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more about #emergency Canoehead: "[T]he Department of Mental Health is monitoring some Facebook posts in an effort to spot suicidal behavior" How, exactly do they do that if you have... more » Zebatinsky: The plan sounds OK, but "Empire 2.0"? Can you sound any more like big brother? more » Kraken: That actually sounds like a good idea. Just give me a little notification like when I get a message or when a friends comes online and I'd be happy wi... more » WingedGenius: This is seriously a good idea and I wish to see this implemented across the U.S.... Why hasn't this been thought of before? Everyone playing MW2 too m... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Rosa? Hello Rosa! This is an extreme weather warning. more » Software_Goddess: I like the idea of more people being informed of an emergency, but there are going to be thousands of disgruntled kids out there if they miss their ch... more » Poop Cooper: As cliché as it may be for how to "connect" with this generation, text messaging seems like it would be a great logical step. One of the few things ... more » Andinator: I'd love to see the study that told them they should focus on gamers because they are at higher risk than, say, the elderly, people that couldn't affo... more » Andinator: Dude, I got into a new level called Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and before the level loaded, the power went out. Bummer... more » tande04: If by don't watch "live TV" you just mean time shifted on a DVR I'm pretty sure the current system already breaks through that. I remember the first ... more » fuchikoma: That's great, but... my $5 flashlight has a handle on the bottom that flips out, and if you crank it for a few seconds you have a half hour of light. ... more » AmishJohn: A 20-year battery, and a lifetime supply of ugly. #mpoweremergencyilluminator more » RT100: Porsches are for cocks. Jeremy Clarkson is right on this point #mpoweremergencyilluminator more » Pessimippöpötåmus: I'm so pissed at that flashlight that I wanna go cut someone with the Porsche Type 301 knives! #mpoweremergencyilluminator more » TheSonOfKrypton: ........the battery doesn't LAST for 20 years of use...Rather, when not connected to terminals, the battery will still be able to provide power 20 yea... more » weatherman: That's a poor design, from an ergonomic, engineering, and cost perspective. And the flashlight doesn't stay on for 20 years, it just supposedly stays ... more » OCEntertainment: Porsche to economy: Screw you. #mpoweremergencyilluminator more » Scratic: Sorry, I've resolved not to spend more than $70 on a flashlight unless it can cut off Ponda Baba's arm in a bar fight. #mpoweremergencyilluminator more » Curves: I can not see any flashflight now without thinking its actually a Fleshlight. #mpoweremergencyilluminator more » Curves: This would be more fun with a remote control. It would open up its uses 10 fold. (Like hide it under the conference room table during a board meeting,... more » -
#gaming
New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks
I've seen "extreme weather warning" alerts beep-beep-beep across my TV during a show, but someone playing a video game might not. That's why NY state officials are intending to also send those Emergency Management Office issued alerts over gaming networks. More » -
#flashlights
Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
The mPower Emergency Illuminator combines a beautiful design (courtesy of the Porsche Design Studio) with new battery technology. One tube holds two CR123 batteries, while the other stores a Lithium Reserve Battery that has a minimum shelf-life of 20 years. More » -
#crapmodo
Emergency Yodel Button Creates Avalanche of Ridicule
With the press of a button, your life will surely change for the negative. -
#cprpadresuscitationaid
CPR Pad Makes Resuscitation as Easy as ABC
This concept is a gizmo which you'd have in a first aid kit to help you if someone collapses and needs CPR. You'd whack it on the chest of the ill person, line it up and follow its instructions. It flashes to give you proper timing, and clicks to let you know you're using the right chest-compression pressure (it's harder than you think). It looks pretty simple, and is exactly the sort of thing that might help save a few lives in an emergency. Best of all, it's a classic case of nominative determinism in action: its designer is Ryan Helps. [Yanko Design] -
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#safehouse
Survival Cocoon Lets you Hang out in Emergencies
Industrial designer John Moriarty has come up with the Cocoon, a portable hanging emergency shelter that you sling from a tree and sit in, should you get into difficulties in the great outdoors. It'll keep you warm and dry, not to mention turn you into a laughing-stock when the park ranger eventually finds you, swinging like a psychedelic bird box, beneath a leafy bough. [Coroflot via OhGizmo!]
