The Utah study differed from others because it didn't study the distractions of dialing or holding a phone. Instead, it tried to focus solely on the distractions of having a conversation, Strayer said. "Most people's knee-jerk reaction is that the cell phone is held, and there is clearly a distraction involved in that," he said. Talking on a mobile phone while driving creates "tunnel vision" and reduces response time by about 20 percent, according to a new study. Researchers found that drivers using cell phones, even hands-free devices, aren't processing peripheral vision well. The scientists studied twenty volunteers who used a driving simulator to experience all sorts of distractions, from cars suddenly swerving to a stoplight changing. In one test, a driver on a phone and one focused solely on the road were shown the same series of billboards. The driver not yakking remembered seeing 50 percent more billboards than the driver on the phone, the study found.

CNET también está disponible en español, Don't show this again, "The launch of this new brand is a key element of Siemens' mobile strategy, which sees the market split into voice-centric fashionable phones and feature-rich phones," meant for more intensive use, said Rudi Lamprecht, a member of Siemens' board of directors, Siemens isn't the only company to try to transform the phone from utilitarian workhorse to something worthy of showing off, IBM is working on an earring phone, and Motorola is opening a design center in Milan, Italy, to vrs design damda glide iphone x case - white capture the perfect fashionable look..

In April of last year, Sprint PCS unveiled the 4NE1, a phone that can be worn as a necklace. It sells for $149 and comes with a display screen that can be decorated with various screensavers. Nokia also markets wearable phones, a representative said. And the company took fashion to extremes when it helped introduce Vertu's $30,000 phone--decorated with sapphires and rubies. The new Siemens phones go on sale beginning in April 2003 in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore and Spain. Siemens will sell into additional markets by September. The company did not make pricing information available Monday.

The handset maker joins Nokia and others in trying to make cell phones a fashion statement, Its Xelibri phones will be marketed like haute couture, with two new collections a year, The company introduced its first Xelibri cell phone, meant to be worn on clothing, The phone not only looks different, it'll be sold differently as well, The German handset maker plans to offer the Xelibri line at department stores and fashion retailers, instead of the usual phone stores, And, Siemens said, new models will appear vrs design damda glide iphone x case - white twice a year--in spring/summer and fall/winter collections, just like in the world of haute couture..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. The new suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, involves Microtune's electrostatic discharge protection circuits and various wireless technologies. It's the third twist in Broadcom's ongoing litigation with Microtune. Last year, Broadcom filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microtune in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit, which is expected to go to trial next year, centers on Microtune's solid-state RF tuner products.