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KDDI Creates Phone Prototype That Can 'See Through Walls'
Posted by Adrian Covert at 10:40 AM on October 2, 2008
KDDI announced a new prototype phone that uses six different types of sensors to see its surroundings, including other people and objects within proximity. According to Tech Radar, KDDI was hush hush about the specifics, but did reveal the sensors include GPS and multiple types of accelerometers and geomagnetic technology — which are then used to render the environment in OpenGL. Its also able to detect how many calories one has burned via walking or running, even using the microphone (?) in the process. No demo was offered, but I'll be waiting to hear how this really works. [Tech Radar]
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aliskaba
Posted 11:32 AM 2/10/08
Isn't this something from Dark Knight, the newest batman? So who is going to get their face melted? And who is the joker? Also, can they see my penis with this? I try so hard to keep my penis out of the public, and then bam!
aliskaba
superduperadam
Posted 11:16 AM 2/10/08
i could make that prototype
superduperadam
Griffehpoo
Posted 11:10 AM 2/10/08
We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night...mostly.
Griffehpoo
cpthook
Posted 11:07 AM 2/10/08
L-u-c-i-u-s F-o-x
cpthook
Sanjo
Posted 11:04 AM 2/10/08
Best thing about this, was the picture.
I call false.
Sanjo
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, ye
Posted 10:54 AM 2/10/08
more things for psychos to ban cell phones for...
unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, yeah it sucks
irfan
Posted 10:48 AM 2/10/08
sounds like some morgan freeman bullsh*t.
irfan
Lasarett
Posted 12:40 PM 2/10/08
"even using the microphone (?) in the process."
Am I the only one who found the (?) really funny?
Lasarett
poisonfist
Posted 1:55 PM 2/10/08
I just went through KDDI's press release that hasn't been translated yet to their english site. It seems similar to what we have seen before as in the phone uses its accelerometer, GPS, and the camera image to determine its surroundings and lay over the image for information including what's beyond the wall. The microphone is only used in the calorie calculator which determines what mode of transportation you are using through speed, path, ambient noise in which you are traveling.
[www.kddilabs.jp]
poisonfist
EricAlder
Posted 12:32 AM 3/10/08
And still no flying cars? Where are their priorities?
EricAlder