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We found no ethical issues related to Moment directly, but those applicable to [[Body-worn Wearables]] in general might be applied to Moment as well.
==Public & Media Impact and Presentation==
As was mentioned in the section "Enhancement, Therapy and Treatment", the developers believe that their device could considerably augmented perception of their users. This achievement is, however, not fully appreciated by potential users. For instance the debater entitled TacticalBastard argues: <blockquote>So basically this is a $130 watch that doesn't tell time and the only output is vibration? How do you expect to compete with things like the [[Pebble ]] which is at the same price point, yet has lightyears more functionality. This seems like a low functioning device for $130 when tons of more functional devices exist for less money. I bought a fully functioning Android Wear watch for less than that amount. How exactly do these special "vibration motors" work? I'm not going to want to memorize what two left, one right, and two more left vibrations with a purple light means when I could just glance at a screen, how are these vibrations going to be better? I apologize if this seems attacking or rude, it is not my intention. It's just that I don't see any use for this, and even less use at the price point.<ref> TACTICALBASTARD. A Comment. reddit [online], 2016, Apr. Available online at: https://www.reddit.com/r/promos/comments/4cg6nl/moment_is_your_sixth_sense_coming_soon_for_129/ (Retrieved 25th August, 2016).</ref> </blockquote>The developers are aware of this issue. As Jake Rockland claimed for ''Arizona Daily Wildcat'': "Right now, I think our biggest challenge as we position ourselves to scale for a full release [of Moment] is figuring out how to best convey the value that our product offers to our potential users."<ref name="wildcat"> PICKENS, Maddie: UA student works with team to develop wearable haptic technology. 'Arizona Daily Wildcat [online]. 2016, Apr 8. Available online at: http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2016/04/ua-student-works-with-team-to-develop-wearable-haptic-technology (Retrieved 25th August, 2016).</ref> Debaters are also often confused by the fact that Moment has no screen e.g. the debater entitled MoreCoffeePlease wrote: "I like the concept but what is the functionality of the screen? From what I have got from the website it seems like most of the input will be from your phone, so why make it look like a watch?"<ref>MORECOFFEPLEASE. A Comment. reddit [online], 2016, Apr. Available online at: https://www.reddit.com/r/promos/comments/4cg6nl/moment_is_your_sixth_sense_coming_soon_for_129/ (Retrieved 25th August, 2016).</ref>
All three developers of Moment are quite young. On one hand, their schools are proud of their success<ref> FUOCO-KARASINSKI, Christina. Mountain Pointe grad working on breakthrough communication device. East Valley Tribute [online], 2016, Aug 4. Available online at: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/money/article_332813dc-5a9f-11e6-94d7-fb5c5b628256.html#facebook-comments (Retrieved 25th August, 2016).</ref><ref name="wildcat"/> and Amir Khawaja points out that corporations like Google or Microsoft arose from small companies such as Somatic Labs.<ref> KHAWAJA, Amir. Fellow SunDevils innovating with wearables at Somatic Labs. The State Press [online]. 2016, Apr 20. Available online at: http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/04/somatic-labs-helping-the-little-guy (Retrieved 25th August, 2016).</ref> On the other hand, some debaters are worried by this fact. For instance, the debater entitled Auwardamn argues: "I looked into your company (Somatic Labs) and of the three founders (Shantanu, Jake, and Ajay) at least one is still enrolled as an undergraduate at ASU, and the other two are either recently graduated or still in enrolled...I'm having a hard time seeing past the idea that this is an opportunistic dream among you three that will inevitably just lead to people giving you their hard earned money with nothing in return."<ref> AUWARDAMN. A Comment. reddit [online], 2016, Apr. Available online at: https://www.reddit.com/r/promos/comments/4cg6nl/moment_is_your_sixth_sense_coming_soon_for_129/ (Retrieved 24th August, 2016).</ref>

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