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Nest Box with Infrared Camera Redefines Birdwatching
10:00AM Andi Wang | Perfect for couch potatoes who are addicted to reality television, the Nest Box is a birdhouse with a built-in hidden infrared camera that will wirelessly transmit audio and video to your TV. More »
Cameras
CCTV Birdhouse Isn’t Fooling Anyone
9:40AM Sean Fallon | At first glance this phony CCTV might be a convincing theft deterrent, but I would imagine that all the birds and poop covering it might be a dead giveaway. [manufactum via Boing Boing] More »
Cameras
Friendly Dragonfly Streetlamp Helps You Forget Big Bro Is Watching
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Its wings are covered with an array of bright LEDs, its head, a video camera. You see that it sees you, about to commit some misdemeanor. But it’s too cute—there’s no way you’re in trouble. More »
Press
Building Near Beijing’s Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
4:20AM Elaine Chow | Guess what’s happening in China? Beijing’s CCTV headquarters, the Rem Koolhaas building, is at a major fire risk. Fireworks, from the last day of New Years celebrations here, could be the culprits. Updated More »
Cameras
CCTV to Spy Four Year Old Kids at School
4:15AM Jesus Diaz | Are these people out of their spanking-loving, English-disciplined, bloody psycho minds? Judging from these news, yes they are: Schools in Britain are now installing CCTV and microphones in classrooms for four-year-old kids. More »
Cameras
Japan Hides CCTV Cameras in Cute Statues, Hopes No One Notices
4:30AM Jack Loftus | For some, the all-seeing CCTV camera is a bit off putting. Its uncaring eye records all, making even a simple trip to the ATM an adventure in privacy rights for our more conservative-minded citizens. In Japan, they understand this, and in typical Japanese fashion they’ve started hiding surveillance cameras in “friendly” Daruma wish dolls to lessen the blow. More »
Online
Beijing Gets Tougher On Net Cafes With Mandatory Photos
6:50AM Jason Chen | All internet cafes in the main 14 city districts of Beijing have been mandated to install cameras to take pics of people as they enter the store, which are they uploaded to a city-wide database under watch of the Cultural Law Enforcement Taskforce. Shop owners have apparently said that their customers don’t care, but apparently an online version of the People’s Daily showed 72% respondents opposing it because it violated their rights. More »
Gadgets
Japan Goes Big Brother with Vending Machines with CCTV Cameras
1:20AM Adam Frucci | Following in Britain’s footsteps, it looks like the Japanese government is looking to install CCTV cameras in every conceivable public place in order to keep an eye on the populous. But since it’s Japan, they’re doing it in a uniquely Japanese way: via their ubiquitous vending machines. More »
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