It seems every week there’s a story in the news about the number of cell phones confiscated from prison inmates. A recent incident in the American south provides a dramatic illustration why correctional facilities cannot afford to allow this problem to continue. In 2012, a North Carolina gang member with a long history of violent… Read More »
Safety in Schools Begins and Ends at Home
In the wake of recent violence and shootings in schools and the media spotlight fanning those sensitive flames, I want to add an often overlooked perspective that draws from both the technology and common sense industries. We’ll leave the gun control debates for knee-jerk citizens and their political representatives and instead focus on some solutions… Read More »
Coffee, Tea or 3G: Cell Phone Detection Takes to the Friendly Skies
We all know the drill…”Please power off and stow away all electronic devices…”. And while most of us readily comply, that doesn’t stop some inconsiderate passengers and also many of us from accidentally leaving on our cell phones and tablets during take-off. But just what are the chances of wireless interference and is there a way to… Read More »
Drive Towards Self-Driving Vehicles
This week, California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill establishing safety and performance guidelines for autonomous vehicles operating on California’s roads. For now the ones to benefit most from this is Google and their self-driving Prius which has already logged over 300,000 successful autonomous driven miles. In an All Things D interview, Google co-founder Sergey Brin says, “These… Read More »
Cell Phone Detection Growth Parallels Cell Phone Industry
Scott Schober discusses the latest anti-terrorist wireless technologies I had the opportunity to spend a part of last week in the U.K. at the Olympia Exhibition Hall and couldn’t help but notice I held a captive audience there at the Counter Terror Expo. Ever since 911, the United Kingdom, one of the U.S.’s most public… Read More »
