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Sony Smartphone and Smartwatch

      Las Vegas - The Sony Xperia (TM) is a smartphone from the Xperia NXT series.  The Xperia S is an Android smartphone that delivers an awesome viewing experience with a high resolution screen and Sony HD with a 12 MP camera. Xperia S will be able to access the richest entertainment experiences from the Sony Entertainment Network ** Music Unlimited.  Music Unlimited offers a global catalog of 12 million songs.  According to Sony, Video Unlimited has the most recent Hollywood movie blockbusters and TV shows.  Xperia S is also Play Station Certified (TM), guaranteeing a high-quality smartphone video-gaming experience and access to the Play Station Store.  Sony's smartwatch can be paired to the smartphone so that text messages, social media updates, the ability to manage calls, do music, and much more.  See whole story,. www.sony.com.                    

Virtual Reality Getting Better

      New York - Video-game players (gamers) love to put themselves into virtual-reality gaming worlds. Virtual-reality (VR) devices are sold mainly for video-games 3-D immersive video puts you on stage with Cirque de Soleil.  Strap on a headset and you are in three-dimensions (3-D
). Screen and graphics technologies have finally gotten good enough to give you a realistic and responsive gaming experience.  See also, www.samsung.com. 

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Cell Phone Part Makes Good Car Part Too

      Washington, D.C. -  Traditional windshields are made of two layers of heat-treated glass,  with a plastic layer in between.  This, so-called, annealed glass, forms a spider-web pattern when it breaks, and the pieces are designed to stick to the plastic layer to prevent injury to passengers.  Now, automakers are turning to a new product that will increase vehicle fuel efficiency.  Corning Inc.'s Gorilla Glass is used in the screens on billions of mobile phones, carmakers can use the automotive version to improve fuel efficiency.  Gorilla Glass has been used by the consumer products industry since 2007.  BMW was the first automaker to use Gorilla Glass in 2014, when it used Gorilla Glass on the material forming the inner panel for its i8 Hybrid sports car.  According to Ford Motor Co., Ford will be the first car manufacturer to use Gorilla Glass for a windshield on it's pricey $400,000 Ford GT.  See also,  www.caranddriver.com. 

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Department of Dronerized Vehicles

      Washington, D.C. - Drone owners may have to put a registration number on their drones, kind of like a license plate.
      In recent months, drones have crashed into the White House and the U.S. Open, have obstructed forest fire rescues, and have come too close to commercial airliners.  A drone registration process will help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) figure out who was responsible in any drone-related accident, and it could deter people who would otherwise do something silly with a drone if they know their name is on file with the government.  Another safety measure is location-tracking, called geo-fencing, this technology stops drones from getting to close to buildings to better protect United States citizens.  According to Quartz magazine, not everyone is a fan of the FAA's registration proposal.  Jonathan Rupprecht, an attorney that handles laws on drones and drone registration, thinks registration alone is impractical, "Registration points you to who might have caused the incident, geo-fencing can help prevent it, says Rupprecht.  See whole story, www.qz.com.       

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