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Distracted Walking: Injuries Soar for Pedestrians on Phones

By Guest PostJune 24, 2013Health, Technologycell phone, cpsc, database, deaths, derek troyer, distracted driving injuries, distracted pedestrians, distracted walking, ed maceyko, emergency rooms, infographic, injuries, jack nasar, ohio state, pedestrians, phones, traffic accidents

Cell Phone Use Not Just Dangerous for Drivers, Study Finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 1,500 pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cell phone while walking, according to a new nationwide study.

The number of such injuries has more than doubled since 2005, even though the total number of pedestrian injuries dropped during that time. And researchers believe that the actual number of injured pedestrians is actually much higher than these results suggest. (more…)

UMass Amherst Survey Shows Widespread Public Opposition to ‘Killer Robots,’ Support for New Ban Campaign

By Guest PostJune 22, 2013Technologyamericans, amherst, autonomous weaponry, bipartisan, charli carpenter, duck of minerva, forms of weapons, fully autonomous weapons, human rights, human rights watch, international affairs blog, killer robots, lethal military, machines, military family members, military technology, new ban campaign, pre emptive ban, protect the troops, public opposition, stop killer robots, university of massachusetts, yougov america

Active and former military among those most opposed to autonomous weaponry

AMHERST, Mass. – The results of a new survey by the University of Massachusetts Amherst show that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum oppose the outsourcing of lethal military and defense targeting decisions to machines. The opposition to autonomous weaponry is bipartisan, with the strongest opposition on the far left and far right, and among active and former members of the military.

A random sample of 1,000 Americans was asked how they felt about military technology that could take humans out of the loop altogether, dubbed “killer robots” by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, an international coalition of non-governmental organizations launched in April that is working to ban-fully autonomous weapons. The survey was posted today at the website Duck of Minerva, an international affairs blog. (more…)

Understanding the How-To of Effective Communication in Small Groups

By Guest PostJune 21, 2013Technologyblogs, brockport, decision making groups, effective communication, formulaic, group based communication, internal constraints, jennifer ervin, joseph bonito, lego robotics, monica everett haynes, naqc, new york, north american quitline, question, rachel baughman, small group communication, small groups, state university, text to quit, understanding, university of arizona

UA researcher Joseph Bonito is investigating the communication habits of decision-making groups, including North American Quitline staff members and youth involved in Lego robotics teams, to advance what is known about small group communication.

It is likely a daily occurrence: People hold well-intentioned meetings that ultimately turn out to be ineffective.

Why? The list of variables can be astonishingly long, said Joseph Bonito, a University of Arizona communication professor who specializes in small group communication. (more…)

QONQR triumphs in fierce mobile games market

By Guest PostJune 20, 2013Technologyandy pickett, conquer, donn felker, jeff diercks, jessy houle, justin peck, microsoft bizspark, microsoft sql azure, microsoft technologies, minneapolis, mobile games market, player in tokyo, qonqr, scott davis, twin cities startup, windows phone marketplace

Microsoft BizSpark startup combines an inspired gaming premise, rigorous execution and progressive business choices to rise above competition.

REDMOND, Wash. — June 20, 2013 — Mobile users can choose from a vast array of games, so how can game makers stand out in the saturated competitive market?

Typically, success comes either from spending a fortune on marketing or from simply getting lucky, according to QONQR CEO Scott Davis. QONQR (pronounced “conquer”) has crafted a third path: Making a number of contrarian choices that helped lift the startup to profitability and gain a growing base of rabidly enthusiastic customers. (more…)

Maintaining a Satellite Link: GTRI Agile Aperture Antenna Technology is Tested on an Autonomous Ocean Vehicle

By Guest PostJune 19, 2013Technologyagile aperture, antenna technology, autonomous surface vehicle, autonomy, boat bobs, california, georgia tech, gregory kiesel, gtri, information, jim maloney, kbps, liquid robotics, matthew habib, meteorology, military radio, national security, ocean data, oceanography, offshore energy, phased array solution, research institute, richard scoop jackson, software, solar panels, substrat, transmit, wave glider, wave powered

Antenna technology originally developed to quickly send and receive information through a software-defined military radio may soon be used to transmit ocean data from a wave-powered autonomous surface vehicle. The technology, the lowest-power method for maintaining a satellite uplink, automatically compensates for the movement of the antenna as the boat bobs around on the ocean surface.

The Agile Aperture Antenna technology developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is expected to provide a more reliable and faster method of transmitting video, audio and environmental data – such as salinity, temperature, fluorescence and dissolved oxygen – from an ocean vehicle to land via satellite. (more…)

What marketing action makes you business tycoon

By Guest PostJune 18, 2013Economy, Technologyblogger, business developers, business tycoon, business venture, creative, designing t shirts, editorial calendar, Facebook, human resources, know how, lina, marketing action, marketing promotion tools, personal interactions, promotion medium, social media, websites, word of mouth, writer, young generation, your competitors

To be successful in any business venture, one needs to be creative and utilize all the marketing promotion tools effectively, so as to come up as a successful business developer. One needs to perform certain actions to create a name for oneself in the niche area of specialization.

Below are listed certain tips and rules that one need to follow, so as to become a successful business entrepreneur.

1.) Getting creative

You need to be creative in promoting your business venture. the competition is extremely tough and one needs to be a step ahead of the competitors. Suppose, you are in the business of designing t shirts for young generation. Take help from social media websites as Facebook as the same offers huge potential to promote your product and service. (more…)

Oscar winner Randy Thom discusses sound design in first film of new series

By Guest PostJune 17, 2013Technologycastaway, cell phone, computer, forrest gump, human technology interactions, Microsoft, new film series, on the whiteboard, origin, oscar winner, pamela woon, randy thom, skywalker ranch, tablet, Technology, the incredibles

Microsoft’s new film series “On the Whiteboard” explores topics at the intersection of technology and culture, and introduces people, places and things behind the products.

REDMOND, WASH. – June 17, 2013 – In the first episode of Microsoft’s new film series “On the Whiteboard,” Editor Pamela Woon chats with two-time Oscar winner Randy Thom about the (often underestimated) importance of sound in human-technology interactions.

Thom, the lead sound designer at Skywalker Ranch who worked on films such as The Incredibles, Castaway and Forrest Gump, says that people rarely consider the significance of those signature sounds that come from their trusty devices, whether it be a cell phone, a computer or a tablet. (more…)

Designing a culturally enlightened experience for the car of the future

By Guest PostJune 13, 2013Technologyair canada, americans, asia, automotive team, bangkok, Beijing, big data, brazil, car, carmakers, david walker, design technology, disney, future, Germany, gridlock traffic, john hendricks, machine learning, mega cities, melissa quintanilha, Microsoft, paramount, seoul, technology patterns, user experience, windows embedded, wood car

Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Automotive team is creating automotive solutions that meet the needs of drivers and passengers in Brazil, Beijing and points in between.

REDMOND, Wash. — June 12, 2013 — Nothing epitomizes the American car experience like the road trip. For many Americans, the image of a two-lane highway stretching toward the horizon evokes a certain sense of adventure and longing for the open road, to pack your bags and head out with no itinerary or timeline. The opposite is true in Asia, where the adventure stems more from the perpetual traffic jams and unpredictable driver behavior in mega-cities like Bangkok, Beijing and Seoul. (more…)

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