Fujitsu Develops In-car Safety Technology to Sense Drowsiness and Wake You Up
Fujitsu is developing a sophisticated sensor system that actually detects when a driver gets drowsy or begins to fall asleep. It tracks the driver’s heart rate via the steering wheel and once it notices you are falling into a slumber it starts doing annoying things in order to wake you up.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Coby Boombox Recall
Coby’s just issued a recall of 12,000 TF-DVD170 and TF-DVD176 DVD boomboxes sold between May 2006 and October 2007.
According to the US Consumer Product and Safety Commission, the portable DVD/CD/MP3 players can overheat and cause a fire.
And yes, they were manufactured in China.
For additional information, contact Coby Electronics Corp. toll-free at (877) 231-9240 between 9 [...]
Nissan Keeps Up the Safety Game
Nissan’s added a few new safety features to the one featured in this NerdGrind post. Now on this list are anti-drunk driving technology, lane departure warning system, and a gas pedal that automatically lifts up when a collision is impending. Some of these already exist on other vehicles, but hey, you can’t fault Nissan for [...]
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Nissan’s not the first to design a car to be kinder to pedestrians when the 2-ton hunks of metal ram into them, but I think they might be one of the first to design in active protection. When the Nissan Skyline Coupe hits something, its hood moves up to make the landing zone a little [...]
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