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The US Department of Transportation has proposed a rule that would require new cars to have rearview video cameras. While this would cost roughly $200 per vehicle for the consumer, the National Highway Traffic Administration sees this as a necessary solution to stop over 100 deaths and 7,000 yearly injuries caused by cars backing up. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101207_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook has announced a new layout for your profile that will make your personal information even more prevalent. The new design displays your education, work history, relationship status and slideshow of recent pictures. I hate it. In other news, the US Department of Transportation has proposed a Continue Reading →

Google has been working on developing a car that drivesitself, using software that detects when something is near the car and makes decisions that mimic a human driver. One of the cars was recently tested in California. The test car is a Toyota Prius that looks like a normal car, except for a strange funnel Continue Reading →

The U.S. Government Gets Real The U.S. government has a new service that provides citizens with real-time updates and alerts. From the new USA.gov website, users can customize the types of alerts they wish to receive by selecting from 6,2000 different topics and 144 federal agencies. Whenever new information is published users will receive instant Continue Reading →

Increased Computer Usage Not Bad For Kids Kids do not suffer academically from spending more time on the computer, according to a study from the University of Maryland. The study followed 1,000 children over six years and found that there was not a significant correlation between academic performance and test scores. However, the study ended Continue Reading →

Will Disney Go Dark on TWC? The Walt Disney Company and Time Warner Cable have made significant progress regarding their programming fee negotiations. People close to the talks report that online video is the major source of dispute. If an agreement is not made before midnight this Wednesday, ABC local, ESPN and some Disney channels Continue Reading →

I just finished a radio interview with Kitty, a very nice talk show host somewhere in the Midwest. We did five minutes on “broadband.” She started by telling her audience that she had recently been on Twitter tweeting about her radio show and she got, “some kind of message about Twitter being over capacity.” She Continue Reading →

This week Digital Life. What does the Fox/Time Warner Cable deal mean to you? Is there a technological solution to the Christmas bomber terrorist attack? AT&T says plain old telephone service has to go. DirecTV is launching a 3D TV channel. And, why is Ford turning their cars into WiFi hotspots? Plus, are you a Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A new study is reporting that AT&T has the strongest 3G network in the country. While many iPhone users would dispute this claim, the study, done by Silicon Alley Insider, claims that AT&T’s network is the fastest for downloading data to Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The new music video site Vevo is set to launch today. Founded by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, the venture, which hopes to revitalize the music industry by taking control of music videos on the web, finally got EMI Continue Reading →