MIAMI - There's a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the phone ready to hand over to their 2- year-old daughter, Tatum. The phone - with its ability to stream episodes of Dora the Explorer - is a godsend, Mullaney says.
The vendors at the Maine Chiefs of Police Association's annual convention had the latest in police technology: shotgun-mounted Tasers, ultra-light bullet-proof vests, and high-definition shirt- front mini-cameras. Then there was the more mundane, but still important, police gear: uniforms made from durable, easy-to-clean-fabric; large glow- sticks for directing traffic; even a textured waist belt worn over the shirt and under slacks to keep an officers' shirttails tucked and looking sharp.
IT'S TOO EASY to make fun of city councils that advocate buying cool, new gadgets to help them go green. Technology has been available for years to all of us - cities, schools, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies - to communicate, research, share documents and store archives electronically. Still, most governments have persisted in using reams of paper rather than megabytes to keep their leaders informed.
The next best thing. New and improved. Moving forward. The future is now. Americans love technology. The quest for the newest gadgets that keep us connected any time, anywhere, fuels our society. So it shouldn't be surprising to learn that consumers are beginning to view the switch to a new vehicle much like an upgrade to the newest smartphone. An online leasing company has found that people are escaping car leases early because they want the newest technology and they want it now.
NEW YORK - Eat your heart out, George Jetson. New gadgets and technology can automate a house to the point where homeowners are alerted when food in the fridge goes bad, irrigation systems monitor dew levels and toilets medically analyze urine. Smart-home features are still pricey, but costs are expected to come down as the demand for more convenience grows and technology becomes more accessible.
WASHINGTON - Hollywood and the music industry can file piracy lawsuits against technology companies caught encouraging customers to steal music and movies over the Internet, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices, aiming to curtail what they called a "staggering" volume of piracy online, largely set aside concerns that new lawsuits would inhibit technology companies from developing the next iPod or other high-tech gadgets or services.
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