Sonntag, 29. August 2010

US Police To Use Minority Report Style Computer Software To Predict Who Will Commit Crimes Before They Happen



What could possibly go wrong?The real Minority Report: U.S. police trial computer software that predicts who is most likely to commit a crimeTom Cruise in Minority Report in which police were able to predict who was about to commit a crimePolice in America are to use Minority Report style computer programmes to predict who will [...] continue reading the breaking news

Dienstag, 24. August 2010

Welcome, Big Brother: Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World



Welcome 1984! Welcome the New World Order! Welcome slavery!We’ve all seen and obsessively referenced Minority Report, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s dystopian future, where the public is tracked everywhere they go, from shopping malls to work to mass transit to the privacy of their own homes. The technology is here. I’ve seen it [...] continue reading the breaking news

Dienstag, 17. August 2010

Israel Paves Way For Remote Control Killing



Female soldiers are preferred to operate remote killing devices because of a shortage of male recruits to Israel’s combat units.NAZARETH // It is called Spot and Shoot. Operators sit in front of a TV monitor from which they can control the action with a PlayStation-style joystick. The aim: to kill.Played by: young women serving in [...] continue reading the breaking news

Freitag, 13. August 2010

UK: Sewage Powered VW Beetle Hits The Road



See also:- Volkswagen introduces world’s most economical car- Water Powered Car: 1 Liter of Water for 80 kmA Volkswagen Beetle powered by gas from sewage has taken to the road for the first time in Britain.The converted Beetle car that runs on methane gas Photo: SWNS The Bio-Bug was launched on Thursday [...] continue reading the breaking news

Dienstag, 10. August 2010

Scientists: Car fuel ‘could be made from thin air’



Car fuel could be created from thin air using an enzyme from a common soil bacterium, say scientists. Cars could one day create their own fuel out of thin air, according to scientists. Photo: BLOOMBERG It is hoped that this will lead to a cheap way of making environmentally [...] continue reading the breaking news

Mittwoch, 4. August 2010

Minority Report-style advertising billboards using RFID technology to target consumers



Advertising billboards similar to those seen in the film Minority Report, which can recognise passers-by, target them with customised adverts and even use their names, are being developed by computer engineers. The billboards being developed by NEC, the Japanese technology, company also use facial recognition software as seen in [...] continue reading the breaking news