Motorola Patents Electric Shock Alerts

MobileTracker reports that:

Motorola has patented a novel approach at getting your attention–a mild electric shock. Unlike vibration alert systems that are standard today, the new Motorola shock technology is completely silent. A small pad that contains electrodes is fastened to the skin and is wirelessly triggered by the mobile phone.

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Petition To Save Trees From Throwaway Paper Directories

Elinor Mills at CNET reports on an online petition at PaperlessPetition.org, to request that the Yellow Pages Association shift to an opt-in system whereby paper directories would only be printed for people who ask for them. This environmentally friendly organization should also contact the thousands of nonprofit groups that produce these often useless, expensive directories.Read the rest