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Selfie sticks could bring jail time in South Korea

That selfie stick in your hand. A harmless memory-maker? Or a potentially chaos-inducing electromagnetic radiation emitter?

In South Korea, it seems, it could be both and anyone selling an unregistered version could face a $27,000 fine or up to three years in prison, the Science Ministry announced last week.

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Devil-X3449d ago

This is insane, Next thing you know you are buying regulated phone cases.

ArtificiallyYours3447d ago (Edited 3447d ago )

I'd vote a sniper head shot to anyone who commits this act, but that'd be wasting more time than necessary.

dilawer3447d ago

How difficult is it to ask some passerby to snap a photo of you? Stop carrying stupid sticks.

hazelamy3447d ago

give your, possibly expensive, phone to a complete stranger?

yeah, no.

all in all, a stick doesn't seem like such a bad idea in comparison.

Sahil3447d ago

Imagine carrying a stick just to take selfies. Selfies!

spicelicka3446d ago

Uh we've been doing that with expensive cameras for decades, never been a problem.

hazelamy3446d ago

but thieves can't rack up thousands in bills to premium rate rate numbers they themselves set up with cameras.

Soldierone3447d ago

But that requires talking to people..... haha

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Vivo V19 shows dual selfie camera and Snapdragon 712

Vivo announced its new phone V19 today, revealing specs and features of the expected device. Vivo V19 specs This is the first smartphone by Vivo that has

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Huawei Launches Y9 Prime 2019 With Pop-Up Selfie Camera

Huawei took direct aim at Samsung's Galaxy A80 with the release of the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, beating them both on price and performance.

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Oppo smartphone with under-display selfie camera launching next week

Oppo coudl be the first company to launch a smartphone with an under-display selfie camera. The launch event is set for June 26, according to rumors.

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mac_01785d ago (Edited 1785d ago )

Finally. No more nothes and pop-ul mechanisms.