Archive for the ‘New Technology’ Category
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Facebook has refused to buckle down under immense pressure from our law enforcement friends from across the pond, but should Nevada personal injury lawyers be worried at the site's refusal to install such buttons on its pages?
Last week, the world’s number one social networking site said it would not bow ...
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
Hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius tend to be quieter, and for owners of these vehicles, that is part of the allure of these cars. However, the quietness of these vehicles could increase the risk of a pedestrian accident, when a person fails to hear the car approaching.
Those remarks came ...
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week passed a rule that will allow the use of the results of a single compliance review to decide if trucking companies must install electronic onboard recorders. The FMCSA's new rule will go into effect on 1st June 2012, and is likely to ...
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Efforts at preventing accident risks from cell phone use and texting while driving have, thus far, focused on legislation. The Associated Press is reporting on how small companies are developing applications that can prevent motorists from sending or receiving text messages or using the cell phone while driving. These efforts ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Now this is really technology you can use. Doffing its hat to the growing numbers of bicyclists on America's roads, Google has added bike directions to its Google Maps.
The feature currently includes biking directions for bicyclists in more than 150 American cities. So now, bikers who want to get from ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
December 16, 1947 is not a date in history that most of us celebrate, but perhaps we should. On that date, three Bell Laboratories physicists invented the transistor. The was an ugly affair made out of a paperclip and a couple of small pieces of metal, but it changed history.
Without ...
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Friday, December 7th, 2007
The National Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) unveiled a new crime-fighting computer system last week, according the Btown Monitoring Post blog. The Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) will allow state and local agencies in the Washington D.C. area to exchange mug shots and crime reports. Prior to the implementation of new system, ...
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