Curtis Road interchange still a mystery to most GPS devices (The Champaign News-Gazette)

The woman's voice entreats you. "In 500 feet, make a U-turn if possible." You ignore the voice. It grows higher in pitch and louder in volume. "Please make a U-turn NOW!" You ignore her again, and drive onto Interstate 57 at Curtis Road. You do this without the help of the disembodied voice in your GPS unit because it doesn't know there's an interchange at Interstate 57 and Curtis ...

Blind residents want Quebec to help GPS be their guide (CBC)

Blind people living in Quebec want the government to help them tap into global positioning system technology to navigate around their communities.

Gadget makers scale back for annual Las Vegas show (Orlando Sentinel)

This week more than 2,700 companies will descend on Las Vegas to show off the latest computers, cell phones, GPS systems, TV sets and other gadgets at the largest consumer-technology exhibition in the world.

Super stethoscope (BBC News)

How FBI technology is driving a medical advance

Stethoscope 'hears' silent heart disease (BBC News)

Scientists are developing a new generation of stethoscope to aid diagnosis of heart problems.