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Submission + - Hitachi develops brain-machine interface

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Gary

on Friday June 22, 2007 @10:28AM

Gary writes: "Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity. The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals. Underlying Hitachi's brain-machine interface is a technology called optical topography, which sends a small amount of infrared light through the brain's surface to map out changes in blood flow."

Submission + - FBI Finds It Overstepped in Collecting Data (washingtonpost.com)

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truthsearch

on Thursday June 14, 2007 @12:43PM

truthsearch writes: "An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years, far more than was documented in a Justice Department report in March. The new audit covers just 10 percent of the bureau's national security investigations since 2002. The vast majority of the new violations were instances in which telephone companies and Internet providers gave agents phone and e-mail records the agents did not request and were not authorized to collect. But two dozen of the newly-discovered violations involved agents' requests for information that U.S. law did not allow them to have."

Comment Re:No way. (Score 1) 286

by Ninja_II on Thursday May 17, 2007 @06:47PM (#19171415) Attached to: Does Zelda Need an Overhaul?

How about a complete remake of the original 8-bit version, instead? I've always thought that it would be a great idea. People might scoff at playing the same game with the same maps and secrets, but if it was given a realistic 3d perspective with hi-def graphics, an orchestral soundtrack, and solid play controls, with maybe even a few hidden extras--I'd bet people would line up around the block to play the old classic with a new feel.

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