A recent study compared driving while using a cell phone to drunk driving, a comparison so easily comprehended and so distasteful to most people that its impact was assured. But the dramatic study was only a means to an end.
Talking camera "reads" printed materials, such as newspapers and office memos, for blind and visually-impaired people. It promises to help them towards fuller and more productive lives.
The world's two-billionth cell phone user was connected up in July. The milestone is a reminder that it is still not clear if the devices are a health menace. Cell phone makers and service carriers say No, but health fears persist.
Employers with zealous, uncomplaining employees and near negligible absenteeism might be forgiven for feeling blessed, but they might be better to feel wary.
Every 50 years or so a writing instrument is invented that represents a design milestone. A pen promoted as "ergonomically efficient" may signal the next milestone.
New book looks at human error in accidents as a result, not a cause, and offers guidance on preventing it. In an interview about the book, the senior author takes a provocative line on the practice of ergonomics.
Driving while under the influence of alcohol can be deadly, and new research shows driving while using a cell phone has the same or an even greater potential for accidents.