Tagged ‘emergency’

London cops now take emergency texts

February 10, 2009 10:38 am by Toby Knight

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: 999, emergency, London, police, text

The City of London Police have launched a new SMS service that will enable members of the public to report crimes and send them information using their mobile phones.

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Snake robot acts as an extra pair of eyes for the emergency services

August 18, 2008 4:30 pm by Pete Jenkinson

Categories: Gadgets Tags: emergency, fibre optic, rescue, robts, snakes

Collapsed buildings or earthquake situations require survivors to be tracked down at speed and this eight metre snake called the Active Scope Camera is perfect for the job.

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Nokia prepping automated mobile phone doctors

July 22, 2008 3:05 pm by James Holland

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: doctor, emergency, health, Mobile, Nokia, phone

The Big N has revealed details of its work in developing ‘medical diagnosis systems’ for mobile phones. That’s right – Nokia’s making mobiles that can actually save lives.

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