systems and well in photos
Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo The machine, seen in action here, is made by BAE Systems and is being trialled by UK Border Agency to reduce the heavy demands that searching the underside of vehicles for stowaways and smuggled materials places on staff. [24 Jul 2008]
Photos: How to destroy your hard drive
Photo Disposing of computer hard drives in a secure and safe way has become a hot topic, especially after the high profile data leaks in the past year. This is the Verity Systems VS7000 manual hard drive destroyer which crushes the hard drive with the... [17 Jul 2008]
Photos: Wimbledon on target for a tech ace
Photo Jeff Lucas said the tech team and IBM focus on three areas during the tournament: the referee's office, data capture and TV graphics and general support for systems such as accreditation and transport logistics. [19 Jun 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo The biggest mobile trade show in the world, aptly called Mobile World Congress 2008, took place in Barcelona in February.silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas was at the event and gave a behind the scenes peak of the big event. [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: Wi-fi gets ice cool on the slopes
Photo As well as offering visitors free wi-fi, the network is used by staff with handhelds for order-taking in the complex's bars and restaurants. Chill Factore, a ski village on the outskirts of Manchester which has the UK's longest indoor, real-snow... [05 Feb 2008]
Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet
Photo The phones can also be used to check receipts, balances and transfers, as well to authorise remote transactions, and is compatible with existing banking systems. And pilots of non-phone NFC payment systems have already been launched in Europe, such... [31 Jan 2008]
Photos: MoD unveils £80m IT health programme
Photo By 2010, these electronic records will be accessible in any of the 299 medical and 181 dental Defence Medical Services (DMS) centres which the MoD runs around the globe, as well as field hospitals and 25 Royal Navy ships. [02 Aug 2007]
Photos: Technology at the heart of Terminal 5
Photo The sheer scale of the project from an IT perspective is clear with 180 IT supplier contracts, 2,103 PCs, 163 systems and 9,000 connected devices. BA has ambitious IT targets for the running of the terminal as well, aiming for 100 per cent e... [17 Jul 2007]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo T5 has a fully integrated IP building management environment, as well as mobile and wireless networks. The building has 163 tech systems, 9,000 connected devices and enough cabling to stretch to Istanbul and back again. [13 Jul 2007]
Photos: High tech vans map out Europe
Photo This is one of the vans used by mapping company Tele Atlas to gather images and data that eventually ends up on numerous navigation devices. The Tele Atlas vans have between six and eight cameras mounted on them to take images of the passing roads... [21 May 2007]
Photos: BFI switches on film jukebox
Photo The BFI South Bank Mediatheque in London currently holds around 400 films and television shows from the BFI National Archive, with well-known titles alongside less familiar footage and media not currently commercially available on DVD. [14 May 2007]
Photos: Make vroom for your iPod
Photo In-car tech is changing rapidly with satellite navigation systems, DVD players and even in-car broadband now available. A growing number of car manufacturers are now offering iPod or MP3 connectivity as an option and it seems people are as keen to... [01 Feb 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: Photos of the year
Photo RFID tags will be incorporated into bank cards and systems in branches will recognise you as you enter - and display messages. This busy Wagamama near the Tower of London is just one of the chain's 39 restaurants which have equipped their waiters... [20 Dec 2006]
Photos of the month - November 2006
Photo Well YouTube has the answers to this and many other questions that you never asked. Our Top 10 Linux kit photo story puts the spotlight on other uses for the lesser known of computer systems. The handsets also feature 007-themed content, including... [27 Nov 2006]
Photos: RFID tickets track football fans
Photo Around 20,000 of the smartcards have been issued to mainly season-ticket holders and club members. The cards have an arial and a chip, which contains data on matches the cardholder has paid for. That meant channels had to be dug in the concrete... [15 Nov 2006]
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