Audio Reality: Bluetooth for the Blind

The Register has a neat little article about the Talking Points system, aimed at describing environments for the blind. The system, developed at the University of Michigan, revolves around a series of bluetooth beacons, each of which sends out a pre-programmed audio message...

Connected with the World yet Out of Touch with our Immediate Surroundings

Ben Stein starts his Everybody's Business Column of August 24 (NYT) Connected, Yes, But Hermetically Sealed by quoting Jean-Jacques Rousseau "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"... The chains in question are not physical ones but rather of the electronic kind. ...

Corzine Undergoes 3rd Procedure to Drain Lung Fluid

The real news in the whole Imus "scandal" is that the governor of the state of New Jersey, racing towards a staged apology event, was involved in a horrible car accident. "Surgery on Gov. Jon S. Corzine's injured leg was successful Saturday and he is slowly recovering from...

Study: Surroundings play key role in diet (AP)

" NEW YORK - How many M&MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that's a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat. It explains why, for example, people who used to be...