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  MIT researchers equip real-time mapping system with Kinect sensor

  By Justin Rubio on September 26, 2012 01:37 pm + 16 comments

  Navigating through unknown territory is a challenge in and of itself, especially in the case of Continue reading…

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  Court orders non-compliant TSA to hold public hearings on full-body scanners

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 2, 2012 03:45 am + 59 comments

  It’s been more than a year since a DC circuit court ordered TSA to hold public Continue reading…

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  Ant colony living in a scanner for five years: time lapse video

  By Laura June on March 9, 2012 10:35 pm + 34 comments

  Ant colonies are amazing, beautiful, complicated things. Flatbed scanners, on the other hand, well, Continue reading…

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  Barcode-free supermarket scanner recognizes different varieties of apple

  By Adi Robertson on March 8, 2012 12:08 pm + 4 comments

  A Japanese supermarket scanner is able to recognize subtle differences in produce without barcodes Continue reading…

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  LomoKino Smartphone Holder converts 35mm film movies to digital

  By Sam Byford on January 20, 2012 05:44 am + 11 comments

  There's no shortage of iPhone apps out there to let you shoot retro-style movies, but the medium is Continue reading…

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  Leica 3D laser scanners to aid UK motorway clear-up operations

  By Sam Byford on December 29, 2011 06:34 am + 8 comments

  The UK government has made a £2.7 million deal that will help equip 27 of England's police forces Continue reading…

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  Microsoft Tag gains QR and NFC support

  By Bryan Bishop on December 13, 2011 01:33 pm + 16 comments

  2D barcodes may be everybody's favorite technology that nobody really uses, but Microsoft is Continue reading…

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  FBI reportedly testing iPhone fingerprint scanner to ID suspects

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 6, 2011 09:24 pm + 10 comments

  The FBI is set to test an iPhone-powered fingerprint scanner to use in the fight against crime, Continue reading…

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  An ode to old computer equipment, played by old computer equipment

  By Vlad Savov on December 5, 2011 03:00 am + 15 comments

  A YouTuber by the username of BD594 has turned a set of old computer gear into a fully fledged cover Continue reading…

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  HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 does 3D object scanning for $400

  By Thomas Ricker on November 3, 2011 07:34 am + 11 comments

  When you think multifunction printer, you're probably imagining a giant plastic box that scans, Continue reading…