Applications for domestic drone licenses are increasing steadily, even as privacy concerns related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the U.S. continue to mount. Government documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier ...
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The Subaru Liberty X is designed to merge the benefits of a high-riding SUV with the look of a traditional family sedan. Launched in September 2012, the Subaru Liberty 2.5X and 3.6X are the single players in an ultra-niche market, ...
No one is laughing now. Once considered only a cut above remote-controlled toys, drones have proven their potency in Afghanistan and the Middle East, and manufacturers are eyeing U.S. agriculture as a tremendous market opportunity. ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
Tags: CES, car tech, automotive realm, Vegas
Verizon's attempt -- unsuccessful so far -- to secure a patent for a so-called 'snooping technology,' which in this case would let television advertisers target individual viewers based on what they're doing or saying in front of their ...
Tags: Verizon, snooping technology, drones, phones, privacy threats
Computerworld-The 2012 Republican Party platform adopted this week calls for a more aggressive U.S.cyber deterrence policy for dealing with security threats against government and civilian targets. The platform,which lists the GOP's ...
Computerworld - The problem: You want to send images into space and you want them to last 5 billion years. The solution: A gold-plated disc. That's the idea behind The Last Pictures project, which is scheduled to blast off in the next few ...
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Israeli and Palestinian forces have taken to the Internet to accelerate their wartime propaganda via social media. As the forces continue their conflict on the ground, they’ve also launched a war of hashtags, English-language tweets ...
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Autopilot technology, GPS, and cameras, have grown small enough to fit on a toy plane and affordable enough for amateurs to buy, in part because these electronics are also integral components of smartphones. The domestic drones are the ...
Relay control panel was originally intended for the Board of Education for New York City specifications for operating DC solenoid valve to control gas flow for home cooking classes, school kitchens, metal, and ceramic shops. Due to its ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton,CO,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)using flexible substrate materials,is collaborating with Silent Falcon UAS Technologies and ...
US Air Force turns to insects for sensor inspiration 10 Sep 2012 Small business technology transfer (STTR) proposal from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research looks to imitate compound eyes. Inspired by nature aDronesa, the ...
Fully charged:Lockheed Martin's Stalker Wireless power transmission,a notion whose principles were pondered by Nikola Tesla and Arthur C.Clarke amongst others,may soon be put to practical use as a means to extend the flying time of ...
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Hopes that a new breed of commercial drones can be easily integrated into civilian airspace have been dashed after it was revealed that the loss of the technology likely to make it all possible-automatic GPS navigation between waypoints-led ...