Should CTA operators get to use cell phones?
2009-12-10 09:00:00 The Tribune published an article in Thursday's paper about the prevalence of CTA operators using cell phones on the job.Here is a "Going Public" column about this matter from June.RedEye's Stephanie Lulay took the streets to ask riders how they felt about the CTA's zero-tolerance policy regarding electronic devices. Have you seen an operator use a cell phone? Let me know: tswartz@tribune.com.."On any job, you wouldn't be able to use your cell phone. It's unacceptable. It's the same as driving a car." -- Lindsay Arnold, 29, Lakeview."I can't even text on the job, and I just work in a retail store. It's an important job and they don't need to be distracted." -- Renee Kuhl, 21, Lakeview."I think it's ridiculous...
Cell phones in the waiting room
2009-11-02 14:21:00 Chicago author Maggie Kast shares her recent run-in with rudeness:I'm standing on an upper floor of a high-tech hospital, lake view out the window, sun streaming in onto expensive furniture, waiting to register for a routine appointment. The receptionist talks uninterrupted on her cell phone while noting my name, checking records, collecting papers for me to fill out and giving them to me. She stops talking just long enough to say,"Return them to me when you're finished," then continues her conversation. Ugh. This is wrong on so many levels. First off, in a health care situation, your personal matters and privacy are at stake here. Does the receptionist's friend really need to hear the name of every patient being checked...
Block cell phones at work or at home
2009-10-20 17:00:00 Are you fed up of people coming into the work place or home only to be constantly interrupted by their cell phones? If worry no more because this picture will sort their phones out once and for all. Simply hang this mural on the wall and jam cell phones as and when it suits you with ...
Chinese Cell Phones & Links To Hollywood
2009-09-22 05:07:00 Chinese Cell Phones Are Happy To See You – Tabloid Prodigy Pixie Geldof Is Lookin’ Pretty Messed Up – Holy Moly David Beckham Needs To Shake It Off – Popbytes Kids Make It Alright – City Rag David Hasselhoff Blames It On His Ear – Popeater Nerds Are Mad, Zooey Deschanel Is Married – Celeb News Wire Sarah Silverman Shows Her ...
By: Gone Hollywood
The Reason Cell Phones Were Invented
2009-09-08 21:36:00 “Remember the little kid that had that song One Voice. Billy Gillman or something?” “Josh Groban?” “No! Josh Groban was never a little kid.” “Are you saying Josh Groban was born a man?” “I’m saying the aliens delivered him that way.” “So, what about Billy Gillman?” “He was on the Jerry Lewis tele- you know, it doesn’t even matter, you don’t know who he is.” “Oh, okay.” “So, the kid, the kid from The Goonies. The older brother. What’s his name?” “James Brolin?” “Oh.” “What?” “I thought he had the same name.” “As Billy Gillman?” “No! Josh Groban.” “You thought Josh Groban was in The Goonies?” “No! I thought he had the same name as the kid in The Goonies.” “So, why does that matter?” “You raised me uuuuuuppppp, so I could stand on mountai...
By: My Mommy's Place
Edit video captured by cell phones
2009-08-30 19:17:00 Usually when I want to shoot video, I use my HD video camera. But sometime I must immortalize some magic moments and my shinny and smart HD video camera is at home… Lucky me, always I have a phone with me and my phone has a video camera. The video captured by phone has not such quality like a video camera but what can I do? I cannot take with me the HD video camera in my pocket. I try to find some software to improve the quality of the video captured with mobile phone. Lucky me! I find vReveal by MotionDSP. vReveal can improve the quality of flawed videos with just one click (OK, 2 clicks…). What I really like: vReveal has been specially tuned to run up to five times faster on CUDA-enabled NVIDIA graphics processors. That means you can process video enhancements in less time and have your CPU available for normal everyday tasks. Lucky me again: I have NVIDA VGA! vReveal can stabilize, brighten, and sharpen problematic videos and is uniquely able to increase resolution and to re...
Octopus Tripod For Cameras & Cell Phones - All Grip, No Slip
2009-08-03 12:00:00 The Octopus Tripod not only grips your digital camera or cell phone more cuddly than a cuttlefish, it adjusts almost infinitely to give you the best possible angle for all your remote photo shoots.
cherry song wrote a new blog post: Cell phones & Modern Life
2009-07-24 04:40:00 cherry song wrote a new blog post: Cell phones & Modern Life Modern life can’t be without cell phones. They are not only popular in developed countries in the world, but also in large number in developing countries. The boosting science technology development makes wholesale mobile phones and retail providers offer them at much more affordable prices than before. In China, at least one people has ...
Researchers Turn Cell Phones into Fluorescent Microscopes
2009-07-22 15:08:00 From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories: Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are proving that a camera phone can capture far more than photos of people or pets at play. They have now developed a cell phone microscope, or CellScope, that not
cherry song wrote a new blog post: Cell Phones Roaming Fee in China
2009-07-08 10:13:00 cherry song wrote a new blog post: Cell Phones Roaming Fee in China Are you cell phones users in China? How do you think of Chinese roaming fee? Nowadays, cell phone could be bought at very low prices, as we have a wealth of shopping channels like China wholesale electronics sellers and retailers. But the money we spend on using this modern gadget is huge, especially for those ...
By: BackBeat
Sprint : Monkey
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Isn’t it already tough enough keeping cell phones out of schools?
2009-03-26 21:44:00 Cellular News (www.cellular-news.com/story/36-648.php) recently reported that curing teenage depression may be as simple as letting teenagers keep and use their cell phones. Having a cell phone glued to your ears at all hours of the day and night, at school or with friends, seems to be therapeutic because it is claimed that students communicate more effectively using the cell phone.Perhaps these researchers are of the philosophy that taking cell phones away from students is like taking candy from a baby.In the Cellular News story, “Using Mobile Phones to Monitor Teenage Mental Health,” a study is described in which one’s mental health status is tracked using a cell phone. But the “key” finding is that mental health problems can be treated by cell phones, as the process of monitoring one’s mental health provides an opportunity to express feelings via cell phones – feelings that seem difficult to express verbally. (Perhaps this is because verbal communication is passé in...
Cell phones and macaroni do not mix. Cell phones and free do.
2009-02-15 15:00:00 Your old crummy cell phone needs to go. It's been dropped on the ground, got coffee spilled on it, sat under your car seat for a week, and... is that macaroni on it? Please say you were trying to "bling" it and that's not your lunch. I don't care if it's true. Just say it.Upgrade your old macaroni phone (Macaphoni?) (I crack me up.) through BestInCellphones.com, which gets you the best online cell phone deals you can imagine. Right now, they've got the biggest selection imaginable of free cell phones.Wait, that needs more than italics. It needs it's own line:free cell phones.And, what the heck, all caps:FREE CELL PHONESThat's free AT&T cell phones, free T-Mobile, Free Verizon Wireless, Free Sprint, Free Alltel... free free free free free. They'll even go better than free on some. What's better than free? YOU MAKING MONEY, which you can do through their Cash Back deals -- get more cash back from the rebates than you paid for the phone. They're even throwing i...
Schools and Cell Phones: A Hidden Connection
2009-02-02 16:54:00 As we all know, school budgets are shrinking. In an effort to deal with the shortfall, schools are going down a controversial, but little known, path. They are getting money from cell phone tower installations.
Cell Phones in Russia: Nokia Leads The Way
2008-12-17 19:45:00 Russia has a passion for cell phones, especially glitzy and different ones that enable them to keep up with the Russian equivalent of the Jones?s (whoever they are anyway.) Read on and learn about Nokia?s cultural hold over the Russian people.
Study Shows Drivers Are Distracted Most by Cell Phones
2008-12-01 16:21:00 A new study conducted by the University of Utah found that cell phones are more of a distraction than anything else for drivers.
The Mobile Connection The Cell Phones Impact on Society 3rd edition - Morga
2008-08-29 08:24:00 The Mobile Connection The Cell Phones Impact on Society 3rd edition - Morgan KaufmannDownload
Hand-held Portable Universal Cell Phones Jammer (2nd Gen)
2008-08-28 09:46:00 You can create a dome area of about radius 8 to 10 meters to shield, and avoid to disturb by cell phone calls. # Features: Hand-held Portable Universal Cell Phones Jammer# Suggest to use: Conference room, Class room, Library, Court room, Cinema, Concert hall, etc.# Operate continuously for 1.5 hours with full charged battery# Operate Range: Radius 8-10 meters# Dual miniature antenna# Hand-held size: 5.8 x 11.8 x 2.2 cmBlocked Frequency Systems:# GSM850 Band: 869-894 MHz# EGSM900: 925-960 MHz# DCS1800: 1805-1880 MHz# PCS1900: 1930-1990 MHz# CDMA800: 869-894 MHz# WCDMA/CDMA2000: 2110-2170 MHz# PHS: 1895-1919 MHz# DECT: 1880-1900 MHzPackage Included:# 1 piece Hand-held Portable Universal Cell Phones Jammer# 1 piece Universal Adaptor# 1 piece Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Solar Bags For Your Cell Phones And iPods.
2008-08-25 18:06:00 Solar Bags For Your Cell Phones And iPods.Here are interesting bags by Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks of Noon Solar. With backgrounds in fibers and textiles, they graduated (MFA program) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and incorporated renewable energy into our daily lives by integrating solar panels into bags, which offer the convenience of portable power. The collections at Noon Solar are inspired by the need to rethink the way things are made, and what they are made of. These bags have paper thin flexible solar panel on the outside; and these bags are designed to be able to sit in a window in order to recharge. You can put it in your window at work, home, car, or while commuting on the train, and cell phones and iPods can be recharged day or night. The lithium-ion pack, weighs about 4oz, the output is 7.2 volts, 300 mA-400mA and the panel in the bag is water and weatherproof. It should be fully recharged on a sunny day in about 6-8 hours, and on a cloudy day, ...
By: algebra of life
News Bytes of the Week--Cell phones: The new cigarettes?
2008-07-28 16:25:00 From Scientific American: Cell phones--The new cigarettes? There has been a raging debate over whether cell phones--or more specifically electromagnetic radiation that they emit--up a person's cancer risk. The latest chapter: Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsbur
Using Cell Phones Can Harm Your Baby
2008-06-23 23:34:00 Pregnant women who used cell phones are at risk of producing children with behavioral problems than non-cell phone users. This is according to a large-scale study by UCLA School of Public Health and University of Aarhus, Institute of Public Health researchers in Denmark. A total of 13,159 Danish children born in 1997 and 1998 were ...
Apple iPhone 3G May Only Cost $100 to Make
2008-06-19 08:03:00 Apple profits for hardware will drop but software sales and market share will climbLast year when the first generation iPhone was announced by Apple, the bill of materials for the device was estimated to be in the area of $170. According to recent analysis the new iPhone 3G could be costing Apple significantly less to make than the original iPhone.According to teardown analysis from Portelligent Inc., the new iPhone 3G could have a bill of materials as low as $100. This reduction in the cost to build the device takes into account the increased prices for the addition of a 3G chipset and a GPS chip.?Gen2 iPhone pricing is aggressive enough that it made me think Apple's really taking the gloves off on this one," noted Portelligent president David Carey. "They are probably not as worried about iPhone hardware profits as they are about getting a piece of the action on service revenues and getting more Macs in homes and offices all around the globe.?This aggressive pricing is taking som...
Palm Expects to Ship 2 Million Centro Smartphones
2008-06-19 08:01:00 Palm hopes to keep seeing its Centro smartphones fly off store shelvesPalm Inc. may be stuck in a rut and facing difficult financial times, but it hopes selling 2 million units of the Centro smartphone in 2008 will help turn things around.At least 1 million units have been shipped so far in the United States since the phone's launch in mid-October. The Centro is Palm's fastest selling smartphone in company history.Palm's recent announcement that the phone is now available for Verizon Wireless will help the company ship even more units of the phone. Consumers can now purchase and use a Centro on the Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint Nextel phone networks.Verizon customers can purchase the phone for $99.99 after a $70 MIR and two-year customer agreement or extension with Verizon.Centro features a QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, digital camera, 64MB internal memory, and runs on Palm OS 5.4.9.The phone is considered a smaller, easier to use Palm Treo smartphone, but it has some drawbac...
Watch Steve Jobs' WWDC 08 Keynote
2008-06-10 23:58:00 Re-live the magic of Steve Jobs announcing a new 3G iPhone starting at $199, by watching the WWDC 2008 Keynote speech online. Watch it here.
By: Blog Zone
Cell Phones Disrupt Sleep and causes Anxiety too
2008-06-10 09:35:00 Wake up, teens: Too much time on your cell phone may be disrupting your sleep. Mobiles may be very useful device but can be dangerous to your health also, here is the finding of heavy phone usage effects on sleep and also anxiety. European researchers report that teenagers who use their phones more than 15 times a day have more trouble falling asleep and staying asleep than those who use their phones sparingly. Heavy cell phone users are also more likely to be stressed out and generally feel tired, says Gaby Badre, MD, PhD, of Sahlgren's Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the London Clinic, in England.The findings apply to both excessive chatting on the phone and text messaging, he tells WebMD.Another important finding related to heavy phone usage is that people who spend more than an hour a day on their cell phones tend to suffer from anxiety.So, please be cautious and take it serious that when you are gifting someone mobile especially to teenagers you are also giving him anxiety...
New iPhone 3G, Mobile Me Announced
2008-06-09 21:35:00 Steve Jobs announced at WWDC 2008 the 3G iPhone and .Mac Mobile Me. The iPhone is faster and half the price. Mobile Me used to be .Mac, and is also for your mobile phone.
By: Blog Zone
Hilarious iPhone Mock-Ups
2008-06-08 21:41:00 I found this at MacLife, and it's just hilarious: iPhone mock-ups!
By: Blog Zone
Mystery Boxes Showing Up At Apple Retail; Is It The New iPhone?
2008-06-06 22:22:00 Apple retail stores, including one in Australia, have received mystery boxes that are marked not to open until after Steve Jobs' keynote speech at WWDC 2008. Speculation is it could be the 3G iPhone, but we'll know soon enough! Read MacLife.com for more.
By: Blog Zone
Heyerdahl Nokia N8800 Diamond Limited Edition Cell Phone [Diamond Encrusted
2008-06-06 19:52:00 Norwegian jewellers Thomas Heyerdahl have unveiled their latest creation, following on in the footsteps of previous creations such as their diamond encrusted iPod Shuffle, in the form of the Nokia N8800 Diamond which serves to transform a standard Nokia N8800 Arte into a strictly limited edition handset with serious bling ...
LG Unveil KC550 Orsay 5MP Camera Cell Phone with Motion Sensor Gaming [LG K
2008-06-06 16:13:00 LG have unveiled their up and coming LG KC550 Orsay camera cell phone which, apart from sporting 5 megapixel photo capture capabilities courtesy of its integrated Schneider-Kreuznach lens also includes six games that utilise the KC550?s built-in gyroscopic motion sensor allowing for ?gesture style? gaming either on the handset or, ...
Touch Screen Audi & BMW cell phones
2008-06-06 05:48:00 We loved the Ferrari cell phone and we knew that it was just a matter of time until more cars joined in on the fun. If you’re not the Ferrari type, or just need a new car to use as a cell phone, you might want to try an Audi or even a BMW. You’re ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Accelerometer Cell Phones are In or Out?
2008-06-05 15:13:00 Research firms following the MEMS market segment associated with telecommunications applications are split on whether the integration of MEMS accelerometers into mobile handsets will occur in volume numbers, as opposed to MEMS-based silicon microphones and radio-frequency (RF) switches, which have r
Southwing SH240 Bluetooth Headset Gets US Release via AT&T [SH240 Featuring
2008-06-05 10:06:00 Southwing have announced that they are to make their new SH240 bluetooth headset, which features Whisper Mode, which announces incoming calls, and Auto Call Pickup technology (the latter serving to automatically answer incoming calls in three seconds without any user intervention) is to become available to US consumers exclusively through ...
Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer and other DNA defects?
2008-06-03 23:29:00 Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and CancerBy TARA PARKER-POPEPublished: June 3, 2008What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don’t? Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. “I think the safe practice,” said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain.”Dr. Vini Khurana, an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University who is an outspoken critic of cellphones, said: “I use it on the speaker-phone mode. I do not hold it to my ear.” And CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital, said that like Dr. Black he used an earpiece.Along with Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s recent diagnosis of a glioma, a type of tumor that critics have long associated with cellphone use...
Cell Phones and Cancer-
2008-06-03 16:26:00 Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.I’ve been following the stories about cell phones and cancer closely. It’s not that I use mine very often (in fact, I can...
By: Green Options
Designer Sony Ericsson Ducati Z770 Cell Phone Oozes (Positively No) Ducati
2008-05-31 14:17:00 Who would have thought that anything associated with Ducati in any way could possibly be termed as wholly undesirable but, alas, the seemingly impossible has happened thanks to Sony Ericsson?s up and coming Ducati Z770 Cell Phone which is, even as far as tie-ins are concerned (and that?s saying something) ...
Millions of 3G iPhone Units in Place Pending Rumoured 9 June Launch [3G iPh
2008-05-30 17:38:00 Rumours that Apple?s new 3G iPhone is indeed set for a 9 June launch, as is widely speculated, have been further fuelled by a detailed report published by Forbes which serves to bring together numerous sightings of mysterious shipments to various ports in the US as well as a marked ...
Fujitsu F706i Waterproof Cell Phone with Integrated TV Tuner [Watch Your Fa
2008-05-30 15:36:00 Following on from their pervious waterproof cell phones, namely the F103i and F705i (which retains the mantle of being the world?s thinnest waterproof cell phone in measuring a mere 13.7mm in thickness), Fujitsu have just announced their latest waterproof cell phone, the F706i, which comes complete with integrated TV tuner. Measuring ...
nova media unveils the missing link between OS X and cell phones!
2008-05-30 10:12:00 Berlin, 2008 — Most cell phone manufacturers do not offer a Macintosh solution, but nova media bridges the gap with FoneLink 2.0. The cell phone suite offers a familiar Mac-like solution to exchange files, synchronize data, manage SMS text messages and to backup and restore cell phone contents.
By: PhoneArea
You could also ask one of my kids but they don't answer their cell phones a
2008-05-29 23:11:00 If you want excellent horror stories, this website is the place to look. But if you want to find rap and hip hop lyrics, you essentially have one of two choices:One, become friends with Diddy, who is friends with everyone else and could just call up his rapper buddies and say something like "Hey, what was that rap you gave on your third album?"Or, two, look up your Rap Lyrics on Rap Artists -- your number one site for rap and hip hop on the Internet. They've got artists, listings, lyrics, and more, all updated pretty much daily.Diddy's not returning your calls anyway. So try method two and even if you don't know Diddy, you'll still be cool.
Samsung Follows Soul Success with Soulb Bar Cell Phone [Original Soul?s Ada
2008-05-29 16:05:00 Considering the phenomenal success of Samsung?s Soul it was only a matter of time until we saw a variation on the Soul theme appear and, never ones to disappoint, Samsung have just released details concerning their new Soulb candy-bar style cell phone which, according to Samsung?s press release, manages to ...
The Pros and Cons of the Apple iPhone
2008-05-29 07:00:00 Thinking of buying the Apple iphone but not sure if you should. Should you wait for something better to hit the market? There are some pros and cons to this new and extraordinary gadget that should be considered before purchasing it. Why you should not buy the iphone The iphone does have its flaws and disadvantages ...
By: Resources zone
More Evidence Of A New iPhone?
2008-05-29 04:28:00 Only a few weeks until the 2008 WWDC, where Apple CEO Steve Jobs is giving the keynote speech. Will there be a next-gen iPhone? Here's some alleged evidence:http://www.macrumors.c-om/2008/05/28/more-confirmation--of-3g-iphone-case-design/http:-//www.macrumors.com/2008/05/27/-more-white-3g-iphone-photos/htt-p://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/2-6/solar-lcd-powered-ipods-iphon-es-and-laptops/ (Solar powered iPhone? That's kinda weird.)http://www.macrumors.com-/2008/05/22/latest-iphone-2-0-b-eta-adds-geo-tagging-to-photos/-
By: Blog Zone
3 in 1 Charger Kit (1000mA) for LG Cell Phones for only $6.99
2008-05-29 04:13:00 Simply plug the charger into your car's cigarette lighter socket Built-in charging circuitry protects your car against back-flow current Charger fits both standard and auxiliary car power outlets
I-O Data Announce Mini Bluetooth 2.0 EDR Keyboard for Cell Phones, PDAs [Po
2008-05-28 19:02:00 On a day that has rapidly transpired to be dominated by keyboards (having already featured the distinctive Look@Me Emoticon Keyboard to the Onkyo KM-2W Brushed Aluminium Wireless Keyboard) we now have this mini Bluetooth keyboard from I-O Data, seemingly known ...
IOGear?s GearJuice Range Expanded with GMP3001 Ultra Compact GearJuice Resc
2008-05-28 18:14:00 IOGear have added to their GearJuice range of chargers with their new, ultra compact GMP3001 GearJuice Emergency Gadget Charger which comes with integrated mini-USB connection allowing the device to offer a backup charge of all manner of gadgetry ? from ...
Powermonkey eXplorer-Solar Charger for Cell Phones, MP3 Players, iPods, PDA
2008-05-27 07:31:00 Imagine you’re at the beach and your cell phone dies because the battery is dead! This solar charger comes to your rescue. Featuring is the ultra compact Powermonkey-eXplorer kit lets you charge whatever, whenever. The Powermonkey get its juice from the solar-slave or directly from the outlet. the solar slave can ...
By: GadgetGrid
Apple Hopes to Cash in With Ringtones, Music Downloads For iPhone
2008-05-24 16:45:00 Apple and music label have high hopes that new music offerings will yield big profits.There's some moving and shaking going on between Apple and the major music labels. Preceding the release of the new 3G iPhone, Apple is looking for new ways to cash in on its growing popularity. And music labels are hoping to get perks of their own, by haggling with Apple to loosen some of its long time policies which have irked the labels.First, Apple and the labels are in talks for possible over-the-air downloads. Previously, the iPhone could not directly download songs via its cellular broadband network. However, thanks to faster speeds from the 3G networks, it should be possible at last to download songs on the go.Standing in the way are the music labels who are arguing that Apple needs to pay a higher price for over-the-air downloads, as opposed to standard downloads. The labels current sell standard downloads wholesale for 70 cents, which Apple in turn resells on its iTunes store for 99...
Samsung Instinct M800 3G GPS Touchscreen Coming To Sprint [Instinct Becomes
2008-05-23 12:41:00 Whilst its been known for a while that Sprint are due to carry Samsung?s 3G, GPS enable M800 Instinct ? which is widely seen as direct competition to Apple?s up and coming 3G iPhone ? until now Spirit had remained reasonably tight lipped concerning its availability (though we knew I would be sometime in June) however, Sprint have just announced that, for those interested in availing themselves of Samsung?s Instinct, the 20th June is a date for your diary.
Sending Free SmS Orkut Mobile Applications
2008-05-23 02:12:00 Ever Imagine that orkut Will provide you with that application which will help you to connect with yours friends every time ,Orkut have added Mobile applications that will helps you in sending Free Text SmS Voice Message Or Photo Messages from orkut to yours Friends Mobiles ,But the condition is that ...
By: Orkut Tricks
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