Gadget 'withdrawal' Symptoms Akin to Addiction

Many young people felt a great sense of loss when they are separated from their gadgets.

A study claims that when young people are deprived of their gadgets their behavior can be compared to those of drug addicts going “cold turkey”.

Now, Mobile Phone That Tones Down Functionality When You're Driving
A mobile phone that severely limits its functionality when it senses that a car is on the move, is set to go on sale in the US later this year.

The study which evaluated the behavior of people in ten countries, between ages 17 and 23, who were made to spend 24 hours away from phones, internet, TV, social networking sites, found that 79 percent of subjects reported adverse reactions like confusion and isolation.

One in five felt a deep sense of failure and confusion, 19% felt distressed and isolated, and 21% actually experienced the benefit of not having their cell phones and other communication devices.

Technicians Develop a Human-Shaped Mobile Phone With Skin-Like Outer Layer
A mobile phone that resembles a human being, and which has a skin-like outer layer to enable users to feel closer to those on the other end has been developed by Japanese researchers.

Source-Medindia

Siemens Launches Smallest Mobile X-ray Unit With Wireless Detector
Siemens has newly launched a mobile X-ray unit with wireless detector. This new device named Mobilett Mira is one of the smallest mobile X-ray systems available in the market.