Yes I thought it might be more than that.
I was intrigued to learn that Apple have a fall detector in their watches,
I wonder how reliable that is. One assumes you would not have it on if doing
something like breaking up concrete or doing judo!
Brian

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Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\) wrote:
I wonder how much those gadgets costs?
Sounds like a good idea for many people actually.
Brian


About £200 for a non-floating one, the kind normally used on land.

They aren't intended to be used in areas where 'normal' methods (mobile
phone etc) work. In the UK, at least on land, people like hill walkers etc
would be the expected users plus, of course, people like the chap in the
article.


Every now and then you hear of the havoc caused due to one being set off
in
error, maliciously, or by some fluke- mainly maritime ones.