Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:01:44 +0000
Wireless and Mobile News shows a new device for geeks who like to drink the iBreath full breathalyzer that works with iPods and iPhones. The handy device tests breath for drunkeness as well as streams MP3's to FM radios.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:19:54 +0000
Do-it-yourself breath tester could be putting millions of motorists in danger this Christmas. Many show a driver is safe to behind the wheel even if they are over the alcohol limit, new research shows. More than half of the devices tested- cost between £ 3.49 and £ 15.99- was a "safe driving" reading when a police breathalyser at the same time s
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:35:32 +0000
Shocking video shows how the breath alcohol testing devices can easily confuse other compounds in someone's breath with alcohol, possibly resulting in false DUI convictions.
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:02:46 +0000
The iBreath is the ultimate iPod accessory that lets users test their own blood alcohol content to make sure they haven't had too much drink before getting behind the wheel to drive. This cool device is a fully functioning alcohol breathalyzer, which also doubles as an FM transmitter that wirelessly sends your iPod tunes to any FM receiver.
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:56:59 +0000
A dozen years ago, 3,000 drunken-driving prosecutions in Tucson were dismissed in one day- about 5,000 cases within a few months- because the breath-test device that said the drivers were drunk was deemed unreliable. Those numbers could easily be surpassed if one of the current alcohol detectors in Arizona, the Intoxilyzer 8000, is.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:30:12 +0000
There is something called an Interlock Breathalyzer Test. This nifty device attaches to your car?s ignition. What it does is measure the alcohol content of your breath. It?s the same thing a Police Officer would do to you at a traffic stop if he thought you were under the influence.
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:18:50 +0000
Drunk driving defense lawyers and law enforcement have been constantly battling the reliability of drunk driving breath tests. Lawyers believe that we can't depend on breathalyzer tests because most of the time these devices detect other chemicals in the body and mistake them for ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, a compound found in alcoholic beverages. A
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:35:27 +0000
Save your breath, a new tool for testing suspected drunk drivers will have cops asking?Stick out your arm?
Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:08:09 +0000
David Steele Enterprises this month introduced the "iBreath" iPod attachment, a blood-alcohol breath testing device following in the vein of the California company's iPod flashlight and video glasses
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:23:58 +0000
Convicted drunk-drivers in America may soon have to fit a device that requires them to pass an in-car breath test before the engine will start and disables the ignition if it detects alcohol.
Sat, 08 Jul 2006 03:11:43 +0000
Sharper Image agreed on Friday to stop selling personal breathalyzers and pay $1.2 million in restitution as part of a settlement regarding the company incorrectly claimed the "Digital Breath Alcohol Tester" devices were accurate to.001 percent blood alcohol content, according to tests by San Diego's Consumer Protection Unit.