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Top gadgets at consumer electronics trade show
Tablets may have been all the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but with tens of thousands of products on display, there was something for everyone.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Is your convertible damaging your hearing?
Driving convertible cars with the top open at speeds exceeding 88.5 kilometres per hour (55 miles per hour) may put drivers at increased risk of noise-induced hearing loss, according to new research published in The Journal ...
Jan 09, 2011 |
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Driving thrills combat boredom
(PhysOrg.com) -- Boredom is provoking as many as a third of drivers to take unnecessary risks at the wheel, a new study has found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 04, 2011 |
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British drivers asked to become organ donors
Anyone applying for a driving licence in Britain will be asked if they want to join an organ donation scheme under new proposals to boost the number of donors, it was announced on Friday.
Dec 31, 2010 |
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Hitachi develops recycling technologies for rare earth metals
Hitachi today announced that it has developed technologies for recycling rare earth magnets from hard disk drive (HDD) motors and air conditioners and other compressors. Specifically, developed machinery to separate and collect ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Toshiba introduces enterprise-class solid state drive family
Extending its position in the enterprise storage market, Toshiba Corporation today announced its new family of enterprise-class solid state drives (SSDs). Developed to meet the market's demand for higher ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Seagate delivers first one terabyte 2.5-inch enterprise HDD
Seagate today introduced Constellation.2, the industry's first 2.5-inch enterprise-class hard drive to reach a record 1TB capacity. The Constellation.2 drive is designed for server storage applications and ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Despite more distracted-driving deaths, road fatalities down
Over the past five years, road fatalities in the United States have fallen 22 percent, thanks primarily to the poor economy and the increased prevalence of air bags, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010 |
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ThumbDrive inventor out to prove he is no one-hit wonder
Henn Tan could have ruled the global market in what became the ubiquitous USB flash drive that helped consign the floppy disk to the dustbin of technological history.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Gadget of the Year, plus other new gadgets on the block
It's the end of the year so it's time for my unofficial "Gadget of the Year."
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 10, 2010 |
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High hopes, hard realities for India's 35-dlr computer
The Indian government won headlines around the world when it unveiled a prototype 35-dollar tablet computer in July, but questions are now growing over whether the project is just a pipe dream.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 09, 2010 |
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How can new media influence young people's drinking behaviour?
(PhysOrg.com) -- With funding for anti-drink driving campaigns on Television cut this Christmas one University of Birmingham academic is looking at whether new and social media can be used to effectively fill this gap by ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Fujitsu develops wide-area traffic simulator featuring virtual driving experience
Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a wide-area traffic simulation system that reproduces in real-time the behavior of tens of thousands of vehicles located across a wide area of ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Gadgets that bring the Internet to the TV
(AP) -- Do you have 157 channels and nothing on? Not if your TV is connected to the Internet. There's a wealth of movies and TV shows available, often at reasonable prices and sometimes even free. And it's ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 03, 2010 |
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New insights into holiday driving dangers with UA electronic crash data
The Holiday Season is upon us, and many of us will be driving at times and in areas that are new or different from what we normally do.
Nov 22, 2010 |
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