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Hands-free Mobiles 'increase Normal Radiation'
News Hands-free mobile equipment may actually increase the amount of radiation a user is exposed to by as much as three hundred percent, a Consumers Association (CA) report found Tuesday. magazine, suggests that using a hands-free mobile phone set could...
[April 4, 2000, 16:02]
Hands-free Kit Reduces Electro Magnetic Exposure
News Health fears over hands-free mobiles were dismissed by a new Government report published Monday. The report commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) confirms that using Personal Hands Free (PHF) kit with mobile phones...
[August 8, 2000, 17:01]
Hands-free: Over Three Times The Radiation
News The amount of radiation emitted by a mobile phone can be increased up to three and a half times when using a hands-free kit according to a report released by the Consumers' Association, Thursday. A statement from the Consumers' Association says...
[November 2, 2000, 9:34]
Report: Hands-free Mobiles Triple Radiation Risk
News The amount of radiation emitted by a mobile phone may be increased up to three and a half times when used with a hands-free kit, according to a study released by the Consumers' Association Thursday. The report contradicts a study released by the...
[November 2, 2000, 13:43]
Ensure Staff Comply With Hands-free Law, Companies Told
Talkback I agree with Telephonetics on all points and the situation is actually much graver for businesses as under recent corporate manslaughter and culpability legislation, fleet operators and employers could be held liable if their failure to install...
[November 20, 2003, 12:17]
Ensure Staff Comply With Hands-free Law, Companies Told
News The JABRA research also revealed that 12 percent of drivers are required to use their phones while driving for work purposes, yet 62 percent of these are not provided with hands-free technology by their employers -- suggesting many bosses are...
[November 4, 2003, 16:25]
Hands-free Surfing, Anybody?
News One Voice's first product, Intelligent Voice Animated Navigator, will be available as a free download from the company's Web site late in the fourth quarter. US technology firm One Voice Technologies on Monday announced an intelligent interactive...
[October 5, 1999, 11:38]
IBM Working On A Hands-free Translator
News Imagine you're in a foreign country where you don't speak the language, and you need to decipher a confusing train schedule in a hurry. Wouldn't it be handy to be able to talk into a device, asking questions about departures and ticket prices, and...
[April 25, 2003, 8:58]
Symbol Hands-Free Scanners Selected By TSW Manufacturing Ltd
White Papers TSW Manufacturing Ltd.is a manufacturing company producing alloy wheels for both the aftermarket and as original equipment to the motor manufacturers. Before the introduction of the wireless wearable system solution from Symbol Technologies TSW...
[November 8, 2005, 23:00]
CES: Bluetooth Arrives For Car, Phone, Mobile Devices
News Motorola on Monday launched a hands-free device for automobiles that uses the Bluetooth wireless networking standard, the most striking of several Bluetooth introductions at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
[January 8, 2002, 14:41]
Government U-turn On Mobiles
News Hands free kits for mobile phones may not offer users any protection against radiation according to the latest government information which contradicts a statement on their use earlier this year. The programme is jointly funded by government and...
[December 8, 2000, 17:32]
Anarchist Coders Prime Unfettered File Swapping Service
News The fate of the free Net may rest in the hands of a university student in Sweden making less money than a coffee slinger at Starbucks. Though Cryptobox is not as far along as Freenet, the academics behind the project are aimed more at keeping...
[June 19, 2001, 14:46]
Connecting Many With Bluetooth
White Papers It enables mobile users to connect to their hands free headset without using wires. Bluetooth technology will also allow mobile phone users to connect with their hands free kit as well. Constantly evolving, the technology of Bluetooth started off...
[June 14, 2006, 0:00]
RoSPA Calls For Mobile Driving Ban
News It has written to the government urging it to bring in specific laws banning the use of both handheld and hands-free kit while driving. Some experts believe this legislation -- which will come into force on 1 December this year -- will act as a...
[July 17, 2001, 12:30]
Safety Fears Over Mobile Use By Car Drivers
News This was the case even if the driver was using a hands-free mobile set -- suggesting that the distraction is caused by a driver having to concentrate on the phone conversation. It has written to the government urging it to bring in laws banning the...
[August 17, 2001, 17:07]
First Bluetooth Products Arrive
News A spokesperson for Digianswer also revealed that Bluetooth products for drivers were also in the pipeline: "A Bluetooth hands free car kit is being developed for release at the same time as these PC card and USB products.
[October 15, 1999, 11:05]
News Roundup: Mobile Health Fears
News Fri, 08 Dec Patricia Hewitt's assurances that hands free kits provide protection from radiation were wrong Report: Hands-free mobiles triple radiation risk Thu, 02 Nov UPDATE: Consumers' Association raises new worries over hands-free mobiles, but...
[December 11, 2000, 15:03]
Fordtelematics Drives Mondeo Man Out Of Trouble
News The telematics system, through a built-in microphone and the car's stereo system, acts as a hands-free mobile for this function. Research from the Transport Research Laboratory has indicated that drivers using mobile phones, including hands-free...
[March 22, 2002, 17:58]
A Year Ago: First Bluetooth Products Arrive
News A spokesperson for Digianswer also revealed that Bluetooth products for drivers were also in the pipeline: "A Bluetooth hands free car kit is being developed for release at the same time as these PC card and USB products.
[October 16, 2000, 7:01]
Mobile Phone Headsets For Crash Helmets
News However, the Department of Transport has warned that "hands-free phones are also distracting and you still risk prosecution for failing to have proper control of a vehicle". Companies have been warned that they could face prosecution if they don't...
[March 11, 2005, 13:40]
