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Stun Fone iPhone accessory: YouTube spoof or real product?
Thanks to TUAW reader Adam, I was pointed in the direction of YouTube a few minutes ago to watch a video of a purported stun gun accessory for iPhone 3 / 3GS / 4. While I'm 99.9 percent certain that this is a spoof, the other .1 percent is wishing that the US$24.99 Stun Fone was actually available for sale. It would be so handy for those situations where someone cuts in a line ahead of me...
A little research on Amazon showed that stun guns are readily available at about this price, so setting one up to be triggered by a press of the volume buttons on an iPhone isn't exactly out of the realm of reality. It would probably also require something other than the iPhone's battery to charge it up.
To Jeff and his roommate, the "inventors" -- if this sucker is for real, we here at TUAW will be happy to put a review unit through its paces. Just let us know.
Video (slightly NSFW) is on the next page.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cris said 8:20PM on 11-08-2010
Brought to you by Stuncreative.com... An advertising agency.
http://stuncreative.com/
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pax copia said 8:24PM on 11-08-2010
I'm stunned that their site requires Adobe's Flash player, hence is not accessible on the iPhone.
Andrew said 8:50PM on 11-08-2010
This is so cool. IS it real?
puhsitch said 9:38PM on 11-08-2010
Works fine for me, pax copia. Remember, YouTube likes the iPhone.
Cris said 8:29PM on 11-08-2010
This will make you LOL.
http://twitter.com/#!/stunfone
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Cris said 8:32PM on 11-08-2010
http://twitter.com/#!/stunfone/status/29693042590 ("Looking to cause a lot more "Don't taze me, bro!" moments...")
http://twitter.com/#!/stunfone/status/29694412440 ("The Stunfone : If your iPhone can't even make a call, it should at least be able to taze someone.")
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jill said 8:50PM on 11-08-2010
This thing looks really cool. Good thing Christmas is soon!
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nKoan said 10:14PM on 11-08-2010
FWIW, Apple wouldn't approve an app that modifies the functionality of the hardware buttons.
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nKoan said 10:20PM on 11-08-2010
Oh wait, it wouldn't need an app. The dock coonector could just interpret the up/down buttons and apply the stun as needed.
JHam said 12:29AM on 11-09-2010
Definitely fake, although it does look real. When he shocks his buddy, you can clearly see that he doesn't actually touch him. Not to mention that tazing somebody in public unprovoked is considered assault (the girlfriend incident at the end).
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Steve said 1:09AM on 11-09-2010
I say fake foir the simple reason that the iPhone 3G and 3GS use a rocker switch for the volume... you can't press both volume buttons at the same time.
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daan.de.vries said 4:05AM on 11-09-2010
yes you can
Steve said 1:12AM on 11-09-2010
I say fake for the simple reason that the iPhone 3G and 3GS use a
rocker switch for the volume... you can't press both volume buttons at
the same time.
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Erick said 11:38AM on 11-09-2010
Yea, both can be pressed at the same time
Cris said 12:19PM on 11-09-2010
It's not easy to push both buttons at the same time on my 3GS. And when you must absolutely get it right the first time without fiddling with the phone or holding it a certain way, it's useless.
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Christine said 4:22PM on 11-09-2010
No way, my boyfriend and I just came up with a similar product like that a few weeks ago...I even blogged about it!!
http://hessopunny.blogspot.com/2010/10/zap.html
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