USA, haptic belts guide soldiers on battlefield

How are GPS haptic belts the future of guiding? soldiers have already a lot of technology to help them navigate the battlefields at night, such as night vision goggles and GPS systems. From today on, however, a new tool will allow them to move in the dark without feeling awkward

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Safe Snapp, an iPhone application that can save lives

Can the iPhone application – Safe Snapp keep you safe? City streets, very crowded during the morning, at night often turn into dangerous places, where walking alone in the dark could be a serious danger. How many of you have at least once in your life found yourselves in such

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From the USA, a GPS system to find stolen bikes.

Every day in Italy and all over the world thousands of bicycles are stolen. Can GPS system help find it?  Although you surely usually lock your bike up, thieves are always wise enough to carry with them specific tools to break chains and open padlocks with ease, even when the

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Pay attention! The fly buzzing around you could be a spy!

Can a bee spy be the real thing? Beetles, bees, blowflies, moths … How many of you hate these tiny annoying creatures? People around the world who suffer from entomophobia will surely shudder now that cyborg insects are also made, allowing to reach places where conventional cameras cannot get into,

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A new surveillance system for goods raises questions about privacy

It’s like having installed a sort of GPS locator on the property rented out. Actually, this new technology is called RFID, which stands for Radio Frequency Identification. In essence we are talking about washable tags with microchips that can be inserted into clothes and objects of all kinds, to monitor

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Stalker, an iPhone app whose name says it all

Suppose a friend asks you to spy her unfaithful boyfriend. Besides having him shadowed and see with your eyes as a witness, you also need to support your claims with evidence, perhaps taking photos without him noticing. Suppose, also, you only have your iPhone and an iphone app with you.

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