Infrared

Gadgets

NYPD Wants Mobile Weapons Scanners For Touchless Patdowns

1:15PM January 18, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

The NYPD is in hot water with civil rights groups over its controversial Stop-and-Frisk policy. But NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly has a solution — handheld weapons scanners that see guns under clothing! Fourth Amendment? What’s that? More »

Gadgets

Infrared Shopping Trolleys Hit Brisbane Next Month

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11:00AM January 12, 2012 | Nick Broughall

Shopping is about to hit the 21st century. IGA stores in NSW and Victoria have been trialling the infrared enabled trolleys for the past few months, but next month the Carindale IGA in Brisbane is getting the new trolley for real. And it will blow your mind. More »

Cameras

Infrared Film Can Make Even A Warzone Look Beautiful

8:50AM November 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

What you’re looking at isn’t a landscape shot photoshopped to resemble Willy Wonka’s realm — it’s the real world. A battlefield. Photographer Richard Mosse traveled the wartorn Congo with infrared film made for camouflage detection. The results are gorgeous. More »

Computing

Give Your Hidden Hardware A Shot Of Infrared With InjectIR

12:00PM August 5, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

IR extenders have been around for a while now but they generally require you to run more cable through your house and stereo cabinet. The InjectIR from Sewell doesn’t — it borrows a cable that’s already there. More »

Cameras

How To Turn A Point-And-Shoot Into A Night Vision Camera

2:40AM July 8, 2011 | Casey Chan

Over at Instructables, there’s a sweet little DIY project that can turn any ‘ol point-and-shoot into a night vision camera. The secret is adding more infrared. Which isn’t much of a secret, I guess. More »

Science

Robots Will Soon Have The Sense Of Touch

7:00AM July 1, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Hexagonal plate skin isn’t soft and elastic like real skin, nor is it meant to protect against the elements. Instead, it’s intended to instil a sense of touch in robots. More »

Science

NASA Autonomous Lander Hovers In Midair, In Infrared Video

12:00AM June 26, 2011 | Rebecca Boyle - PopSci

Hovering landers or drones look as though they’re suspended in the air, because you can’t see the vortices caused by the propellers or the heat emitted by the thruster, or whatever mechanism enables the hovering. Well, here you can. And it proves that the act of hovering is anything but delicate. More »

Mobile

Would Apple Try To Block Future iPhones From Recording Live Gigs?

1:57AM June 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

In one of the most preposterous filed patents since the toaster/egg-fryer-combo, Apple’s looking to protect its relationships with record labels and film studios by outfitting future iPhones with IR blockers, presumably with live venues and cinemas housing IR signal-emitting boxes. More »

Cameras

Pervert Alert: This Camera Can See Through Clothes

9:40AM April 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

This S95-styled point and shoot, the Midnight Shot NV-1, is the perfect camera for perverts. Why? Cause it has an infrared-night shot mode which can let you see through thin fabric and other materials. More »

Cameras

Take A Picture Hides Infrared Artwork In Plain Sight

6:00AM March 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Without a camera, an art gallery based on Take a Picture would appear to be a boring, empty place with nothing on the walls but blank canvases. Take out the camera, however, and the place would spring to life. More »