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It was almost two weeks ago that we first heard about the patent for Sony’s PlayStation Eye-powered object motion detection, and now the company’s announcing facial recognition for the console. According to Gamasutra, Kish Hirani, SCEE’s Head of Developer Services, said that the facial recognition software would “detect gender and even the age of the face, separate facial features such as the nose, eyes and ears, and even detect whether you’re smiling or not.” This new gear will also work with the Sony Motion Controller, with the camera tracking X, …

Usually the intersection of woodcraft and gadgetry consists of little more than taking a piece of gear and putting it in a box. Woodstation may be no different, but at least it does its thing with some style, placing its LED display beneath the surface, allowing it to seemingly display weather data on the wood itself. And if that weren’t enough, the device contains a motion sensor (it turns itself on when you enter the room) as well as date, time, and alarm functions. Available in a maple or walnut …

Concept
art for an Apple touch-screen Netbook.
(Credit: Gizmodo)
We get a lot of e-mails from folks asking us when to expect a
Netbook from Apple. Let’s make something absolutely clear: despite all
the previous
rumors, we have no idea if, or when, such a product will exist.
But …
Originally posted at Crave
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Lithium-ion battery packs are the current favorite for electric cars.
(Credit: NASA)
Battery technology presents the the biggest hurdle in going to electric vehicles. Current batteries don’t provide the range of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles. Worse, batteries take a lot longer to recharge than the time it takes to fill a …
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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One of the features that iPod Touch users have been requesting from Apple is a camera. According to reports, they may be getting their wish.
Apple’s iPhone 3GS still-camera autofocus feature.
(Credit: Apple)
While attributing its information only to a “sources in Asia,” TechCrunch claims that Apple has …
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