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October 22, 2008 1:23 PM

A Missed Call That Could Save Your Life (Or Someone Else's)

When was the last time your phone rang and you didn't look to see who's calling and decide to answer it? The temptation of a ringing phone is tough to ignore. Is it the boss? Your spouse? The bank? Forget the social etiquette of answering when you're around friends or loved ones and consider what happens when you're driving. Still answer it? We've all done it. But for Dave Teater that act of talking on the cell phone while driving changed his life forever. Four years ago his 12-year-old son Joe was killed when a woman talking on her cell phone ran a red light and plowed into the family vehicle. Now, Teater has joined a technology company in Canada that's got a new way to avoid that ringing or talking temptation. We'll have the story tonight on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.

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aegis ,
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May 25, 2007 4:01 PM

Enter: The Gadget Lab

Time for some shameless self-promotion, but then what blog isn't in some way; this week I started a new segment for the CBS Early Show called "The Gadget Lab." It'll be an at least twice-monthly chance to push, pull, and twist the latest high-tech toys. (It's also very portable.) This morning in the Gadget Lab (sans white coat) I checked out a cornucopia of GPS handhelds.

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gadgets ,
GPS ,
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technology ,
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