As though they don’t already spend enough time welded to their cellphones , Microsoft Mobile has now collaborated with menswear fashion designer A. Sauvage to create a pair of "techno-trousers" that will mean that a man never needs to be parted from his cell, even to charge its battery.
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In the March 14th edition of the Financial Times, Richard Waters writes: "What people choose to strap to their wrists has much to do not just with ease of use, but also fashion and self image." Swiss watch makers, who sell the most timepieces, know that their customers aren’t just paying big bucks "just because they want to know the time."
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One of the main causes of insomnia is watching TV in bed, but turning off the TV and picking up a book doesn’t help, if the book you’re reading is on a back lit e-reader.
A new study shows that a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous “backlit” displays causes melatonin suppression, which might lead to delayed bedtimes, especially in teens.
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Several worrisome laws that restrict our freedom have been passed recently and now Apple has patented technology which would allow governments and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, from any public gathering or venue they deem "sensitive," meaning that these powers will have control over what can and cannot be documented on wireless devices during any public event.
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