Neowin News Feed for: Distraction

Samsung's Dutch subsidiary develops 'In-Traffic Reply' app to halt distracted driving

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:48:01 +0000

This new app from Samsung's Dutch subsidiary aims to curb distracted driving by sending automated replies to whoever is contacting you whenever you are riding a bike or are in traffic. Read more...

Cell phones & driving injured over 24,000 people in '09

Brandon Boyce — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:04:01 +0000

Last year distractions caused 5,474, or 16% of all fatal crashes, in the United States. Out of that total, 995 of those distractions were contributed directly with cell phone use. Cell phones were also responsible... Read more...

Too much technology: Was Obama right?

Tzvi Friedman — Sun, 16 May 2010 05:32:26 +0000

“And with iPods and iPads; and Xboxes and PlayStations -- none of which I know how to work -- information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment,... Read more...