Smart glove uses stretch-sensing tech for highly accurate hand gesture capture

Getting real, physical movements accurately depicted in the digital world remains a challenge for programmers and engineers, but a newly developed glove promises to advance the tech significantly. It’s able to capture hand movements with much… Continue reading Smart glove uses stretch-sensing tech for highly accurate hand gesture capture

Bluetooth Flaws Could Allow Global Tracking of Apple, Windows 10 Devices

Identifying tokens and random addresses, meant to create anonymity, do not change in sync on some devices — opening an attack vector. Continue reading Bluetooth Flaws Could Allow Global Tracking of Apple, Windows 10 Devices

Keep Pesky Cats At Bay With A Machine-Learning Turret Gun

It doesn’t take long after getting a cat in your life to learn who’s really in charge. Cats do pretty much what they want to do, when they want to do it, and for exactly as long as it suits them. Any correlation with your wants and needs is strictly …read more

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British Airways introduces digital baggage tags to simplify luggage check-in

No-one likes to queue at airport check-in lines, it eats into your holiday time, and can be both boring and tiring. Now British Airways has signed up for ViewTags, reusable electronic baggage tags that can be attached to luggage before holida… Continue reading British Airways introduces digital baggage tags to simplify luggage check-in

YouTube’s antics with kids’ data prompts call for FTC to force change

Sen. Markey and 2 consumer groups said the Google-owned service must comply with COPPA and should be held accountable for not doing so.
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TrailSense tracks and rates mountain bikers' performance

The TrailSense sensor unit is mounted on the chainstay

Many mountain bikers already use smartphone apps to track basic ride metrics such as route/distance travelled, elevation gain, and speed. A group of four Danish cyclists wanted to take things significantly further, however, so they created TrailSense.

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How Apple’s “Find My” Feature Works

Matthew Green intelligently speculates about how Apple’s new "Find My" feature works. If you haven’t already been inspired by the description above, let me phrase the question you ought to be asking: how is this system going to avoid being a ma… Continue reading How Apple’s “Find My” Feature Works

How Apple’s "Find My" Feature Works

Matthew Green intelligently speculates about how Apple’s new "Find My" feature works. If you haven’t already been inspired by the description above, let me phrase the question you ought to be asking: how is this system going to avoid being a massive privacy nightmare? Let me count the concerns: If your device is constantly emitting a BLE signal that uniquely… Continue reading How Apple’s "Find My" Feature Works