Safety

Flu Season Inspires Invention

PR.com is reporting that Atek, Inc. is making a timely flu season introduction of the Touch-Stick, a key-size implement used for hygienically pushing, tapping, and signing store keypads, ATM machines, elevator buttons, gas pump buttons, and other publicly touched electronic devices. The patent-pending Touch-Stick features a flat round tip for pushing mechanical buttons, a cleverly

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Service Puts Teen Messages On Hold

Texting while driving is foolhardy behaviour, with studies showing it’s more dangerous than getting behind the wheel when you’re drunk. A US company is proposing a solution. TXTBlocker is a combination of phone software and online services that stops drivers from calling or texting while in motion reports The Brisbane Times. Parents supply their child

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Smart Speed Bump

USA TODAY: They call it “smart” but I think it’s genius: Concern about the environmental impact of excessive breaking and accelerating has led Mexico to develop a “smart” speed bump writes USA Today. When a driver is going the speed limit, the bump retracts into the ground. Says the company manufacturing the device: “With this

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The Biz of Horse Racing

Inc.: From protective vests to synthetic dirt, a number of small companies play a big role in the world of horse racing. Horse racing is a dangerous sport, for both horses and humans. To protect jockeys who fall from their mounts, Santa Anita stretches this blue safety netting, made by Los Angeles — based Canvas

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