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Consumers Advised on Mercury Risks from CFL Breakage
February 27, 2008 - "Both government agencies and the manufacturers have a responsibility to inform consumers about what to do -- and what not to do -- when a CFL breaks."

"Crime Stoppers'' Promotion for San Francisco Bay Area
February 25, 2008 - Council endorses anonymous tip-line program to solve felony crimes.

Video Conferencing: Things Have Changed
February 21, 2008 - Most would agree that travel has lost much of its appeal in the last several years; In-Stat discusses renewed video conferencing appeal.

What is the Future of Blu-Ray?
February 21, 2008 - Now that there is only one high-definition optical disc format on the market, what is the future?

Puerto Rico Lags Well Behind the USA in Terms of Fixed Line and Broadband Penetration
February 21, 2008 - According to Research and Market report.

First Cell Phone that Reads to the Blind
February 21, 2008 - Enables users to take pictures of and read most printed materials at the push of a button.

Police Auction Web Site Signs 93 More Agencies
February 21, 2008 - Online auctions of seized, unclaimed and surplus goods from law enforcement departments and municipalities.

NASA Ames Conducts Tests of Kepler Mission Image Detectors
February 20, 2008 - Detectors are similar to the image detectors found in a digital camera, but much more sensitive.

San Mateo County Public Safety Communications Upgrades to VoIP Technology
February 20, 2008 - Provide VoIP-based E911 services to 23 public safety agencies dispatched by SMCPSC.

Current Converged Mobile Devices Fail to Compel Users
February 20, 2008 - Survey shows that users tend to remain loyal to older technology reports In-Stat.

State Employees' Credit Union Upgrades ATMs for Visually Impaired
February 19, 2008 - A total of 975 ATMs throughout North Carolina upgraded with "Text to Speech" technology.

Simulator Allows ROTC Students To Navigate Seas From Classroom
February 13, 2008 - Instead of theoretical or on paper the students can experience the effects of wind, current.

Colleges Delay Installing Vista
February 13, 2008 - "Super-technical people, like engineers, love Vista because it's a more powerful operating system, but the general user hates it."

E-Vote: Colorado Schedules Voting Systems Decertification Review
February 13, 2008 - "We will have answers to the clerks by the end of next week."

DHS Releases Test Report on Portable Explosives Trace Detector, the XD-2i
February 12, 2008 - Field operable explosives detection device.

NASCIO Partners With FCC to Raise Public Awareness on Digital TV
February 12, 2008 - An important benefit of the switch to all-digital broadcasting is that it will free up parts of the valuable broadcast spectrum for public safety communications.

Product Review: AcerPower 2000
February 7, 2008 - Good things come in small packages.

Product News
February 7, 2008 - New technology from Videx, Pentax, Magellan, Panasonic

Online Victim Notification Service Tracks Custody Status of Criminals
February 6, 2008 - Iowa's crime victims can call in or log on any time, any day, for up-to-date information on an offender's status.

Vital Data Requirements for Use of Search and Rescue Robots
February 5, 2008 - Result of a three-year National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) coordinated effort with first responders and robot manufacturers.


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