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[Nissan]'s latest concept is called Signal Shield, and it relies on a 180-year-old creation -- the Faraday cage. A Faraday cage uses conductive material to block electromagnetic fields. Installed in a Nissan Juke's center console, it's capable of blocking all communications to the phone, whether it's Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or regular ol' phone signals.
Thanks to its conductive properties, a Faraday cage blocks electromagnetic signals, preventing them from leaving or entering the cage.
Obviously, the goal is to prevent distracted driving. And it succeeds to that end, because a phone that can't do anything isn't going to distract a driver. Owners will still be able to use the phone through the infotainment system, thanks to a wired connection inside the center console.
[...] Or you could just head over to Amazon and buy a Faraday cage for less than $10 and keep it in your glovebox. That's always an option, too, even though it's far less elegant.
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(Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday May 06 2017, @12:06AM
Feed their short attention span with the offer of a movie that portraits how orphanages and foster care works and the prospects for the feature after such life start. Then have the family bonding talk ;)
However it is not a cop out for adults to re-evaluate their own experiences and "truths" may not be relevant in how the society works for children now. Nor to keep pushing for a high and insightful level of discussion. Kids brain are wired to survive and explore the relevant things for the world. It has worked for some 200 000 years.