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Steve Newall: Flicks.co.nz editor on Download festival attendees being told to remove their smartwatches
After the UK's Download festival saw a significant spike in accidental emergency calls, authorities have urged fans to put their smartwatches on airplane mode.
Emergency calls were automatically being made from the moshpit because the tech incorrectly assumed people has been caught in collisions.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall explained further.
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After the UK's Download festival saw a significant spike in accidental emergency calls, authorities have urged fans to put their smartwatches on airplane mode.
Emergency calls were automatically being made from the moshpit because the tech incorrectly assumed people has been caught in collisions.
Flicks.co.nz editor Steve Newall explained further.
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