Lesson plan
Sony timer
of board of directors since 2005 to 2009, Ryōji Chūbachi said, in 2007, that the company was well aware of the existence of this urban legend The , or Sony kill switch, is an urban legend that electronic devices produced by Sony are equipped with a timer which, upon reaching a deliberately preset deadline, causes the product to stop functioning, forcing the user to buy a replacement. The legend began in Japan in the 1980s and was later repeated in other countries. The idea of products being designed to stop working after a period of time is today known as planned obsolescence.
Article summary
of board of directors since 2005 to 2009, Ryōji Chūbachi said, in 2007, that the company was well aware of the existence of this urban legend The , or Sony kill switch, is an urban legend that electronic devices produced by Sony are equipped with a timer which, upon reaching a deliberately preset deadline, causes the product to stop functioning, forcing the user to buy a replacement. The legend began in Japan in the 1980s and was later repeated in other countries. The idea of products being designed to stop working after a period of time is today known as planned obsolescence.
Key claims
- release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363806422
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.