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Drivers who get pulled over by police might soon be reaching for their smartphones, instead of their glove compartments. A bill has been introduced in California by Assemblyman Mike Gatto. If the bill becomes passed into law, it would allow drivers to present their proof of auto insurance to law enforcement by showing the police officer their smartphone. Other states,
As the Apple roadshow rolls out of town for another few months, I doubt anyone will claim that this was a classic performance. Even the most zealous worshipper has to admit that it was a straightforward and by the numbers presentation with no real surprises. You might even argue that there have been two mediocre events in a row and
At this time of year the technology circus does its tour of the world....CES in Las Vegas, MWC in Barcelona and CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. Interspersed are product launches by major companies like Apple. When Apple and subsequently Microsoft decided to move away from the industry events and do their own mini-shows, many commentators noted that it was disappointing that
The great thing about CES is that every now and then an unknown shows off something cool. I'd never heard of Fulton Innovation but they have smart products based around wireless power transmission. Todd learns more about eCoupled from Dave Baarman. Fulton Innovation have developed an inductive coupling solution that scales from simply making a magazine cover light up as
Nanotech waterproof coatings have been quite the fashion at CES this year but Liquipel's offering is a little bit different. Todd and Steve learn more from Kevin Bacon of Liquipel. Liquipel have developed a nanotechnology-based liquid-repelling coating for electronic devices that makes the device waterproof for short periods of immersion. This sounds pretty much like ever other waterproofing technology on
Polkast thinks that it's better to have your files in your control in your home or office rather than the nebulous cloud. Andy talks to Dave from Polkast on how they do this but still give you access from your smartphone. Polkast consists of two components, a server app that's installed on the PC or Mac where all the documents
CourseSmart is a higher education content delivery system that delivers e-textbooks to over 2.5 million students and faculty members. Sean Devine, CEO of CourseSmart talks to Jeffrey and Andy about the system. CourseSmart brings together content producers and content consumers, typically publishers, lecturers and students in over 7,000 universities and colleges. The organisation is owned by a group of publishers but