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Kickback-Accused Apple Exec Must Allow Access to Safety Deposit Boxes Before Being Released on Bail [Apple]

Paul Shin Devine, a midlevel Apple global supply manager accused of acception $1 million in kickbacks in exchange for Apple secrets has already been caught stuffing $150,000 into shoeboxes at his home. Now authorities are demanding access to his two safety deposit boxes. The explanation given is that ...

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Air Bags Make Falling Off a Horse Fun-Or In any case Less Deadly [Safety]

Fall off the horse? The simplest thing to do is to get right back on. That's easier in the event that your not spurting organ goo out of every ruptured pore. In step with the Times, equestrians have turned to airbags. From Katie Thomas's story about air bags ...

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DIY Laser Pointer Safety Test [Safety]

Whether you're a typical presentation giver or you only wish to pop balloons and start fires, laser pointers are getting way more common, albeit unsafe, household objects. Here's tips on how to build a small rig to discover your laser pointer's safety. A recent study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology found that some ...

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Another Foxconn Worker Dies Despite New Safety Nets In Place [Foxconn Suicides]

Despite installing safety nets around the building premises, a 22-year old female worker at Foxconn\'s Kunshan factory committed suicide early yesterday morning. She only joined Foxconn at the tip of March, where she worked packaging plastics. Miss Liu was apparently saved by the protection nets rigged up several months ago in reaction to the spate of ...

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Public safety agencies want D Block for themselves, FCC still seeking auction

The 700MHz \'D Block\' has been the subject of much debate over the last few years, primarily because the FCC\'s master plan to auction it off -- yet require the winner to open up the waves for public safety use on command -- didn\'t exactly pan out. Post-failure, the agency made clear its plans to ...

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Toshiba to develop SCiB battery for electric vehicles

Toshiba will be working closely with Mitsubishi Motors to offer the SCiB battery to electric vehicles (EV) in the near future, and we can only presume that this will happen in Japan first before any other country. The SCiB has been touted to be Toshib…

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Conquest wheelchair motorcycle

The Conquest wheelchair motorcycle is an interesting mode of transportation, where it will be powered by an 1170 CC BMW engine with six forward gears and reverse. Don’t laugh at this two-wheeled steed, it is full well capable of hitting 0-60 mph in just 7.6 seconds, maxing out at 105 mph. This bike is fully road tested and meets the US safety standards, and with a small engine like that when compared to cars, you can be sure of saving a whole lot more on fuel in the long run assuming you don’t go full throttle all the time. The downside to this? You can’t squeeze in between cars and other tight spaces when you’re in a hurry.

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Chrysler’s Peapod NEV killed in bankruptcy

Chrysler’s Peapod neighborhood electric vehicle always seemed like more of an experiment than a profit-maker, and unfortunately idealism isn’t too popular with creditors — according to Edmunds, the Peapod was canceled in March as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Apparently adapting the Peapod’s button-cute design to federal safety standards was overly expensive, so Chrysler and new part-owner Fiat will convert the existing Fiat 500 to electric operation. The Peapod design and other assets are up for sale, so there’s a chance someone else will pick up the pieces, and Peapod designer Peter Arnell may yet build a full-speed EV in the future, so we’ll keep our eyes open.

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Nintendo offers (standard) warning regarding children playing games in 3D

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime mentioned during a recent interview that people should be wary of their children playing 3D games for too long (or for any time at all). I suppose it’s a good idea to be on the record with this since the DS audience skews pretty low, but really, there’s no difference between Nintendo’s warning and Samsung’s.

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Pay what you want for Kiddix OS

From Microsoft Bob to Edubuntu there have been a number of attempts at making computers of various sorts easier and more useful for young people. Another participant in this space is Kiddix, “a complete operating system and software environment for children, built from the ground up with your family’s needs and safety in mind.” Kiddix [...]

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Shock study: Adult Web sites are filled with malware

Wow, who would have guessed that visiting adult Web sites would be dangerous to the health of your computer? I mean, of all of the genres of sites out there—sports, tech, politics, books, etc.—the last I would have predicted to be dangerous was adult ones. Thanks, International Secure System Lab

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Zomm wireless leash for phones now available

Zomm is a weirdly named device that functions as a leash without wires for your Bluetooth-enabled handset. Pairing it to your phone takes a single button click, and should your handset stray 30 feet away from you (or vice versa), the Zomm will vibrate, flash, and sound an alarm. Perfect for those who are always forgetful whenever they get up and about. The Zomm also doubles up as a Bluetooth speakerphone and personal safety alarm, while pressing the center button for nine seconds will enable it to let out loud panic alarm that ought to capture the attention of folks around. The Zomm will come in either black or white colors, retailing for $79.99 a pop as it hits Best Buy stores from next month onwards.

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