June 22, 08 by Daniel Foster
Planning on getting in a car accident soon? Most people never think it will happen to them, but tragedies on the road are an everyday occurence. Many of these tragedies are the result of a person becoming trapped in a burning or flooded car. One product, however, hopes to change the lot of many accident victims. Known as the Life Hammer, it is designed as an escape tool for motorists stranded in their cars. Weighing just a few ounces and built of the high quality materials in Europe, the Life Hammer can break through car windows and seat belts quickly, a feat few tools by themselves are capable of.
Though I don’t own a Life Hammer myself, friends of mine who have bought one have yet to regret their purchases. One told me he felt much safer about crossing a certain bridge to work everyday, while another explained that while the Life Hammer set him back a few bucks, it’s a small price to pay if it saves his life or the life of a fellow motorist.
The Life Hammer can be had for $14.95 at Amazon. A few dollars from your wallet is easy to replace, but the life of a loved one isn’t.
June 21, 08 by Calandra Leslie
Employers who have their Internet and cellular access outsourced will now need to have clear contracts governing privacy expectations when it comes to employee text-messaging and e-mails.
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June 21, 08 by Calandra Leslie
The Intempo Rebel not only lets you listen to music over the radio, but it also downloads it straight to an SD card and removes unwanted intermissions and commercials. Read more about this interesting new gadget after the jump.
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June 19, 08 by Calandra Leslie
It all seems like one giant anti-climax. Firefox Download Day reminds me of the countless New Years Eve parties I have been to where one expects the best party on Earth, and it turns into some mediocre dinner party where everyone is waiting for midnight. So seems to be the hyped release of Firefox 3’s Download Day.
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June 17, 08 by Calandra Leslie
Kensington Computer Products Group announced that at the end of this month they will be releasing ShareCentral, a USB peripheral sharing device that will allow sharing of up to five USB peripheral devices between any two computers.
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June 15, 08 by Calandra Leslie
According to Reuters, Microsoft has offered to pay $1 Billion to Yahoo for its search business, a move that would have given the Internet giant an additional $1 Billion extra in annual revenue. Instead, the long-time search engine and email provider has opted to parter up with Google in a relationship that is going to permanently change Yahoo.
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June 15, 08 by Calandra Leslie
Just when I think I have seen it all, something interesting struck me in the news about Google. In a recent article in Slate, there is a discussion going on about how some conservative groups and websites are angry that Google has chosen to ignore holidays such as Memorial Day in its logos, instead giving attention to events like the Persian New Year.
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June 15, 08 by Calandra Leslie
Although very little is being reported on it in international news, Sweden is currently proposing a new wiretap bill that could effect wire based communications around the world. The bill gives the National Defense Radio Establishment (or FRA in Swedish) the right to monitor all wire based communications in and out of the country, including packets of data which can be transmitted through multiple geographically dispersed hops before reaching their final destinations.
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June 14, 08 by Calandra Leslie
With vacation season starting to get underway, the latest buzz is about CradlePoint’s CTR500 3G travel router. The router, which is touted on the companies website as being “the most compact…in the world,” is unique in that it accepts both Express Card and USB-style Cellular Modems, and supports most of the popular modems and handsets of the major carriers. PC Perspective did a recent review of the device, the lowdown of which you can read after the jump.
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June 12, 08 by Calandra Leslie
You have probably never heard of it. I know I never have, but as of the end of next month Windows Live Expo, Microsoft’s answer to Craigslist, will no longer exist. In a David and Goliath like battle, it looks like the little guy has won.
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