcohol when they start installing breathalyzers in their cell phones.

I think it’s a bad idea for a couple of reasons. The first is if you drink enough alcohol to warrant you checking then you probably shouldn’t be driving. The other is what is Samsung LG (AP edit) thinking? If their machine gives someone a false sense of security to drive when they shouldn’t and an accident occurs aren’t they just opening themselves up for a lawsuit? Not just from the fool who drove drunk because his or her cell phone told them too, but also from those injured by the same fool. Stick to MP3 players and cameras I say.

Of course when I was looking up breathalyzer in naver’s dictionary I noticed that breathalyzer is listed as drunkometer in America.

breath·a·ly·zer〔〕 n. 《영》 음주 측정기 《상표명》(《미》 drunkometer)

From Joel’s comments: “Beyond the brethalyzer, it also has a ringtone that sounds like a sports car engine turning over. Tell me that’s not cool!”

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