By: Stephen Joos

The future of technology can look pretty bleak at times (see Hot Dog Microwave), but there are some great feats being accomplished solving many issues that we face. Take a new cell phone developed by former teacher at a school for the blind and a professor from Tsukuba University of Technology. The cell phone assists people with sight and hearing difficulties by allowing them to communicate through vibrations. After entering a message on the braile keypad, the phone sends out vibrations at a specific rate, representing Braille symbols to create a message. The founders hope for a broad adoption of this technology, as messages can be easily broadcasted out to the blind. This seems like a great idea, as municipalities are looking to make intersections safer. A message (delivered through Bluetooth) alerting someone when it is safe to cross, seems to be one avenue.

By: Chris Brubaker

Photo by: Jennifer Marr
Usually we talk about some cool new text messaging company or system, but today we’ve caught wind of an interesting new trend with Generation X. Baby names inspired by texting and web 2.0.
 

Yep, you read that right, a study by McCrindle Research on the top 10 baby […]

By: Chris Brubaker
Put simply, no.
Property tax law varies from state to state, but general assumptions can be made throughout the nation. As property values fall, some homeowners might assume their taxes will go down with it. This is generally not the case, while your taxes may go down a little, they won’t […]

By: Stephen Joos
Cuba announced today that they are opening up mobile phone service to the general public. This seems to be the first step in expanding freedoms to the island’s residents and openness of communication with the outside world. Previously, cell phone service was limited to government officials or people working for […]

By: Chris Brubaker

Finishing our two part series on Texting Gone Wrong is scams. Last week we talked about spamming and the negative affects it has on the texting industry (Text Spam). This week we’re focusing on texting scams and shady business practices.
 

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What does text messaging cost? Usually around $0.15 to […]

By: Chris Brubaker
Wifi, WiMax, Bluetooth, GSM, our world is becoming ever increasingly wireless. At the end of 2007, experts estimated there were 3 Billion people with mobile phones, and predicted by 2009 that number would reach 4 Billion. Being wireless and having access to information on the go is becoming easier and more […]