As men, we know how our women love to be always well dressed and accurate up to the smallest detail of their style, and how everything must be in harmony, from shoes to hairstyle, from shirt to necklace. What we might not know, instead, is that what apparently looks like
Eyes of a bee for flying robots
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
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
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
Organized crime wants your personal data
Organized crime wants your personal data through data theft protection? According to a report recently published by Verizon, approximately 85 per cent of thefts of personal data and unauthorized access to restricted information (out of which, 38 per cent is represented by theft of usernames and passwords) can be directly
Listening device, what are they for?
Listening Devices? In the last few months, everyone in Italy is talking about telephone wiretapping, listening devices and, most of all, about the limitations of their use for investigative purposes, limitations that the government is trying to pass with a bill that has created controversy. It looks like, in their