Articles tagged “Cell Phone Safety”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Social Networking Offers High-Tech Answers for Ending Street Harassment By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Oct 26 2010 Harassmap takes advantage of constant access to social media sites via cell phone to give women a way to monitor and avoid the worst areas. + READ MORE

Smart Phones That Shift Shape To Send Alerts to Users By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Oct 20 2010 What if, rather than get an audio or visual cue from your smart phone that your battery is low or that you've received a new message, the phone changes shape? In situations such as at movie theaters, you could still know what's going on with your phone without having to disturb everyone around you. This new shape shifting technology isn't so unrealistic; in fact, it's already underway. + READ MORE

First Device to Transmit Sign Language Over Cellular Networks Is Field Tested By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Aug 17 2010 For deaf people, using a telephone can be a cumbersome ordeal that includes special equipment and services that connect callers through translators. Cell phones have become incredibly useful tools for the deaf community, but it's their texting capabilities that are so valuable. Yet students at University of Washington are helping to make cell phones convenient for deaf and hard-of-hearing people to communicate face to face. Making a quick call is soon to be a whole lot easier. + READ MORE

Ever Wondered What's Really In Your Cell Phone? Wonder No More By Sara Novak IN Tech & Transport Aug 1 2010 Have you ever thought of it from the cell phone's perspective? Well now you will and in the process, learn what's really in your cell phone. You'll see that its parts are sourced all over, I mean all over the world. And they could be designed in a much better way so that they could be updated, instead of thrown out, and dissembled instead of just sent to the landfill. + READ MORE

Simple Attachment for Cell Phones Provides Cheap, Fast Eye Exams By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Jul 7 2010 A quicker, cheaper way to determine a person's prescription for eyeglasses to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism can come with a cell phone and simple attachment device. + READ MORE

Cell Phones Stopping Street Harassment With Hollaback's New iPhone App By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect May 20 2010 Street harassment can easily ruin your day, and can sometimes spiral into a frightening experience. However, Hollaback offers a place to get a little payback. + READ MORE

New Chips for Cell Phones Sense Toxic Air By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport May 19 2010 Cell phones have been singled out for years as the perfect device in which to embed air quality sensors. And one team from University California, San Diego has invented a chip that could be the solution. + READ MORE

JoinAfrica Covering Continent with Free Wi-Fi By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport May 18 2010 But while cell phones seem to be ubiquitous, wifi networks to connect to the Internet are not. Kayak.com co-founder Paul English wants to change that, and cover Africa with free or low-cost wi-fi. + READ MORE

World Bank and Nokia Partner to Fund Mobile Apps Innovation in Africa By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Apr 12 2010 Because cell phones are becoming such a vital part of daily life, so too are mobile apps. That's why World Bank and Nokia are joining efforts to start up mobile apps laboratories in Africa to give a kick start to innovative thinking and software development that can improve lives. + READ MORE

Cell Phone Smarts: 5 Things You Need To Know to Make Your Mobile Phone Work for You By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 9 2010 You can be smart and make the most of your mobile device by staying savvy on a few key components of cell phone ownership. + READ MORE

Know Your Cell Phone's Radiation Levels By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Mar 4 2010 Find out if your cell phone emits high or low levels of radiation with the Environmental Working Group's Cell Phone Radiation List and Database. + READ MORE

An Energy-Sipping Cellular Network To Be Deployed in Africa By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Feb 19 2010 Developing nations are leapfrogging from no phone to cell phones - skipping the expensive and unnecessary infrastructure of land lines - and the use of mobile phone technology for everything from agriculture to banking services to health care is helping to improve the quality of life of people living in these areas. However, it still takes a cell phone base station to connect the mobile devices, and those take power. Luckily, there's one new model that takes minimal power, and it's coming to Africa. + READ MORE

Dial W For Warning: Radiation and Other Potential Cell Phone Warning Labels By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Jan 10 2010 This Product May Result in Loss of Community. + READ MORE

How Recycling Mobile Phones Is About Getting More Than Cash By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Dec 11 2009 A new study by ABI Research shows some really sad statistics about mobile phone recycling. Of the 1,000 people surveyed, only 38% recycled cell phones, and what's worse, 98% are willing to recycle... if they get cash, store credit, or a tax deduction for their effort. + READ MORE

How to Use the iPhone for Global Green Domination, Literally By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Oct 13 2009 Augmented reality iPhone and Android apps are getting ever more amazing for green issues. the apps are getting more and more amazing, especially when it comes to using them to promote sustainable hotspots. Enter Wikitude...and you! + READ MORE

How Mobile Active is Changing the World with Cell Phones By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Sep 11 2009 As cell phones become more ubiquitous, it's becoming increasingly easy to use them for positive action. We've been talking about that quite a bit lately here on Planet Green, and one of the organizations whose name keeps popping up is Mobile Active. They're a great group, and deserve a highlight. + READ MORE

How Much Radiation Does Your Cell Phone Emit? By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Sep 9 2009 When we think about environmentally friendly cell phones, typically the first things that come to mind are their energy efficiency, the elimination of toxins in their manufacturing, their recyclability, and so on. But what about radiation? + READ MORE

Don't Kick Your TV to the Curb for the Digital Television Transition By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Jun 11 2009 If you haven?t yet heard the news from your local cable provider, television stations across the country will only be broadcasting in digital--a transition that could giantly increase our e-waste problem. Here's how to help stop it + READ MORE

Should You Use a Landline or a Cell Phone? By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport Dec 2 2008 Cell phones are certainly popular. They are convenient and great for getting you out of jams. No more looking for a farmhouse in the middle of the night while broke down on the lonely, open road. The cell phone is a modern marvel. But is it green? Should you keep a cell phone for emergencies but make most of your calls on a landline? Is a landline greener? Are cell phones bad for the environment? Let's find out. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Ditch Extra Gadgets, Simplify Life and Save Money By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Nov 3 2008 Gadgets are great for our fast-paced world and they have their place. But these days it can feel like everything is electronic, has a thick instruction manual, and needs to be charged at the end of the day. While the exact statistic varies, the average American has between 25 and 45 gadgets that need batteries or charging to function. + READ MORE