Britain develops a security camera that can see through clothes

By Mark O’Neill Notch another one up to the Brits. In true “Total Recall” style, a security camera has been developed which can “detect weapons, drugs, liquids, and explosives hidden under people’s clothing from up to 80 feet away”. “ThruVision, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, created the T5000 camera which uses passive imaging […]



Minority Report-like interface presented at CeBIT 2008

The following video shows a new Minority Report-like multi-touch interface that was presented last week at CeBIT 2008. Yeah, we know, this is not the first multi-touch video we’ve posted on [GAS], but since we think the technology is so exciting, we can’t help ourselves! Original Minority Report multi-touch interface

The Early History of Programming Languages

Today we’ll overview the early history of programming languages, and I’ll follow this post with others that explore more recent developments.  I’m going to intentionally leave out people and focus on the languages in general terms — although the personalities involved make quite a story, too. In the very early days of computing, the only “language” employed was […]



Geek Support : Using your Blackberry as a voice dictation machine

By Mark O’Neill Serge Nicaudie asks : I have a Blackberry and one thing I would love is the ability to speak into it and it would write an email for me. Like a dictation machine. I also want to use it for quick notes to remind myself about stuff. Can you see if there […]

Interview: Wafaa Bilal casts himself as terrorist in Virtual Jihadi

By Brian Boyko Contributing Writer, GAS and Editor of Network Performance Daily You may not remember the name Wafaa Bilal, but you probably remember the Iraqi-American who locked himself in a room with a paintball gun controlled by random individuals on the Internet for thirty days – that was him, and it’s now nine months […]

9 Reasons why you shouldn’t hire that web designer

If you’re a business owner, or have simply been wanting to set out on a new venture, chances are you’ve had to deal with pesky web designers. This variety of geek isn’t very difficult to find, but when it comes to good ones – the roster is pretty short. CSS Zone has put together a […]

Scan your files for viruses using VirusTotal

By Mark O’Neill For the past few years, I’ve been using AVG Anti-Virus to keep my computer safe from viruses, but deep down, I’m a pretty paranoid kind of guy. Even if AVG gives a file the all-clear, I’m often left wondering, what if AVG is wrong? What if AVG was sleeping on the job […]

A Revolution in Nanoelectronics: Nokia Morph Concept

The Nokia Morph is a flexible, two-piece concept device that can adapt its shape according to the task its user wants it to accomplish. Thanks to nanotechnology, Morph can sense its environment, harvest solar energy, and also clean itself automatically. Featured in The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph […]