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Robot air hockey championship as a final project

Mike Szczys — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:42 +0000

My final project is build a robot that plays air hockey? Where do I sign up? Apparently you get yourself a seat in ECE496 at Clemson University. They have been using the concept as a final project for at least a couple of years. [Abe Froman] was on the winning design team this year and he’s […]

Just put your lips together to turn on a lamp

Mike Szczys — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:30 +0000

The inlaid image is a controller board which [Limpkin] developed to add whistle control as a home automation option. It has an effective range of around fifteen feet and does a good job of detecting whistles from many different people. Here is one of the test subjects (captured with a hidden camera) whistling to the […]

Cyber-crime reports are ‘just a snapshot’, says GCHQ chief

Computer Security News — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:51:02 +0000

Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban.

Dermal implants means strapless watch

Brian Benchoff — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:13 +0000

Google Glass is a year or so out, and even after that we’re still looking at about five years until we’re all upgraded at the behest of our robotic overlords. [justurn] simply can’t wait, so he decided to submit to the cybermen early with his Android-controlled wristwatch attached with dermal implants. [justurn]‘s got the inspiration […]

Filming light reflecting off objects

Brian Benchoff — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:11 +0000

With high-speed cameras you’re able to see bullets passing through objects, explosions in process, and other high-speed phenomena. Rarely, though, are you able to see what happens when light shines on an object without hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. A group of researchers at The University of British Columbia are doing just […]

Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds

Computer Security News — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:36:30 +0000

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested... Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the ... (more)

North Street Labs try to spice up a game of Tic-Tac-Toe

Mike Szczys — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:01:28 +0000

The team at North Street Labs really went all out with this Tic-Tack-Toe stomp box. At its most basic it’s a blinky version of the simple two-player game. But there’s always some added appeal when you make large manifestations of normally small items; the 10x Arduino is a good example of this. The project is NSL’s […]

NoSuchCon 2013

Tim — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:51 +0000

Fostering knowledge exchange among different generations of security researchers is maybe one of the best traits of a good security conference. Judging by its attendance, NoSuchCon can easily claim to be one of these. It's rare to see such a mix of young researchers and old gurus exchanging ideas and getting to know each other. Organized this year in Paris, NoSuchCon takes place in the premises of the Espace Oscar Niemeyer; admittedly, indeed a nice move putting a security conference within an art exposition center (congrats to the organizers :)) .

Espace Oscar Niemeyer

Hacker Group Anonymous Launches #OpPetrol to Target Global Oil Industry

Computer Security News — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:00 +0000

"It is assumed that BP, Royal Dutch Shell and the price-reporting agency Platts, will be at the top of the target list," U.K.-based cyber-security company CyByl said.

Hackers ring up $500,000 phone bill; business left with charges

Computer Security News — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:17:32 +0000

The sound of a ringing phone is normally a good thing for Melissa Bream, owner of Remax Stars Real Estate Company.