All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
2
Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
80
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
20
There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
7
An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
12
More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
-25
Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
7
Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
0