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Science

DARPA Sensors Will Track Your Heartbeat

8:20PM November 20, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Doesn’t matter if you’re a ninja or a polar bear blinking in a blizzard — if you’ve got a heartbeat, this new sensor system will find you. It’s called “Biometrics-at-a-distance” and does everything but smell your fear. More »


Gaming

Department Of Defense Buys 2,200 PS3s To Upgrade Supercomputer

3:18PM November 30, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Apparently the Department of defence believes that PS3 consoles are a better value for supercomputer clusters than IBM products specifically designed for the purpose. Though the recent price drop probably didn’t hurt in justifying a 2,200 console order. More »


Online

North Korea Now Attacking US Government Sites, Sources Say

2:50AM July 9, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Since North Korea’s unreliable “Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles” are still far from hitting the US, Kim Jong Il’s hacker hordes are now attacking US government web sites. At least, according to the South Korea Information Security Agency. More »