May 7th, 2007
A new flying camera, nicknamed “the bug” is being trialled in the UK at the moment. It watches for suspicious activity and then trails potential suspects from 550ft in the air. With 4.2 million CCTV cameras already operating in Britain, do we really need any more?
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1655200.ece
May 5th, 2007
If you don’t want to play at stopping disasters, why not try predicting the technologies of the future by playing the Tech Buzz Game - a Yahoo fantasy prediction market for high-tech products, concepts and trends. Players begin with $10,000 fantasy dollars and can start buying and selling straight away.
Top of the leader board today is bfudragon48 with an amassed fantasy fortune of $17,620,444.11
April 30th, 2007
Play the disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR
“Your role in this game is to plan and construct a safer environment for your population. You must assess the disaster risk and try to limit the damage when natural hazards strike. Expect advice along the way, both good and bad”.
Image: Flood result, source: UN/ISDR
April 25th, 2007
An ethical code to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa, is being drawn up by South Korea. and will be released later in 2007. If we have conscious machines before 2020 as has been predicted, perhaps this is not as mad as it sounds….
Would you feel happy eating or drinking products from a cloned animal?
Total Votes: 47
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