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09-30-2010, 11:10 AM
Dallas teens invent alarm that could save young lives
by GARY REAVES
WFAA
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM
DALLAS — Every time a child dies after being left in a car because an adult has a lapse in judgment, people wonder how to prevent such tragedies.
University of Texas at Dallas freshman Michael Sherman didn't just wonder. Working with two other Texas Instruments interns — Peggy Liska and Daniel Ogilvie — they found a way to turn a $49 digital watch into a lifesaver.
"The watch is used with a device that communicates with a car seat to indicate if you accidentally left your baby in the car," Sherman explained.
Their invention, the Safe Baby Alert Broadcast Interface — or safeBABI — uses about $100 worth of commonly available parts. They've even posted a how-to video on the Internet.
DIY links at the link.
WFAA (http://www.wfaa.com/news/technology/safe-babi-103834369.html)
by GARY REAVES
WFAA
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM
DALLAS — Every time a child dies after being left in a car because an adult has a lapse in judgment, people wonder how to prevent such tragedies.
University of Texas at Dallas freshman Michael Sherman didn't just wonder. Working with two other Texas Instruments interns — Peggy Liska and Daniel Ogilvie — they found a way to turn a $49 digital watch into a lifesaver.
"The watch is used with a device that communicates with a car seat to indicate if you accidentally left your baby in the car," Sherman explained.
Their invention, the Safe Baby Alert Broadcast Interface — or safeBABI — uses about $100 worth of commonly available parts. They've even posted a how-to video on the Internet.
DIY links at the link.
WFAA (http://www.wfaa.com/news/technology/safe-babi-103834369.html)