Saturday, October 30, 2010

Weird News





Vancouver unveils eerie new speed bumps : Speed bumps shaped like kids
In order to get motorists to slow down, the city is using a jarring 3D optical illusion of a child.

Here's an article that appeared in the NY Times:

When That Child in the Street Is an Optical Illusion




(2) Humans Wearing Sensors Will Soon Be The Backbone of a Mobile Internet Infrastructure

Members of the public could form the backbone of powerful new mobile internet networks by carrying wearable sensors..... the sensors could create new ultra high bandwidth mobile internet infrastructures and make mobile phone base stations almost obsolete.
Social benefits are being promoted from the work touting improvements in mobile gaming and remote healthcare, along with new precision monitoring of athletes and real-time tactical training in team sports....

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