Spy Review

Many criminals have various tattoos and they keep one step ahead of the law by changing their tattoos, particularly if they have them at very visible places which can be used for identification purposes. Sometimes tattoos are reworked, sometimes they are ‘removed’ in a bid to make identification difficult.

But now scientists and researchers at the University of Derby have figured out ways of using digital cameras with infra-red sensitivity which will enable them to know whether the tattoo is original or has been reworked or erased.

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You have a rearview mirror when you are in the driver’s seat to see the traffic behind you and what manoeuvres you should take to go forward. That is why it is called a rearview mirror. Now if you are sitting in office the whole day in front of the computer screen, you can attach this CHIMP to it. CHIMP stands for C- chimp; H – Has; I- Invisible; M – Monkey; P – Powers.

It will enable you to see who is trying to sneak up on you, so that you can quickly change the screen, so that it looks like you are actually doing some work, while pretending to look very busy. Perhaps you may have been playing a game or were checking your personal email or just surfing the net – things which you are not supposed to be doing during office hours.

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Everybody has seen parachutes, if not in real life then in movies or television. Those huge white billowing umbrella like contraptions with harnesses which save peoples’ lives while they are bailing out from a plane or copter, usually made of a silky fabric.

But now it seems like a new device is being designed – the Gryphon Next Generation Parachute System. This is suit which the person has to wear will have six feet wings and will allow him to glide up to 30 miles away and that also without radar detection.

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FedEx is one of the most trusted names in the courier delivery business. But accidents and delays can happen and this is of utmost importance in some industries where delivery on time is crucial because the shipment can become unusable for any number of reasons. This is particularly true for the medical industry but can apply to a host of other industries where urgent delivery and knowing where the package is crucial in its operations and the strive for greater efficiency.

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If you have to keep tabs on your car’s usage or you run a fleet of cars as a business, then this dual camera – the Dash Cam Dually – which will record inside and outside the car can be of great use. It uses infrared technology to capture whatever happens even when it is dark.

The camera comes with a G-shock sensor which could of immense importance if your vehicle is involved in an accident or an impact. It logs all the details thanks to its inbuilt GPS receiver along with the location, speed and direction of the car so that you know exactly what happened and when.

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Gary McKinnon, the internet hacker who has been accused of breaking into US high security computers, faces a trial in the US. The appeal against his extradition from London to US has been denied by the Home Office.

McKinnon, who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, faces up to 60 years in jail if he is convicted. He has already confessed that he had hacked into 97 US government computers in NASA and Pentagon in 2001-2002, seeking information on UFOs which were run on clean fuel.

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Finally it is online and working – the national identity card data base went live on October 20th and already has 538 people on in by November 19th. It is first opening to the general public in Greater Manchester and people residing there can apply from November 30th. The next phase will be in the north-west of England, probably Liverpool from early next year.

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Whether you use it as a nanny cam or for any other covert purpose, it can sit innocuously on your desk or adorn your wall, looking innocently like a clock which it functions as. This sophisticated DVR works on motion sensor technology and so does not cause any unnecessary battery drain.

It provides up to 20 hours of actual video and can last for a year on a stand by basis with just one full charge. It starts working when it senses body heat 30 feet away and ceases recording one minute after it stops sensing body heat or movement.

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