iPod foils potential kidnapping attempt...

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iPod foils potential kidnapping attempt...

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/31/ipod ... -quick-th/
Apple's iPod touch can't make cellular calls -- at least, not without a special case -- but it did look enough like the similar iPhone to foil one would-be predator. A Delaware suspect asked a 12-year-old girl to get into his van in front of her middle school, but quickly fled the scene, when the girl reportedly put her iPod against her ear and told him she was dialing police. The local authorities did eventually get called and are still looking for the suspect. If you see a "white male, 35-45 years of age, with a dark crew cut styled hair" suspiciously eying the headphone jack placement on devices in your local Apple Store, perhaps you'd best stay away.
Uh oh, Steve Jobs is going to leap on this one. New slogan: Apple saves lives.
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