Archive for February, 2007

mixd nixed

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

I got a text message the other day from mixd indicating that their test is over and they will be closing down the service. Mixd is taking a break Thanks for being a part of the Mixd pilot study. On February 25th, we'll end the pilot and the service will no longer ...

New York may ban iPods while crossing street

Friday, February 9th, 2007

New York State Sen. Carl Kruger says three pedestrians in his Brooklyn district have been killed since September upon stepping into traffic while distracted by an electronic device. In one case bystanders screamed "watch out" to no avail. Kruger says he will introduce legislation on Wednesday to ban the use ...

Don’t Flip, ROLL Open your phone

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

It started with the bag phone, went to the brick, then to the flip phone, to the candybar, and now we have the "roll phone." Telecom Italia and Polymer Vision announce the CELLULAR-BOOK; a cell phone combined with a new low-power, flexible display which has a resolution and readability factor comparable ...