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Punjabi Police Discover Newest Law Enforcement Gadget, The Taser
The Punjab police, ladies and gentlemen, have stepped boldly into twenty-first century law enforcement technology by receiving a consignment of Tasers, the first of their kind in India. They’ve become both ubiquitous and ...
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Daylight Savers Help Thrown Off Schedules
All right, road warriors, pay attention–because this is some really awesome news, especially if you have to do a lot of time-zone hopping in the course of your travels. This is also awesome for anyone with a hugely varia...
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Consumer Grade Facial Recognition: FaceID
Flashback to a time when facial recognition seemed so far off from reality. Now open your eyes. This FaceID system can recognize up to 500 different faces using a pair of digital cameras to create a 3-D image of your face. A...
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The SpikerBox: Shade Tree Neuroscience At Home
There’s a startup company out there called Backyard Brains, run by a pair of neuroscientists who are marketing a piece of equipment they designed and built themselves called the SpikerBox. And when you hear what this thi...
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GE VScan Portable Ultrasound – Who Thought You’d Need One?
When you think of General Electric, the first thing to spring to mind might be light bulbs, or possibly NBC. But I doubt you think of portable ultrasound gadgets, and that’s a shame. Because as it turns out, they’...
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After A Year, The FitBit Launches
Another snoopy fitness gadget comes our way in the form of the Fitbit, which took the TechCrunch 50 by storm last year but couldn’t seem to get off the ground. But it’s now got a launch date scheduled–this Tu...
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The Bodybugg–Complete Weight Loss Help
If you’re having a tough time keeping your weight down, you may be interested to know that a new gadget is available to help. It’s called the Bodybugg and it helps in pretty much every aspect of weight loss. The Bo...
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Biocase: An Indestructible Suitecase With Fingerprint Lock
Perhaps you’ve got plans for a trip abroad that include a ‘seedy’ location with the potential for criminal threat lurking at every corner. Sure, locking your luggage would be a great solution, but generally s...
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Sony Launching Mofiria Finger Vein Authentication Tech, To Make Mobile Phones Secure
Vein Scanners are nothing new, but we have yet to see them gain significant ground in the consumer market. Today, Sony announced a compact finger vein authentication technology that is small enough to fit on a mobile phone. C...
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Fujitsu Launches Waterproof Phone With Fingerprint Reader, The F-01A
Apparently, when Fujitsu says ‘peace of mind’ they mean it. Why so? They’re latest phone, which is available on Japan’s NTT DOCOMO network, features fingerprint security and the ability to be submersed...
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Scott A. Jones’ Mansion Walk Through, Includes Secret Passages, Retina Scanners & More (video)
Scott A. Jones won a contract with the telephone industry back in the late 80s to develop a mass level voicemail system. He also invented Gracenote and a few other things. As a result, he’s been ‘paid’, and hi...
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Car Finger Print Reader Promises Safety & Security
Two Chinese students have invented a device that might mean ‘giving the finger’ before you even start your car. Zhao Wencai and Li Zhoumu, from China’s University of Geoscience, have built a finger print read...