If you are in a car accident, it can probably be associated with a gadget distraction

Causing a car accident by being distracted on your iphone or android can be very embarrassing. It is even more embarrassing that about 1/4 of car accidents are caused by such incidents of gadget usage and it becoming a distraction. Mashable.com reports that on a new study made by the Governers Highway Safety Association (GHSA) addresses that 25% of car accidents are caused by cellphone and other gadget distractions.

Some of the most common distractions for drivers to cause these accidents in this category according to a GHSA report are cellphone use, texting while driving, and gadget fiddling. That means that these type of actions are quite dangerous by causing this great harm for any kind of person on the road. 

Many states in the country have tried to refrain people from texting while driving by banning it, but it hasn't really worked. In the GHSA report, the GHSA Executive Director Barbara Harsha said "Much of the research is incomplete or contradictory. Clearly, more studies need to be done addressing both the scope of the problem and how to effectively address it.”

Cellphone technology is great and it can be an amazing way to communicate to your loved ones  but how can you call them if your ok if your too hurt to use it. 


http://mashable.com/2011/07/09/gadgets-driving-crashes/

Stay cool with a USB powered necktie clip cooler

Missionaries who serve in a hot climate country can now relax a little with some air conditioning. According to Techcrunch.com, a Tokyo-based accessory maker called Thanko has created and made a new gadget to help cool off during those hot days inside or outside of the office.

They created the gadget that you can connect from you neck tie that has a mini fan on it and it is powered by a USB. There are two ways into plugging into electricity: first you can directly connect it to a computer or whatever device that has a USB connection; and you can plug the battery unit and charge it so you can take it wherever you seem deem to go when the heat is at it's worse.

This device weighs about 28 grams and is a miracle gadget to the heat haters. Thanko will be selling the USB necktie clip cooler only on their online store at $35 dollars a pop, but maybe later it will actually come to the Japanese Trend Shop in the states.

One would think how many missionaries could this necktie clip cooler save during those dreadful summer days or the glazing heat waves that they endure during the afternoon hours of the day proselyting and searching for new investigators. Maybe it would lessen the anguish of the burning sun.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/14/usb-powered-necktie-clip-cooler/

Is money, instead of customer service, a priority for Netflix?

According to David Pogue, of The New York Times, Netflix will increase their subscription 60 percent on Sept. 1 for any existing and new customers. The service provided by Netflix allows customers to stream movies and television shows to their computers, droids, and game consoles and soon to be Nintendo 3DSs.


The movie rental company who had a significant role on putting out of business many other movie rental companies (like Hollywood Video, and, almost to be out of business, Blockbuster Video) will start charging customers $16 dollars instead of the normal $10.


Changing the price in an almost overnight like situation has irrated many of Netflix's customers. On the Facebook page of Netflix, there has been over 44,000 messages concerning about the change and many of them will be canceling their subscription with the company and why or what are the reasons of Netflix upping of the price.


Many have questioned the motives behind Netflix and why they are doing this. The statement that Netflix made on their blog makes no sense as to the reason as it says,  "Creating an unlimited DVDs by mail plan (no streaming) at our lowest price ever, $7.99, does make sense and will ensure a long life for our DVDs by mail offering.” 


So there is not a change to the renewel of contracts with the movie companies nor about the prices of inflation??? 
If a better strategical action of making more money was created by Netflix of raising their prices, there wouldn't be such a tremendous amount of retaliation from it's customers. 


http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/why-netflix-raised-its-prices/?src=mv&ref=technology