Mindful Technology
Google Glass: Seeing the Future?
Technology has had a great impact on our lives, changing the way we travel, communicate, and share knowledge. A new invention called Google Glass is combining all of these game-changing features to create a whole new experience. Google Glass, which had a limited trial release not too long ago, is reported as being a laptop, [...]
Protect Your Online Reputation
The Internet is becoming an important component to the careers of every American worker. While at times the Internet can be convenient, one mishandled tweet, misguided blog post, thoughtless Facebook comment or photo, or ill-judged email can have disastrous affects on your career. Online reputations are crucial during a hiring process. It’s reported that 78 [...]
Sleep-Texting: The New Tech Medical Condition
Tech detoxes are need now more than ever. Research in the past has shown that constant cellphone use can lead to physical pain, but new studies now warn of a new tech-related medical condition: sleep-texting. Americans have become addicted to texting. Adults receive or send an average of 42 messages a day and young adults [...]
Beware of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Text neck can be a pain in your neck, but it isn’t the only tech-related ache you should be aware of. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an ailment that’s spreading across offices one keyboard at a time. The carpal tunnel is “a narrow passageway composed of ligament and bones located at the base of the hand.” [...]
Beware of Cyber Hackers
Concerns about cyberespionage have shaken our country in recent months. Now millions of corporations, agencies, and individuals are taking Mindful steps to protect themselves. Recently, there have been many reports of hackings, from the twitter accounts of Burger King to the Federal Reserve website. Some speculate that the countries behind these larger hacking scandals are [...]
Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions with Helpful Apps
New Year’s resolutions are easily made and easily broken, right? Well, not anymore! With a smartphone or tablet you can download the right apps to keep up your resolve throughout 2013. According to a report from Reuters, 87 percent of Americans will make resolutions for 2013, but far less will actually accomplish them. Research from [...]
Top Trends in Social Issues for 2012
With the 2012 election, many American social issues came up in debates between politicians on television, coworkers in offices and family members at the dinner table. So, what are some of the most notable social issues of 2012? Here is a Mindful Technology® list of the top five issues that has caused serious discussions among [...]
Top Viral Videos of 2012
In this digital age there are literally billions of video clips on the internet. And yet there are a select few that garner the attention of millions of people worldwide. This year there have some viral videos have definitely stood out from the rest in our list for Mindful Technology. These video clips have kept audiences [...]
3 Innovations that Changed Our Lives
Can you imagine how people felt when electricity was introduced? How about cars and planes? Technology continues to change the way we live; and it all starts with our brains. British scientist, Baroness Susan Greenfield, wrote a Daily Mail article about our evolving brains. It’s said that the “surrounding environment has a huge impact on [...]
Mobile Devices are Pain in the Necks
Today, technology connects us in ways that our ancestors could only dream of. Yet, as with everything, these advancements come at a price. Physicians and chiropractors agree that our mobile devices and tablets can literally be a pain in the neck. In 2008, Dr. Dean Fishman coined the term “text neck” for the formally known [...]
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