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Vice-President of enterprise data sales of Verizon Wireless, Mr.Mark Bartolomeo,confirmed the arrival a new application christened as Pill Phone. The application as its name suggests its usability would assist the people in reminding them of their valuable medical prescriptions and timings over the dosages. So, if you have the habit of forgetting of taking your daily dosage of medication, then, this tool is just for you.

The name by itself holds its meaning. The Pill Phone kicks the person with an alarm tone or a vibration reminding the person to take some time out in order to get some time more to live by taking his/her medication. Hmmm, do I hear a round of applause from less memorable people? I think so, I am cheering up too.

Add some more features for this application, this one reminds not only the patient, but also his family members, if, the patient does not respond to it’s alert. It sends out messages to the mobile numbers which are fed into it’s memory. Quiet handy!!Surely, Verizon has taken a step ahead and personified itself as being extremely friendly to its customers. Health is surely Wealth. Pill Phone would be compatible with some of the latest mobile devices from MotoRazer, Samsung and LG. A feature called as “get it now” has to be activated in order to make use of this doctoral application.

The Pill Phone would also provide educational information from a repository of 1800 commonly prescribed drugs. It also provides security to your sensitive data by requiring a personal identification number(PIN) locking system. So, now PIN, no alerts and no medical information which has been kept secure. Rightly priced at $3.99 per month, this application is worth a try.

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Checkout this video on how to Kick The Ass of the Telemarketers. Very Funny.

Ford is actively addressing drivers’ demands for increased visibility with the introduction of two new features, the Blind Spot Mirror and the Cross Traffic Alert with Blind-Spot Monitoring System, arriving in 2009.

“Ford is delivering innovative features aiding in a better drive experience for the customer,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford Group Vice President, Global Product Development. “The Blind Spot Mirror and Cross Traffic Alert with Blind Spot Monitoring System are enhancing the customer ownership experience and bringing more value to their purchase.”

Ford will be first to market with the Blind Spot Mirror, answering customers’ demands for better visibility as they change lanes or parallel park. This affordable mirror technology will first launch early next year and find its way onto many future Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles as standard equipment.

The Cross Traffic Alert with Blind Spot Monitoring System is a radar-based blind spot detection system with the additional capability to help customers confidently back out of a parking space even when there is traffic approaching from the sides. The optional system will join the Ford portfolio of innovative technologies in 2009 and quickly migrate through the model lineup.

Both of these features demonstrate how Ford is listening closely to customers and responding to customer demand for increased visibility.

Blind Spot Mirror
Ford’s push to develop the Blind Spot Mirror and migrate it across its lineup is a direct response to customer research, reports Kelly Kohlstrand with Ford’s Advanced Product Marketing and Technology Planning team. “We seek to plan new features that address unmet customer needs,” says Kohlstrand. “Customers told us that visibility is important to them and that they specifically desired a more effective outside rearview mirror.”

Early drive clinics conducted by Ford show that the Blind Spot Mirror connects with customers — nearly 76 percent of the participants said the mirror improves their confidence while driving. In addition, the learning curve or adjustment to the function of the spotter mirror was minimal.

The Blind Spot Mirror is a consumer-friendly, affordable blind spot solution that consists of an outside rearview mirror designed with a secondary convex spotter in the top outer corner, which is aimed exclusively at the driver’s blind spot. When traffic enters the driver’s blind spot on either side of the vehicle, it is visible in the secondary convex mirror, thus alerting the driver of potential danger.

Ford’s Blind Spot Mirror provides a seamless, more appealing solution than present aftermarket offerings, as it uses one continuous glass surface and is robust to the elements. Because the factory spotter mirror is uniquely and specifically designed for the vehicle – car or truck – it provides an optimized field of view.

Cross Traffic Alert with Blind Spot Monitoring System
Backing out of a crowded spot in a bustling parking lot, or into street traffic, can be difficult. Drivers sometimes inch their way out with limited visibility on either side, counting on cross traffic to see their vehicle.

Ford’s new Cross Traffic Alert feature will assist drivers in backing up by warning drivers of impending traffic while backing out. The feature works in conjunction with Ford’s radar-based Blind Spot Monitoring System, utilizing this system’s two multiple beam radar modules, which are packaged in the rear quarter panels – one per side. The radar identifies when a vehicle enters the defined blind spot zone and illuminates an indicator light on the corresponding sideview mirror providing a warning that a vehicle is approaching.

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Surely might be a tasty one!!

If only, it was real, it could be ever tasted. The virtual world has taken its toll again. According to the News, Pizza.com has been bought by a secret bidder for a whopping prize of $2.6 Million.

Actually bought by Chris Clark in 1984 for a mere $20, Pizza.com was making a small profit of its own. Now, an unnamed pizza company which has huge plans(might be really huge) to explore and cherish over the Pizza market bought it from Clark for the above mentioned prize.

Surely Domains are turning out to be the next hot sales.

The site is still up and running as we speak. Go and Grab a pie at Pizza.com

Google took part in Earth Hour quite responsibly.