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In UK, Google Glass To Be Banned While Driving 214

Posted by timothy from the should-be-mandatory-for-motorcycles dept.
RockDoctor writes "Stuff magazine, a gadget oriented mag, is reporting that the UK's Department for Transport is planning to ban drivers from using Google Glass, using the same law (1988 Road Traffic Act) that is used to ban drivers from using hand-held mobile phones. While there are obvious parallels between the distraction potential of the mobile phone and of Glass, there are arguments in the other direction that the speech-control aspects of Glass could make it less distracting than, say, a touch-screen SatNav. So, to ban Glass while driving or not? Typical fines for using a mobile phone while driving are £60 cash plus three penalty points on the driving license; the points expire three years after the offence and if you accumulate 12 points then you've lost your license. Repeat offenders may experience higher fines and/ or more points. Around a million people have received the penalty since the mobile phone ban was introduced in 2003."

Comment Re:Pay for nothing (Score 1) 78

by morgandelra (#44433303) Attached to: Alcatel-Lucent Cuts Go Deeper — 7,500 Jobs Gone and Counting

I deal with ALU everyday and I say that their networking designs are finest 1990's era engineering I have ever seen. Multi-state spanning tree domains, Deathly fear of routing protocols, insanely expensive routers with crappy performance and odd limitations that are designed solely to sell insanely expensive cards. And that's just their tech, the level of bureaucracy and hate for co-existing with other vendors is astounding.
Displays

Motorola HC1: Head-Worn Computing For Workplaces With Deep Pockets 42

Posted by timothy from the remarkably-cheap-from-historical-perspective dept.
alphadogg writes "Motorola Solutions has unveiled a head-mounted, voice-controlled computer that's targeted at the military and other industries where workers need hands-free access to information. Called the HC1, the device runs on an ARM processor and has an optional camera to send back real-time video over a wireless network. Unlike Google Goggles, though, the HC1 is aimed at the enterprise market with a price tag of $4,000-$5,000 per unit. Areas the company has been experimenting with include 'high-end repair markets,' such as aircraft engines, said Paul Steinberg, CTO of Motorola Solutions (which is the part of Motorola Google did not acquire). 'Emergency medical personnel at trauma centers might be looking at this too.' The HC1 will augment what users see by providing additional data, he said. Multiple units could be networked together and share information. Video here. "

Comment Treaties (Score 3, Insightful) 257

by morgandelra (#40268995) Attached to: Drones, Computer Viruses and Blowback

The problem is that since WWII the groups we tend to fight ignore all treaties. So if we agree not to use "cyberweapons" and thus do not buld effective counter measures, we leave our stuff open to attack by groups who would not give a second thought to vilating a treaty, be it for cyber, biological, nuclear or chemical weapons.

Comment Re:Is actual usage falling? (Score 1) 129

by morgandelra (#40117189) Attached to: BitTorrent Traffic Falls In the U.S.

Not that they really need to hock wares. Thier stuff rocks, it was easily one of the best purchase decisions I ever made and I have never had a regret for it. Not to mention the group I deal with there is very very good at what they do.

Sadly, I sound like a shill, but my expierance with them has been that good.
Businesses

Video Blue Gecko is an 11 Year Old Remote Database Administration Startup (Video) Screenshot-sm 63

Posted by Roblimo from the you-no-longer-need-to-be-in-silicon-valley-to-start-a-tech-company dept.
A company that has been going since 2001 is not exactly a startup, but Blue Gecko co-founder Sarah Novotny says that maintaining a startup mindset has helped her company keep going this long, with no end in sight. If you are thinking about starting an IT business (either now or in the future), especially one you hope will have remote clients and possibly a far-flung workforce, you should listen carefully to what Sarah has to say.
Idle

Man Becomes Artist When He Sleeps 130

Posted by samzenpus from the talented-dreamer dept.
During the day 37-year-old Lee Hadwin is a nurse with no particular love or talent for art, but when he sleeps it's a different story. Lee has been sleep-drawing since he was 4 and is now quite good. Some of his pieces have sold for six figures. Despite numerous tests, doctors can't explain how he's able to draw and paint while he's not conscious, or even what stage of sleep he's in while he works. From the article: "Still, the North Wales native doesn't want to make art his career. He never studied art, and is lousy at drawing when awake. 'Art has never interested me at all,' says Hadwin, as quoted by the BBC. But just in case, he now prepares by leaving a sketchpad, brushes, and other art supplies in his bedroom."
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From Austria, the World's Smallest 3D Printer 120

Posted by timothy from the make-it-with-a-makerbot dept.
fangmcgee writes "Printers which can produce three-dimensional objects have been available for years. However, at the Vienna University of Technology, a printing device has now been developed which is much smaller, lighter and cheaper than ordinary 3D-printers. With this kind of printer, everyone could produce small, tailor-made 3D-objects at home, using building plans from the internet — and this could save money for expensive custom-built spare parts."

Comment Re:It does what, now? (Score 1) 607

by morgandelra (#35444034) Attached to: US House Subcommittee Votes To Kill Net Neutrality

... How did I make stuff up? You issued a response with several different statements. I took each statement in turn and refuted them. You then declared I took the statements out of context, said I misrepresented everything you said, even when you contradicted yourself, then said you would not continue to respond, which you then contradicted yourself again by responding. At what point am I supposed to stop thinking and blindly agree to what frothing diatribe you spout next?

And BTW I LOATHE Glenn Beck.

Don't make shit up and pretend like that's what I said when I very clearly didn't.

My god, using quote tags is now making stuff up.

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