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Google Lobbying Against Distracted Driver Legislation

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Reuters is reporting that Google is actively lobbying at least three states (Illinois, Missouri and Delaware) to stop suggested laws against driving with devices such as Google Glass. This is likely just the start of these types of legislative battles that Google is likely going to face. There are eight other states that are also considering such legislation against wearable computing such as Google Glass. Lawmakers are saying, users could become preoccupied with data coming into Glass rather than paying attention to the road which could lead to accidents. New York, Maryland and West Virginia also are in the midst of such legislation but Google has yet to deploy lobbyists to those states to defend their product.

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Artemis Networks pCell Technology Could Relieve Mobile Congestion

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Steve Perlman of Artemis Networks has just announced his new pCell mobile broadband technology. pCell promises to deliver full-speed wireless broadband service to users even on a congested network, so no more lagging YouTube videos on your train ride home. Perlman has been developing pCell over the last few years when it was originally known as DIDO. Imagine a wireless network with no lag, no dead zones and a constant strong wireless connection, that’s what Perlman is promising with pCell.

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