2002 - use of talking-head technology for video conferencing
intelligent cats' eyes in the road with integrated speed cameras
smart clothes that alter their thermal properties
kitchen food tester that identifies presence of food bugs
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The first model, based on Sharp's camera phone, which is already available in Japan, is due to be launched in Europe by the end of the year. BT Wireless said it intends to modify the phone for use on both GSM and GPRS networks.
Cameras and fingerprint readers will also be embedded in cell phones, smart cards, portable web tablets and other devices, Halla predicted. One company, for instance, is working on a pill-sized camera with a built-in radio transmitter.
The code says camera-equipped phones shouldn't be used in venues in which photography is normally forbidden, such as museums and movie theatres, or in places such as locker rooms, in which people expect a degree of privacy.
The 'Heli-tele' project allows footage from a camera onboard the helicopter to be transmitted in real-time to computer screens at Gloucestershire's Waterwells control room via a microwave antenna on top of Edge Hill in the Forest of Dean.
But despite the fact transport monitoring tech, such as speed cameras and automatic number plate recognition, has become part of daily life, apparently not everyone approves of all its uses. Eighty-eight per cent of Brits support the use of CCTV...
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