Safety articles

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  Adaptable 'Baxter' robot could help businesses compete with cheap foreign labor

  By Louis Goddard on September 18, 2012 06:50 am + 36 comments

  A new industrial robot designed to be adaptable, safe, and easy to program could take over a number Continue reading…

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  Samsung launches Drive Link in-car app for Galaxy S III

  By Amar Toor on August 28, 2012 02:12 am + 11 comments

  Samsung this week launched Drive Link, an in-car app for the Galaxy S III that allows users to Continue reading…

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  Michigan's $22 million connected vehicle pilot program aims to make cars as smart as phones

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 22, 2012 03:39 am + 10 comments

  While Google is hard at work on self-driving cars, the US Department of Transportation and Continue reading…

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  AT&T driver safety app will let parents turn off calls and messaging remotely, track teenage drivers

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 15, 2012 04:57 am + 18 comments

  We all know that using a phone while driving is dangerous — the National Safety Council estimates Continue reading…

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  AT&T driver safety app

  on August 15, 2012 04:56 am

  A new AT&T video on driver safety reveals an app the company is developing to give parents remote Continue reading…

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  GM wants to use smartphones to prevent pedestrian fatalities

  By Kimber Streams on July 26, 2012 03:07 pm + 22 comments

  GM announced today that its researchers are currently working to use Wi-Fi Direct technology to Continue reading…

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  Overheating PS Vitas lead to Japanese investigation, but Sony points to user error

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 25, 2012 10:53 pm + 35 comments

  A string of overheating PS Vitas has prompted an investigation in Japan, but Sony maintains that the Continue reading…

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  MIT's 'intelligent co-pilot' helps you avoid obstacles while driving

  By Andrew Webster on July 14, 2012 03:19 am + 14 comments

  While some researchers are trying to create cars that can drive themselves, a team at MIT is Continue reading…

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  FCC planning to review cell phone radiation emissions for the first time since 1996

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 15, 2012 10:27 am + 25 comments

  For just about as long as mobile phones have been available, there has been talk potential long-term Continue reading…

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  Drexel University professor creates rearview mirror with 45-degree viewing angle thanks to disco-ball design

  By Justin Rubio on June 8, 2012 01:30 am + 32 comments

  Blind spots have long been a common (and dangerous) part of driving a car, but a new patent awarded Continue reading…