KDDI’s Cell Phone that allows bosses to snoop on staff

The BBC reports that Japanese Researchers have produced a mobile phone that could be a boon for prying bosses wanting to keep tabs on the movements of their staff. Japanese phone giant KDDI Corporation has developed technology that tracks even the tiniest movement of the user and beams the information back to HQ

KDDI handset.jpeg The BBC reports that Japanese Researchers have produced a mobile phone that could be a boon for prying bosses wanting to keep tabs on the movements of their staff.

quotemarksright.jpgJapanese phone giant KDDI Corporation has developed technology that tracks even the tiniest movement of the user and beams the information back to HQ.

It works by analysing the movement of accelerometers, found in many handsets.

Activities such as walking, climbing stairs or even cleaning can be identified, the researchers say.quotesmarksleft.jpg

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Retweet.com Sells for $250,000

Posted on 10th March 2010 by admin in , us | Tags: , , , , , , ,

retweet.com, which put itself up for sale last month, has sold for $250,000 in an online auction on Flippa .

retweet.com, which put itself up for sale last month, has sold for $250,000 in an online auction on Flippa. The auction saw a fair amount of interest with 45 bids in total.

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Picturetweeting bathroom scale

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Spotted on boingboing, Morten Skogly’s Picturetweeting bathroom scale .

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Spotted on boingboing, Morten Skogly’s Picturetweeting bathroom scale.

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