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Voicecom Hospital Badges

A hospital in the UK is introducing a communication system that is integrated into the ID badges of employees. The entire system is hands-free and voice activated. Think of it as a walkie-talkie integrated into the ID badge. It functions with a VoIP network over a Wi-Fi connection throughout the hospital. Simply say the person's name or department and you will be connected with them. I bet this might cause some problems with inter-office hospital politics. Sure, you may have given the new intern in radiology crabs, but now they know that it was you. That's what you get for bragging about having crabs... – Travis Hudson More »

4:11 PM on Wed May 31 2006
By Travis Hudson
816 views, 14 comments

Latest by Matty: Vocera (http://www.vocera.com/) has been around for a couple of years now. It was tested on some Navy ships, and you can find it in use at several hospitals around the United States. I guess the difference here is that they've more »

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UK Reconsiders iTrip Ban

Well slap me around and call me Jenkins. It seems the great United Kingdom is reconsidering the ban that is placed upon the iTrip. For those unfamiliar, the iTrip is a low power FM transmitting iPod accessory made by Griffin. Get the full scoop after the jump. More »

2:55 PM on Wed May 24 2006
By Travis Hudson
136 views, 4 comments

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Virgin Mobile Offers Free Beer and Kebabs

Virgin Mobile, in an attempt to be nice to customers—because apparently it was a company full of angry, dead-beat assholes before(?)—will be offering up free beer and kebabs to loyal UK customers throughout the summer, again. This is how it works: text message the words "beer" or "kebab" to a special number and you will receive coupons for two free pints of beer and one kebab. The free beer can be redeemed at concert events, but the free kebabs have to be redeemed at specially-outfitted "kebab vans." More »

10:58 AM on Mon May 22 2006
By Travis Hudson
388 views, 3 comments

Latest by BowserUSC: I'm sorry but kebab vans serve some of the best food in the world and they're pretty cheap. When I lived in Oxford we lived off of kabab vans. The Kebabs and burgers and everything there is amazing. Granted not more »

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Motorola Goes Red for AIDS

Bono's AIDS charity has begun seeing red all over the UK. Many manufacturers—including Gap, American Express, Armani, Converse and Motorola—are releasing special red products to raise awareness and money to fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa. More »

11:18 AM on Mon May 15 2006
By Travis Hudson
474 views, Comment

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3 Mobile Glues in SIM Cards

In an effort to thwart mobile phone resellers, 3G Mobile out of the UK has decided to glue the SIM cards into their pre-paid phones. They are simply using epoxy to glue the SIM cards in. Could this be the stupidest idea ever? Quite possibly. More »

3:27 PM on Mon Mar 6 2006
By Travis Hudson
472 views, 8 comments