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...pick it up like a notebook and write directly on its screen with a stylus. While it's easy to use, it's also technologically cutting edge: a low-power Crusoe chip gives it extra-long battery life, and instead of Microsoft's Windows it runs the crash-proof operating system Linux. Needless to say, Bill Gates was not spotted admiring this...
...programming language, embodying all the major advances in computer theory of the past quarter-century. It had to be "object-oriented," forcing programmers to write in small, self-contained units that could be slotted into one another like Lego blocks. It had to be robust, which is to say crash-proof, doing without many standard programming tools that give developers flexibility but can lead to unpredictable results. Finally, it had to be secure, even in the hostile hacker- and virus-filled environment of the Internet. Before Java allows any line of code to be executed, it determines whether the command...
...poor. Fifty-five thousand Americans die in automobile accidents each year, more than have died in the entire Vietnam war. GM has done little to prevent this bloodletting. It delayed for years before installing seat belts and collapsible steering wheels. Nor does it appear interested in constructing a truly crash-proof...
There is still much to be done in the field of protective armor for the football player. Helments, for instance, are difficult to improve. Even with modern, lightweight materials, a "crash-proof" helmet is still too heavy to wear, Suggestions are legion; one bizarre idea was to cover the outside of the helmet with sponge to cushion the impact. "But the beauty of it is that manufactures are working in cooperation with doctors," Fadden said...
...Crash-Proof Meter. A parking meter that swivels on a ball-joint base when hit by a car was developed by Marwin Products of Spokane...