University of Michigan researchers are experimenting with turning insects into cyborgs.Photo / Thinkstock
SHOPPING SPOTS: The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute have a gesture recognition system for interacting with a 3D display without gloves.
Lasers, cameras and other sensors track movements made in a defined area. Called an Interactive Shop Window the idea is that potential shoppers could interact with a window display to
find out more about a product or see variations on it. Although more and more shopping goes online I guess it wouldn't hurt to make those window displays more interesting. PC World.
OCEANS ALIVE: The US National Science Foundation are creating a high-power and high-bandwidth cabled ocean observatory in the Pacific Northwest. It will measure physical, chemical, geological and biological fluctuations in the ocean and seafloor.
The NSF aim to collect and connect data from around the world with permanent sensors in the ocean. The sensors will allow for maps, images and ongoing data such as sediment movement. Real-time data will be streamed online when the observatory goes live in 2014. Does it include a fishcam? Wired.
SHARED IMAGES: Toshiba's FlashAir SDHC memory card includes WiFi. It supports peer-to-peer transfers as well as uploads to and downloads from servers. The card in the camera can both send and receive photos and videos. This could mean you never have to connect the camera to a computer to get the photos from it. Unfortunately though, we can easily guess what might be the next target for malware. Imagine ads or porn inserted onto your images… eWeek Europe.
