<![CDATA[Gizmodo: Discrimination]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: Discrimination]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/discrimination http://gizmodo.com/tag/discrimination <![CDATA[ Kids Be Gone Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent: Sounds Like Teen Spirit? ]]> mosquito_in_us.jpgYou might have heard of the teen-repellent noisemaker a store owner employed in his parking lot in the UK, and now that squealing device that supposedly makes an extremely annoying racket that only teens can hear has found its way to the United States. The device has been named Kids Be Gone, as if paying customers with more disposable income than any generation of youth in history are some kind of plague.

Called by cops in England "the most effective tool in our fight against antisocial behavior," now stateside retailers can also unfairly discriminate against those aged 20 and younger. Because of age-related hearing loss that starts at about age 20, this thing really does sound obnoxious just to those people under that age. But what about babies? And dogs?

How will you know when one of these repellant boxes is installed? Just look for this cheap-looking gray speaker, and teens fleeing the scene. Just what we need: more noise. – Charlie White

Product Page [Kids Be Gone]

]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:56:32 EST Charlie White http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=232481&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Discriminav Racially Discriminating GPS System: Far-Fetched? ]]>
Discriminav, the fictional product depicted in this sketch from the Fox Network's Talkshow with Spike Feresten is an over-the-top concept. But wait. Honestly, aren't there some areas of your town you'd rather not drive through in the middle of the night?

Our GPS system proposed a route through the most crime-ridden area of a large American city at 1AM last weekend, and we were wishing our GPS unit were aware of crime statistics. Maybe Discriminav is not that far from a real product after all. Behind comedy lies at least some truth. Not that we're for discrimination or anything like that. Help us out here. – Charlie White

Is this a racist concept, or something that could be truly useful? Take the poll, after the jump.

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Discriminav [Navigadget]

]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:03:16 EDT Charlie White http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=209681&view=rss&microfeed=true