BEEP! I'm Saving Your Life!

Have you ever fallen asleep while driving? Are you prone to nodding off and awakening to oncoming traffic?

If the answers are "Yes," you might want to get one of this Drowse Prevention Alarm.



When you stick it in your ear and tilt your head more than 10 degrees, the alarm will sound off. Hopefully, you will wake up just in time to save your life and many others' life. This device has a high and low volume setting. You can arrange it wisely to reduce the chances of accidents and casualties.

In fact, this device is only available in Japan for now at 1500 Yen (Approx. US$12) each. If you are interested to buy one, you might want to check with Revex to see if you can purchase it online internationally or not. (Product Page here.)

Sources:
1) http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/05/drowse-prevention-alarm-startles-drivers-prevents-accidents/
2) http://www.plasticbamboo.com/2007/03/04/drowse-prevention-alarm/


Any Future Potentials?

Well, this device might seem to be a toy to many people, but what if it becomes part of your Bluetooth handsfree devices? Will it sound more attractive to own one? If so, accidents in California or the United States, or even Worldwide would have a greater chance to be minimized if people will try this additional feature while an additional off-low-high switch is all it takes.

Furthermore, I am thinking if this Drowse Prevention Alarm has WiFi or RFID technology equipped, drivers nearby can be alerted too. This can be rather helpful to prevent accidents by keeping a distance from sleepy or careless drivers.

If this device cannot help you to stay awake, carpool with your friends or take public transportations.

Follow Up on "Bye, bye buttons?"

If you are still interested in the LG Prada KE850 that I mentioned in the previous entry, "Bye, bye buttons?", here is an update of it from people who went to the CeBIT 2007 in Germany:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/hands-on-with-the-lg-prada/

Also, the rumors of the Google Phone finally have some breakthrough. Although Google declined to further comment on the speculations, it didn't deny any possibilities that it might have a Google Phone in the future as some Google engineers are working on one. Read it here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070319/tc_pcworld/129959;_ylt=AifC0_agihFPtDH4xqc2pYUjtBAF

Bye, bye buttons?

I read an article (Read it here.) today, and the title is "What cellphone did Steve Jobs use before he had an iPhone?" Amazingly, I never asked myself this question.

Well, it has been two months since Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc. (Yes, they already changed the name to Apple Inc. instead of Apple Computers.), announced Apple's new product - the iPhone (Read more here.), but the words are still spreading, and more rumors of other touchscreen cellphones are spreading around. Some are even saying that Google will release its touchscreen G-phone to kill the iPhone. While rumor has it, LG is actually working on its collaboration with Prada - the KE850 (Official Site here.), which is officially the first touchscreen cellphone in the market (Read more here.), and it is going to be out in the Asia and Europe market by this month.



While many are still looking forward to the release of the iPhone in May/June in the US market, I am actually having fun with my touchscreen camera (Sony Cybershot T50). Although it took time to adapt to the touchscreen menu, touch panel is making life much easier. The "buttons" are much larger, and the LCD screen is larger too because the buttons are taken out. Also, you no longer have problem keying the "delete" button by accident when viewing the pictures in the dark because it's a touchscreen - it lights up in the dark.

What do these touchscreen cellphones and cameras imply?
Touchscreen technology is emerging into our consumer electronics and it is going to be the future, and believe it or not, it is happening. Watch a video here and you will have an idea of what I am talking about.

Touchscreen is happening in our cellphones, cameras, and MP3 players, but I am thinking maybe a touchscreen laptop is going to happen very soon. In fact, who will be the first developer, Apple, Microsoft, or Sony?

Anyway, what I really want to know is: Will there be any buttons on our consumer electronics in 2010? Will all classrooms or conference rooms have a touch display instead of a white-board? Will large boutiques have a large touch display allowing customers to browse the catalog and mix and match clothes? Will I be able to move my hands on the TV monitor to pick my TV channel?

Touchscreen technology is going to be a lot of fun. I am looking forward to it.


Other related resources:
iPhone Gallery by Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/photos/first-iphone-pics/
LG Prada KE850 Video on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HHs8_OGGNs4
LG Prada KE850 Unofficial Site: http://www.mylgprada.com/