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Entries for January 9th, 2009

Playing Tetris May Reduce Post-Traumatic Stress

Playing Tetris, which is one of the most popular video games of all time, immediately after traumatic events seems to reduce flashbacks that plague sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, are the findings of an Oxford University study. The preliminary results could produce new treatments to prevent flashbacks that are the hallmark of PTSD.
PTSD is often [...]

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RealNetworks CEO Remains Positive Regarding Lawsuit

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser is remaining confident that people will be permitted to use the company’s RealDVD software to copy DVDs to their computers. Glaser said he believes the digital entertainment company will win a legal suit filed against it in October by 6 Hollywood studios. He also confessed that if the company is required [...]

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Mother Involved in Web Hoax Seeking Conviction Dismissal

Asserting it is not a federal crime to breach the service terms of a website, a defense attorney has requested a judge to dissolve the conviction of a Missouri mother involved in the Internet hoax on a 13-year-old girl who subsequently committed suicide. A U.S. District Court Judge will hear arguments to take away the [...]

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New In-Car Electronics Announced

AT&T and rental car company Avis Budget Group announced an agreement recently that would allow travelers in the US to rent vehicles fitted with satellite TV service. AT&T’s satellite TV service, called Cruisecast, is set to air at the end of March, with 22 TV channels and 20 radio stations.
The system will be costly, $1,299 [...]

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Zero Emission Track at the Detroit Auto Show

Organizers of Detroit’s auto show which takes place annually have set a special space in the convention center basement for a 700-foot-long oval driving track to display zero emissions vehicles. The track area is called the “Michigan EcoXperience”.
The track, which passes through a forest of about 100 Michigan maple, birch and pine trees and around [...]

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