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For most of us, a mobile phone is an instrument to talk with other people. But for B. J. Fogg, it is a means to change people’s beliefs and behaviors. Fogg, who directs the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab at the Center for the Study of Language and Information, says that in a decade, mobile phones and other portable devices like personal digital assistants (PDAs) will become a more important platform for persuasion than television is right now. Read the rest of this entry »
Remote control for the office desk
February 5th, 2007
Business travelers will soon be able to access all the information on their own computers from a cell phone. A new software program makes it possible to swiftly find documents, appointments and e-mails at any time and to forward them immediately – all from a cell phone. Read the rest of this entry »
Bedside sleep laboratory, never sleep bad again
December 11th, 2006
Patients with sleep disorders will soon be able to undergo medical examinations at home: Vital physiological functions are monitored by a “portable sleep lab”, which transmits the data directly to the physician. Read the rest of this entry »
A Cockroach with Wireless camera on it, video
May 6th, 2006
Video of a cockroach with a Wireless camera on it! Wherever it goes, it records it! Read the rest of this entry »
Mobile phones may slow your reactions
April 26th, 2006
Electromagnetic radiation from your mobile phone may impair your ability to make snap decisions, say when driving a car, an Australian study shows. Read the rest of this entry »
New student-designed system tracks firefighters, special forces
April 15th, 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The old technique of using push pins and maps to track troop movements just got a radical new upgrade for soldiers or firefighters in rugged terrains. A group of University of Florida engineering students has designed a system to locate, track and communicate with special forces troops or firefighters in remote areas where no cell towers or other communications infrastructure exist. Read the rest of this entry »
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