A new light-bending material has brought scientists one step closer to creating a cloaking device that could hide objects from sight. Beyond possible military applications, it also might have a very…
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Safety council urges ban on cell phone use while driving
CNN – 6 hours ago By Tom Watkins (CNN) — The National Safety Council called Monday for a nationwide ban on cell phone use while driving, a prohibition opposed by the industry. Safety Council: National ban on phone calls while driving Christian Science Monitor US Group Calls for Cell-driving Bans Nationwide PC World The Tech Herald – International Herald Tribune – Reuters – Xinhua all 582 news articles |
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Safety council urges ban on cell phone use while driving
CNN – 1 hour ago By Tom Watkins (CNN) — The National Safety Council called Monday for a nationwide ban on cell phone use while driving, a prohibition opposed by the industry. A Problem of the Brain, Not the Hands: Group Urges Phone Ban for … New York Times US Group Calls for Cell-driving Bans Nationwide PC World Christian Science Monitor – Register – International Herald Tribune – abc7news.com all 565 news articles |
The New York Police Department wants to be able to shut down cell phones, in case of a terrorist attack. In testimony today before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said he wanted to take out that “formidable capacity to adjust tactics while attacks are underway.”
theodp writes “Every day, Americans toss out more than 350,000 cell phones and 130,000 computers, making electronic waste the fastest-growing part of the US garbage stream. A lot of the world’s e-waste is exported to Guiyu, China, where peasants heat circuit boards over coal fires to recover lead (a 15″ computer monitor can pack up to 7 lbs. of Pb), while others use acid to burn off bits of gold. Guiyu’s willingness to deal with lead, mercury and other toxic materials generates million a year for the village, but as a result. Guiyu is slowly poisoning itself with the highest level of cancer-causing dioxins in the world. The village experiences elevated rates of miscarriages, and its children suffer from an extremely high rate of lead poisoning. TIME suggests checking out recycling brokers and accredited e-stewards the next time you’re ready to toss a gizmo.”
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U.S. scientists worry we aren’t ready for a solar space storm that could knock out our electricity, our cell phones, even our water supply.
The cell phone company provided provided latitude and longitude coordinates and triangulated them to learn where the two missing people were. Coordinates kept coming in within 300 feet of each other. “Then I Googled it,” Deputy Chief Lozier said. Using street view, he was able to look back and forth from the intersection and identify a motel…
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Regulator will force cellphone companies to upgrade 911 system
CBC.ca – 5 hours ago Canada's phone and broadcast regulator will force cellphone companies to change their systems so dispatchers can locate the origin of a 911 call, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Canadian Wireless Firms Ordered to Upgrade 911 System TMCnet Canadian cell phone 911 overhaul ordered United Press International Globe and Mail – Winnipeg Sun – AHN – Globe and Mail all 15 news articles |
Many people aren’t wearing wristwatches anymore because their cell tell time — so who needs a watch? But a brand-new generation of cell phone wristwatches is threatens to make the cell phone the unnecessary gadget. Look what has been unveiled in the past week!
txmadman writes “Like a lot of my colleagues and all of my three children, I have several SD , mini-SD, and micro-SD cards for various purposes: cameras, cell phones, my laptop, etc. These things are handy to have around, offer easy and significant storage, but are very easily lost. We have also have run into some instances where it wasn’t clear whose SD card was whose, and have also started to see a need for a storage mechanism. I have seen SD card ‘wallets’ and such, but have never seen anyone actually use one. So: How do you manage and keep track of your SD cards?”
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