How long have we been waiting for replicators like what Gene Roddenberry promised? Short answer: too damn long. This digitally scanning “reconstruction sphere” just got us halfway there. More »
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 »
Like the ghost of Christmas future, YouTuber bd594 has given us a chilling glimpse of what the future of Christmas might be like. Door-to-door carollers replaced with a robotic snare drum and a flatbed scanner playing Little Drummer Boy. More »
The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates medical technology, has long opposed large-scale X-ray machine deployment, arguing that people shouldn’t be irradiated without a direct medical benefit. So how did 250 X-ray “backscatter” scanners, which potentially increase cancer rates, land in American airports? Because the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists they’re safe. More »
