Quick Jump Daily Digest
Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.
Wii Balance Board gets new role as anti-terrorist tool |
Listed in: Wii Tags: Airport, CNN, Nintendo
Ó
CNN reports that the DHS is currently using a modified Balance Board as part of their Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) project. The board itself has been configured to measure how someone's weight shifts.
Apparently, fidgeting is one of the physiological signs that could indicate "whether you might have the desire or intent to do harm." The DHS is now studying if there's a level of fidgeting that would suggest the need for secondary screening.
These physiological signs also include breathing, eye movement, body temperature, and heart rate, so Nintendo can probably count on the DHS to buy their Vitality Sensors when those come out.
Related articles:
Via CNN
| This story sucks? This story rocks! |
|
|
Comments
Reply
#white man stands on board:
"okay sir your free to go"
#man in turban stands on board:
"I'm sorry sir, the board indicates that you require further screening."
btw I'm just joking, no offense intended to anyone.
Reply
- Man/Woman needs to go pii
- Pocket pull of change, wallet phone, wallet on the right hand pocket along with your wallet on your right bum cheek pocket lol
...
point being can someone explain to me why national security needs to find ways to make people panic and cause more stress while travelling.
Reply
And I agree with Chilloutcolin- that kinda thing seems to exist in a lot of countries, not just the paranoid USA.
Reply
I swear, paranoia sure is viral these days.
Reply
Reply