Emergency articles

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  Verizon to launch 911 emergency texting service next year

  By Amar Toor on May 5, 2012 04:13 pm + 11 comments

  Verizon announced yesterday that it has selected a vendor to help launch the nation's first Continue reading…

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  Twitcident crowdsources tweets to help out in crises

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 15, 2012 02:49 am + 6 comments

  Researchers from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created Twitcident, a Continue reading…

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  Disaster Message Board lets Facebook users mark themselves safe during emergencies

  By Andrew Webster on February 28, 2012 05:11 pm + 14 comments

  Facebook recently tested a new feature in Japan that lets users notify friends and family that Continue reading…

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  FCC requires VoIP services to report outages, mirroring landline rule

  By Adi Robertson on February 15, 2012 06:22 pm + 4 comments

  In a US Federal Communications Commission meeting today, the Commission ruled that internet Continue reading…

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  SpareOne hands-on: the phone that runs on a single AA battery, holds a charge for 'up to 15 years'

  By Chris Welch on January 15, 2012 12:33 pm + 42 comments

  While we'd be hard pressed to recommend it as a primary phone, the SpareOne makes a compelling case Continue reading…

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  SpareOne: a cellphone that lasts for 15 years on a single AA battery

  By Sam Byford on January 9, 2012 11:51 am + 18 comments

  The SpareOne is a simple phone from Xpal Power that'll hold a charge for up to 15 years unused, and Continue reading…

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  Zomm Lifestyle Connect hands-on pictures

  on January 8, 2012 09:25 pm

  A look at the Zomm Lifestyle Connect, a new device designed to help the elderly in case of Continue reading…

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  Zomm Lifestyle Connect gives elderly a contact in case of emergency (hands-on pictures)

  By David Pierce on January 8, 2012 09:21 pm + 6 comments

  Zomm's always made products to help you track your stuff, but with the new Lifestyle Connect the Continue reading…

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  Sprint conducts first wireless emergency alert tests in NYC

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 16, 2011 01:54 pm + 3 comments

  New York City is conducting a test on Sprint's network today of the wireless emergency alerts Continue reading…

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  Asterisk robot learns to climb, carry, and cartwheel

  By Jamie Keene on December 14, 2011 09:52 pm + 3 comments

  We've seen the Asterisk robot a few times before — it's been in development since 2005 — but the Continue reading…