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Real-life emergency alerts coming to NY State via Xbox Live
Posted Nov 24, 2009 at 6:36AM EST by Glenn M.

 Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: New York, xbox 360 titles
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I remember some years ago when an SUV lost control and plowed through our fence. I was gaming at the time, with speakers and subwoofers blasting away and everything - I did NOT notice a thing. I found out hours later when I stepped out, finding the wood scraps that used to be our fence. Had no one been in our house at the time, things could've gotten worse.

If something like that has happened to you, then you might find this new service useful - New York State will be sending real-life emergency alerts via Xbox Live.

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It wouldn't be as silly as isolated cases of SUVs crashing into fences or 15-year-olds having their Xboxes confiscated - New York State authorities will be sending out only real emergencies, such as natural calamities, terrorist attacks, or other threats to the general population. The Emergency Management Office is currently testing out the improvements, possibly because they just saw 2012.

New York State Deputy CIO Rico Singleton says that the goal is to be able to reach younger folks who spend more time gaming than watching TV, which is a good idea "considering the amount of time our youth spend on video games," he said.

The service, given that the State is trying to reach as many as they can, is expected to come to other platforms as well.


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# ... — Silver-Tiger 2009-11-24 10:58
"A Hurrican has been detected, please stop playing Halo 3 and look for a safe place. Thank You."



LMFAO.

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# LOL — bradz7 2009-11-24 13:41
damn halo nerds will continue playing. hahahaha

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# ... — Shatterdome 2009-11-24 13:47
This is a smart idea, as most people who spend their time gaming don't really watch any cable TV and would miss any public broadcast of a disaster warning.

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# Wow — Navani 2009-11-24 15:27
This is probably the best way to contact teenagers too after school hours.. They need to expand this to PSN and maybe even the Wii too because this is a brilliant idea!

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# Yes, these are all good ideas but — T-Max Blaze 2009-11-24 17:07
Instead of tethering all your attention to only your game, keep a cellphone right next to you or take a break once in a while.



Microsoft is trying to render every other entertainment or conveinence obsolete instead of bringing a better exclusive lineup of games. Why Sky TV from a Xbox when tv was meant Direct TV or Cablevision?? Why call emergency by Xbox when you have a cellphone or housephone? XBOX is also trying too hard to beat Sony @ everything besides games.

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# .... — Shatterdome 2009-11-25 15:32
Well it wouldn't be to call 911...it would be for emergency announcements.....like if a hurricane was comming or an alien invasion was imminent....you would get a nice little pop-up letting you know to put the games down and take shelter.

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