Archive for March, 2008

New Surveillance Cam Sees Through Clothes

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 | Tech News | 1 Comment

A british company called ThruVision has developed a surveillance cam that is able to detect weapons, drugs or explosives behind people’s closes from up to 80 feet (25 meters) away. The T5000 camera utilizes a method called the "passive imaging technology" to identify objects by the emitted natural electromagnetic rays known as Tera hertz or T-rays.

The cam is able effective even on moving subjects but at the same time is not able to reveal any embarrassing body details, also based on ThruVision the screening process is harmless.

This technology could be used in military and civilian applications, for example airports, sporting events, school or shopping malls.

Interesting but also scary, welcome to the surveillance society.

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Coffeenatic - Express your Love to Coffee

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 | Web 2.0 | No Comments

Coffeenatic is a social network for people who love coffee. It helps such people find friends with the same interest. It also a great source of new coffee recipes. The service allow to share people’s personal opinions about different sorts, kinds and blends of coffee and different coffee recipes.

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Zhura - Make it Together

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 | Web 2.0 | 1 Comment

Zhura provides the an advanced online screenwriting tool, plus the ability to connect with writers around the globe. On Zhura you can work on your own projects, work with friends in private groups, or collaborate with other writers in the public community.

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Mogopop - iPod fanatics welcome

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 | Web 2.0 | No Comments

 

Mogopop is a free web-based service where members and visitors can create, publish and download multimedia content for iPod. This content that can incorporate audio, video, pictures, podcasts, and text. Mogopop downloads are like mini-Websites for iPod that anyone can enjoy.

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Chinese Hackers: We Tapped into Pentagon

Friday, March 7th, 2008 | Negative | No Comments

Chinese hackers - what is still safe?

CNN report that Chinese hackers claim to have broken into Pentagon’s system and at times Beijing ( who officially denies it ) pays them for their efforts. Watch the video of hackers’ clandestine Chinese operation >>

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