My Mobile Senses Are Tingling

As Star Trek was just beginning to air, the idea of a ubiquitous personal communicator was taking its baby steps into the realm of science fact. Now, forty years later, mobile phone use has completely saturated modern culture. However, the ability to contact someone across the globe from the comfort of darn-near-wherever is fraught with its own share of health concerns.

While it may not be life threatening, "Phantom Ring Syndrome" affects many of us who are tethered to our cell phones. Also known as "ringxiety", it's the sensation of hearing or feeling your phone ringing when it isn't. UK company LM Technologies has designed a line of Bluetooth-enabled vibrating watches to alert you to incoming calls and messages. They even show caller ID information. And if your P.R.S. wanders up to your wrist, at least you don't have to fumble in your pocket or purse to see if