Surpringly, T-Mobile and Sprint are actually hated more than AT&T Wireless by customers, according to a recent study. Another surprise: Verizon is only second best in customer warm-and-fuzziness, defeated by Nextel. Here are the percentages of customers who say they're dissatisfied: T-Mobile (25%), Sprint (21.9%), AT&T Wireless (21.2%), Cingular (17.9%), Verizon Wireless (10.4%), Nextel (8.8%). Here's what will come as a surprise to no one: Some two-thirds of the reasons for unhappiness are related to billing problems.
Health Ring Checks Vital Signs; Just Give Your Doctor the Finger
MIT mechanical engineers Harry Asada and Phillip Shaltis have invented a "sensor ring" that can keep track of your body temperature, heart rate and blood oxygen level, then beam that info wirelessly to your doctor wirelessly via your cell phone. When the ring's tiny battery dies, your doctor may assume you're dead, too.
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The Germany company Festo will unveil a humanlike robot with servo-pneumatic muscles -- exactly like the Austrian-built "Terminator" robot -- at a Fair in Hannover this week. The Robot, called "Tron X," has over 200 servo-pneumatic controllers that provide muscle-like movement.