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  • New Death App Launches to Show Locations of Local Deaths

    New Death App Launches to Show Locations of Local Deaths

    Posted on July 28, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Nationwide Insurance Enhances Mobile Platforms

    Posted on January 19, 2011 | No Comments
    COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nationwide Insurance, the company that created the insurance industry’s first mobile auto insurance claims app, has introduced enhanced offerings for consumers using mobile devices. The Nationwide® ...

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  • Nap Vieeb Plus II: Wearable doze prevention device

    Nap Vieeb Plus II: Wearable doze prevention device

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Are you constantly in danger of falling asleep while working or driving? Alarm clocks, watches or your cell phone are of no help? Then the oddly named Nap Vieeb Plus II [JP], offered by a Japanese company called Takanoha, might be the right thing for you. The Nap Vieeb Plus II is a simple earpiece alarm gadget whose first version was released about four years ago.

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  • What’s to be done about texting and driving?

    What’s to be done about texting and driving?

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    New Yorkers now have to live with the threat of a $150 fine for texting and driving. (Incidentally, I know a fool-proof way to avoid paying the fine: put your stupid phone away while behind the wheel.) But in the UK? They don't mess around with their punishments. The New York Times has a story today about a young woman who's now serving 21 months in prison for her role in car accident that left someone dead. What was her role? That's right, texting while driving.

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