If the study of 200 students at the University of Maryland is representative of student behavior nationwide, college students are seriously addicted to their media — their cell phones, iPods, computers, and other means of communication with the world. The students blogged about their experiences after a 24-hour media abstinence period, writing a total of 110,000 words, or the equivalent a full 400-page book about their experiences.
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Study Reveals Serious Internet Addiction Among College Students
April 27th, 2010 
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Comments OffWorld’s First Successful Face Transplant Achieved In Spain
April 26th, 2010 admin ‘Before’ image captured by MRI of man whose face had accidentally been shattered: ©AP via DailyMail.co.uk Five years after a man accidentally blew off most of his face with a gun, 30 doctors at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospita l in Barcelona, Spain provided him with a new face. The 24-hour surgery that involved removing the entire face of a deceased donor and transferring it to the recipient, was the first entire face transplant ever attempted and it has been, so far, successful.
The EyeDriver – Checking Out Girls While Driving Could Kill You
April 25th, 2010 admin The same minds that brought us the fully iPhone-controlled Dodge Caravan called the “Spirit of Berlin” are at it again, and on April 23, 2010 unveiled a video of an elaborate camera system that can track the eye movements of a driver and steer the vehicle accordingly. This is two separate things, all rolled up into one. First, this is the technolgy of future – today! Hands-free technology is big business, and anything that lets people get away from the brute force of digital manipulation is well received by techies and the general public alike.
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April 21st, 2010 admin Young people who listen to personal music players for several hours a day at high volume could imperil their hearing, an expert warns. Peter Rabinowitz, professor at Yale University School of Medicine, says music devices like the MP3 players can generate levels of sound in excess of 120 decibels, almost as intense as a jet engine, especially when used with earphones that insert into the ear canal.
Posted in Tech News Tags: british, british-medical, europe, excessive-noise, generate-levels, health, Importance, medicine, music-players, personal-music, potential, public-health, says-the-author, university Comments OffNew Technology to Revolutionize Internet Ads
April 20th, 2010 admin Placing internet ads on websites will be easier and more profitable in the future, thanks to new technology that allows ads to be resized to fit any available website space. Internet ads are currently only available in three or four specific sizes, meaning websites must be designed around the ads
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