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When seconds count SafeAwake smoke alarm aid gives you an edge

September 11, 2012

Saving lives when fire strikes.

In addition to conventional smoke alarms, tactile response is proven more effective in saving lives. SafeAwake is designed to work in conjunction with a functioning traditional smoke alarm by adding a flashing light and a loud, low frequency audible sound that even the hearing impaired may hear. It also sets off a motorized bed shaker that literally pulls each and every sleeper from deep slumber; and warns them of smoke and possible fire.

When seconds could mean the difference between life and death, the SafeAwake provides a significant edge for you and your family.

SafeAwake is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart, so come can check out this and all the other amazing inventions!

Recently, company spokesman Timothy Shaffer took time to answer a few questions about safety for the deaf and hearing impaired, SBIR Grants and international patents…

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Analysis, Business, government, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend

World’s toughest law banning logo’s on cigarette packs upheld in Australia

August 15, 2012

Tobacco companies fear the law will set a global precedent that could slash billions from the values of their brands.

The highest court in Australia upheld the world’s toughest law on cigarette promotion Wednesday. The law prohibits tobacco company logos on cigarette packs that will instead show cancer-riddled mouths, blinded eyeballs and sickly children.

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Analysis, Internet, Latest Trend, Music, Science & Technology News

Teens listen to more music through YouTube than any other source

August 15, 2012

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Most popular music video on YouTube right now.

Forty-eight percent of consumers in the U.S. still see radio as the dominant way to discover new music, according to Nielsen’s latest “Music 360” report. For almost two-thirds of U.S. teenagers, however, Google’s YouTube is now a more important source of music than radio (54%), iTunes (53%) and CDs (50%).

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Animals, Art, Crazy Photos, Crazy Stuff, Culture, Humor, Photo Perspectives

Top 10 Photos of the Week

August 14, 2012

It’s one thing when the pilot is tired, but when the plane itself is exhausted…

Quote of the Day: “I’ve been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn’t require my presence.” – – Garry Trudeau

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend

More car buyers are skipping the test drive: Study

August 14, 2012

Buying a car often is the second-largest purchase most people will ever make.

They could be called digital test-drivers. According to a new study, more than one in 10 new-car shoppers, armed with online research, now buy vehicles without taking a test drive.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

The future of personal computing

August 14, 2012

The cloud is starting to become the “mainframe” in the sky.

We are seeing the greatest shakeup in the world of computing that has ever taken place. Three kinds of devices defined what computing was all about over a period of about 50 years. We started out with mainframes, moved on to mini-computers and in the early ’80s entered the era of the personal computer.

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Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Google eyeing new project: Same-day delivery

August 14, 2012

Google’s self-driving car.

According to a plugged-in industry source Google is eyeing a new project: same-day delivery. At first, this seemed like a ridiculous idea. But after some thought the idea kind of makes sense.

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend

New federal obesity statistics show Mississippi fattest, Colorado thinnest

August 14, 2012

The rate for the South was 29.5%, followed by the Midwest at 29%, the Northeast at 25.3% and the West at 24.3%.

On Monday, the federal government released its “obesity map”, outlining the rates of obesity and how rates in the states compare. Colorado gets the svelte bragging rights, with 20.7% of its adults obese. At the other end of the scale is Mississippi, with a rate of 34.9%.

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Analysis, Big Problems, Business, Science & Technology News

Legitimate e-book lending site taken down by angry authors

August 13, 2012

A pack of digital authors ganged up on a useful site that connected e-book consumers and shut them down.

The process of lending an e-book is complicated and much of it is a result of conflicting DRM locks and platforms as well as a reluctance on the part of publishers to allow their books to be loaned. But authors can also be a roadblock when it comes to lending, and we’ve just had a classic example of how that can happen with the brouhaha over LendInk, a service that allowed readers to connect with others in order to share e-books. The site has effectively been put out of business by a virtual lynch mob of authors claiming it breached their rights, even though what it was doing was perfectly legal.

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government, Science & Technology News

Every poor family in India may get a cell phone under a new government plan

August 13, 2012

The Indian government is planning to give one mobile phone to every family living below the poverty line.

The Indian government is considering giving one mobile phone to every family living below the poverty line, according to Today Online.

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Business, Globalism, Great Videos, Science & Technology News

How Satyamev Jayate, India’s favorite TV show uses data to change the world

August 13, 2012

The show analyzes the millions of messages they receive on controversial issues to do everything from planning future episodes to pushing for political change.

In India every Sunday morning millions of people in India tune in to watch Bollywood star Aamir Khan host one of the country’s highest-rated television shows, Satyamev Jayate. Only unlike so many popular programs, Satyamev Jayate doesn’t involve a singing competition or a collection of volatile strangers living under the same roof. It’s a documentary program tackling some of the country’s most-sensitive topics, and it has the whole country — indeed, the whole world — talking. In order to funnel millions of messages a week into something valuable, the shows producers have turned to big data. (video)

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New Inventions, Robots, Science & Technology News

MIT’s autonomous robotic plane’s indoor flight: Video

August 13, 2012

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Academic and industry researchers have been working for decades on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Dozens of research teams have competed in a series of autonomous-helicopter challenges posed by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); progress has been so rapid that the last two challenges have involved indoor navigation without the use of GPS.

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