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Photos: Beijing Olympics 2008 - tech keeping the games on track

Photo This is the systems integration lab, high above the Olympic venues, where the software to run the games is tested. Data on the competitions sent back from each of the venues will be fed into the Information Diffusion Systems for delivery to...

Tags: project, infrastructure, olympic

[07 May 2008]

Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle

Photo Team Barnard Microsystems - like the majority of the other teams - is combining off-the-shelf components as platforms for bespoke auto navigation and sensory systems. The Mindsheet team have developed sensory systems to negotiate the debris of...

Tags: military, sensor, robot

[06 May 2008]

Photos: Tech ensures a smoother course

Photo Below this display is a control for the NiCad batteries that power the boat's systems. The BT IMOCA 60 is the fruit of a title sponsorship deal between Team Ellen - headed up by iconic British yachtswoman Dame Ellen McArthur - and BT inked in...

Tags: yacht, ellen mcarthur, bt

[02 May 2008]

Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'

Photo It will reduce friendly fire by allowing ground troops to avoid hot zones where allied aircraft are operating, help soldiers evade hostile aircraft and direct air missile systems. UK troops on the ground are to get an eye in the sky that will help...

Tags: defence, army, mod

[03 Apr 2008]

Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art

Photo This is the Q-Sight helmet display from BAE Systems which uses quantum technology and holographic techniques for a seamless transition between day and night vision. Security software firm MessageLabs turned cyber threats into art using code from...

Tags: supercomputer, robots, viruses, military

[27 Mar 2008]

Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war

Photo These Q-Sight helmet displays from BAE Systems use quantum technology and holographic techniques to deliver a lightweight system that provides seamless transitions between day and night vision. Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper...

Tags: soldier, army, mod, credit

[26 Mar 2008]

Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping

Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping

Photo Photo credit: BAE Systems Photo credit: Natasha Lomas Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system at Heathrow's brand new Terminal 5. The system at British Airways' (BA) new home can process 12,000 bags per hour.silicon.com...

Tags: heathrow, mobile world congress, android, rfid

[28 Feb 2008]

Photos: Lunar mobile phones preparing to soar

Photo Photo credit: BAE Systems In space no one can hear your ringtone - something that could be a blessing from 2012 when Nasa and the British National Space Centre (BNSC) trial a mobile phone network on the moon.

Tags: mobile, nasa, moon, satellite

[25 Feb 2008]

Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy

Photo The SSARF will replace the existing Observer's thermal imaging system (Otis) - seen here - and Spyglass systems, which have been in service for about 20 years. A UK army soldier tests out the surveillance system and range finder (SSARF).

Tags: military, thales, army, credit

[18 Feb 2008]

Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage

Photo Heathrow expects to keep running both systems side-by-side to allow processing of both barcodes and RFID chips. Heathrow Terminal 3 and Emirates airlines are running a six-month trial of tagging luggage with RFID chips on flights to and from Dubai.

Tags: rfid, luggage, heathrow, trial

[14 Feb 2008]

Photos: BlackBerrys on the beat

Photo Mobile applications for shift briefing, crime tasking and intelligence reporting currently allow officers to access up-to-date intelligence in real-time, quickly identify suspects and update back-end systems directly.

Tags: police, crime, blackberry, officer

[08 Feb 2008]

Photos: Scottish NHS trials video checkups

Photo Photo credit: Cisco Systems Photo credit: Cisco Systems Photo credit: Cisco Systems Photo credit: Cisco Systems Photo credit: Cisco Systems The Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is trialling video conferencing...

Tags: healthcare, cisco, videoconferencing, examine

[08 Feb 2008]

Photos: Wi-fi gets ice cool on the slopes

Photo Stuart Wright, head of IT at Chill Factore, said the network allows staff to use laptops to access company systems no matter where they are. Chill Factore, a ski village on the outskirts of Manchester which has the UK's longest indoor, real-snow...

Tags: wi-fi, wireless, wi fi, fi

[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...

Tags: nfc, mobile phone, rfid, bank

[31 Jan 2008]

Photos: Modern computing balancing on the head of a pin?

Photo The transistor was first manufactured commercially at the former Western Electric plant (which later became Agere Systems) on Union Boulevard in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1951. They don't make them like this anymore - silicon.com casts an eye...

Tags: transistor, form, credit, corporation

[29 Jan 2008]

Photos: The super 3D body scanner

Photo Philips Medical Systems has unveiled a CT (Computer Tomography) scanner which can produce detailed 3D images. Photo credit: Philips Medical Systems Steve Rusckowski, CEO of Philips Medical Systems, said the scanner was designed to make the job of...

Tags: hospital, scan, image, machine

[04 Dec 2007]

Photos: Five mobile gadgets for cops

Photo The BlackBerry handsets will provide the force with direct access to back-end systems, such as the Police National Computer, warrants, the Police National Legal Database and its own custom-built briefings application.

Tags: police, ambulance, mobile, fire

[27 Nov 2007]

Photos: Tech predicts future of London transport

Photo This area shows urban transport systems from around the world, including Beijing, London and New York. This is part of the London Transport Museum, which reopened to the public this week following a two-year £22.4m refurbishment.

Tags: transport, touchscreen, future, tfl

[23 Nov 2007]

Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel

Photo The systems are used as an entertainment hub for guests, with a radio, TV, DVD and CD player and a web browser all available. Each room has a user guide for the Mac systems to help those less familiar with the technology.

Tags: manchester, hotels, hotel, itunes

[20 Nov 2007]

Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech

Photo The new simulation training equipment is part of the wide range of virtual training systems used by the Army's Land Warfare Centre (LWC)in Warminster. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent £250,000 on high-tech simulator equipment to provide more...

Tags: simulator, bomb, ministry of defence

[22 Oct 2007]

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