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Study finds many people with hemianopia have difficulty detecting pedestrians while driving
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have found that--when tested in a driving simulator--patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) have significantly more difficulty detecting ...
Waze turning road warriors into map builders
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Technology startup Waze is tapping into the collective knowledge of road warriors in order to make life more pleasant for drivers while creating reliable street maps.
In early Alzheimer's, when to give up the car keys
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving.
Virtual solution to driving phobias
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world.
The unicycling clown phenomenon: Talking, walking and driving with cell phone users
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Everyone tends to float off into space once in a while and fail to see what is sitting there right in front of them. Recently researchers decided to put the theory of "inattentional blindness" to the test: the unicycling ...
Heart patients running the red light on traffic restrictions
Oct 27, 2009 |
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More than half of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) don't get any counselling on their ability to drive after angioplasty - and this could be putting lives in danger, Dr. Ravi Bajaj told the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular ...
States send mixed message on texting and driving
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a ...
AT&T to start selling Garmin nuvifone in October
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After more than a year of delays, Garmin Ltd.'s GPS unit/wireless device hybrid nuvifone is finally going on sale in the U.S.
Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.
Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.
Navigon 8100T GPS with 3D Panorama View
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Navigon, the leader in the navigation market, today announced the launch of its new flagship product, the NAVIGON 8100T. The 8100T is a new dimension in navigation that revolutionizes map ...
TomTom to pay Microsoft to end patent fight
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, on Monday said it settled a patent dispute over car navigation technology with TomTom NV for an undisclosed amount.
Drivers of convertibles may be at risk for noise-induced hearing loss
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Drivers who frequently take to the road with the top down may be risking serious damage to their hearing, according to research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) ...
Google Maps combines with Google Local
Oct 07, 2005 |
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Google Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., says it has combined its Google Maps service with Google Local, moving both out of beta, or testing, status.
