But when he prepared for a medical flight in August of 2011 -- while simultaneously engaging in a private text conversation -- he set into motion events that led to the deaths of four people, including himself.
With Motion Gesture, customers can initiate a phone call from a text message by simply raising the phone to their head, or they can pause a video by covering the display with their hand, and even get to the top of an email message and contact list.
It may seem far-fetched to think that Americans would pay anything at all to listen to a single voice message, but in most countries outside of the U.S. where Bubble Motion operates, it's normal for people to pay per text message.