Bees, as Mother Nature gave them a very small brain, have to place a great deal of trust in their visual abilities in order to survive and get oriented in ever-changing environments. To better understand how these little insects’ sight works, and how it affects their lives, a group of
Autonomous quadricopters, your eyes can fly
Autonomous Quadricopters as an Aerial Surveillance device? Approximately a week ago, we posted an article about a miniature quadricopters which can be controlled remotely thanks to an iPhone application, and that can be used for perimeter video surveillance, around parks or buildings, or even indoors thanks to the hulled rotors.
Encrypted mobile phones, for safe calls in the face of the Government
As we have seen in some recent posts, when they are not busy throwing accusations (or even missiles) at each other, the administrations of the Western and Eastern hemispheres are best friends when it comes to keeping their citizens’ freedom of expression and communication under control. If on one hand
Your GPS navigator? In your glasses
During the recent Wireless Japan expo, the Tokyo UEC (University of Electro-Communications) has presented the prototype of a wearable personal navigation system, which can easily be worn as it is contained inside a pair of special glasses. How GPS navigator work with glasses? In fact, we are not talking about
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to put a ban on BlackBerry
United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia place ban on Blackberry? As we have repeatedly seen lately, often governments love to stick their noses in their citizens’ private lives and businesses, with the all-round pretext of “national security reasons”, such as, for example, screening of phone calls in the quest for
Anti theft phone, for a quiet holiday time
In the summer months, when you leave your home for your well deserved holidays, what may keep you awake at night on the seaside or in the country, is the thought that your home may not be 100% protected from malicious intrusions. This worry may end up destroying an otherwise
Online privacy is no more
Online Privacy? Just in case no one has noticed it yet, nowadays all our online activities are under control, and can be analyzed and thoroughly inspected anytime, with the all-seasons excuse of not better specified “national security reasons” which, especially in the US, allow the government to temporarily keep aside
Hidden miniature video cameras
Hidden miniature cameras? Spy movies, for example those inspired by Ian Fleming’s novels featuring James Bond as main character, have brought on the big screen so many strange devices, sometimes so ingenious that they looked impossible, such as video or photo cameras hidden, just to name one, inside a pen
Mobile phone eavesdropping costs only 1500 dollars
Mobile phone spying? In order to be able to intercept mobile phone calls around you, either encrypted or not, all you need is 1500 dollars to invest. At least, this is according to a demonstration showcased by a researcher during the yearly conference of hackers, called DefCon 2010, which recently
A GPS video camera for your outdoor fun
GPS video camera? Big manufacturers of portable video devices are rushing headlong into the field of the so-called Action Cams, that is, those mini video cameras suitable for being used during outdoor activities which can range from a simple day out in the country with a bicycle to the most