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New Paint Keeps WiFi Safe From Intruders

wifipaint 300x219 New Paint Keeps WiFi Safe From Intruders The next time you are in your room, typing in your personal diary on your computer and think that you are alone–don’t be so sure.

The quiet stillness is welcomed by your neighbors who are following your every key stroke, searching through your old files, and placing their feet in your footsteps while going unnoticed. WiFi internet connections are extremely easy to trace and even easier to hack into, making everything on your computer vulnerable and naked to be seen by the world. By using secure passwords the attempts of hackers can be deflected but not for long. [...]

South Africa’s ATMs Armed with Pepper Spray Malfunction

atmdogs South Africas ATMs Armed with Pepper Spray Malfunction Fearing robbers, people tend to take out money from ATM machines during the day; however, with a new precaution set in place in South Africa, no ATM machine is safe- day or night. These new ATM machines come fully equipped with pepper spray that automatically goes off once a hidden camera detects someone trying to tamper with the machines. [...]

Surveillance Cameras Help Avoid Malpractice Claims

37 starface1 Surveillance Cameras Help Avoid Malpractice Claims With five stars more than the flag, the true face of a teenage girl is finally revealed.

Claiming that she had mistakenly been tattooed with 56 stars on her face, 18 year old Kimberly Valminck recently admitted that she had lied about the whole ordeal. Valminck blamed tattoo artist, Toumaniantz, for ruining her face and turning her into a “freak” while she was asleep under his needle. Toumaniantz adamantly insisted that she had asked for the stars despite what Valminck was telling her parents and the press. Valminck promised to sue Toumaniantz for 9000 euros, the cost of the surgery needed to remove the stars. Even though Toumaniantz maintained that she had asked for the stars, he agreed to pay for half of the surgery because he felt bad that his client was so unsatisfied.

Recently, Valminck said that she had indeed asked him for the 56 various size and shaped stars to be tattooed on her face and that she was awake the whole time he tattooed them onto her face. She made the whole story up because when she showed her father he was “furious.” [...]

GPS Tracking Device Used to Fight the War on Drugs

The buzz of people waiting to board the plane drowns out the heavy breathing of the suspicious looking people clutching their fists hoping to release some tension in their body. Their darting eyes screen the room for any threats as they walk through security. They hold their breath praying that nothing goes wrong and close their eyes as they take their first step under the beams of metal. Then it comes, the beautiful, refreshing sound of absolutely nothing. No alarms. No flashing lights. Plain and utterly priceless nothing. Ignorant is everyone to the fact that another drug dealer just successfully smuggled more drugs into the country.

According to an article written in Stuff.co.nz, an astounding 80% of drugs smuggled into New Zealand go undetected every year, as reported by the National Drug Intelligence Bureau, and changes need to be made to substantially lower that number.

Authorities are trying to respond to the surprisingly high number of successful transportation of illegal drugs into New Zealand every year by implementing a new technology. While the exact methodology of how these devices could be used to prevent drug trafficking cannot be released, authorities have confirmed that they need to implement GPS tracking devices in order to track intercepted shipments. However, there are some obstacles to overcome before any real progress can be made. [...]

Top 8 Must Have Gadgets For Summer Travel

Top 8 Must Have Gadgets For Summer Travel

Close your eyes and imagine that you are standing at the edge of the ocean looking into a world of possibilities. As you breathe in the fresh air, you smile and exhale the past year. The next breath you take is the beginning of your favorite time, the beginning of endless adventures, the beginning of summer. Take those first few steps in the salty pool of memories yet to be made slowly and be sure to have these few gadgets with you along the way.

1. Soda Can Safe – $19.95
Following the design of Jurassic Park’s Denis Nerdy’s shaving cream canister that he used to store dinosaur embryos in, so too do these authentic soda cans provide safe, unsuspecting places to put your valuables. It may not be million year old dinosaur embryos, but treasure is in the eye of the beholder. So whether it be a thousand dollars, or the first dollar bill you made at your store, your grandmother’s diamond ring, or the ring your fiancee got you out of the dispenser at Wal Mart, make sure that your treasure is safe while you travel. The Soda Can Safe is the perfect, portable vault that makes it a little easier breathe while looking at the Mona Lisa, climbing the steps of the Great Pyramids, or watching the glistening waters pass you by in a gondola. Made from real soda cans, these believable safes are guaranteed to secure your valuables. [...]

Surveillance Cameras Used in Language Acquisition Research in Children

45999503 deb roy Surveillance Cameras Used in Language Acquisition Research in Children Catching criminals in action isn’t the only thing surveillance cameras can do– now they are starting to answer hundred year old questions.

Recently, surveillance cameras were used to conduct The Human Speechome Project, an experiment designed to map the way humans acquire speech. The age old question of speech acquisition has been tackled by famous researchers including Noam Chomsky and Eric Lenneberg. From devices in your brain to critical periods there only remains theories about how humans develop language skills.

With the help of surveillance cameras, professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hope to provide some of the first conclusive, data based answers to what seems to be the unsolvable question. Stunted by the limited availability to thoroughly track a child’s language acquisition process, previous studies were only given snapshots of a child’s development in weekly or monthly meetings. Considering the fast paced nature of child development, missing a week, day, and even an hour can mean missing a crucial moment in the child’s development. [...]

Sydney Morning Herald Talks About Tools for Suspicious Lovers

broken heart 300x224 Sydney Morning Herald Talks About Tools for Suspicious Lovers sydney morning herald logo1 Sydney Morning Herald Talks About Tools for Suspicious Lovers In a recent story published by the Sydney Morning Herald, BrickHouse Security was cited for its cutting edge technology that allows entangled lovers to investigate their suspicions. Describing the frames of a film that lead to a ravaged spouse, lover, or “friend” tearing apart the house, the article delves into the modern methods of “snooping.”

Secrets are no longer hidden under the mattress or at the bottom of the sock drawer–they are in intricate signals, hard drives, and wires of the much more elusive cell phone. The article mentions BrickHouse’s Sim Card Spy Elite which allows users to access all SMS text messages that have been stored on the phone’s SIM card, even messages that have been deleted. yhst 81126207287951 2058 34252161 Sydney Morning Herald Talks About Tools for Suspicious Lovers

BrickHouse Security Follows Amazon’s Lead to Kill Affiliate Programs in Rhode Island

47 01 amazon dot com 300x175 BrickHouse Security Follows Amazons Lead to Kill Affiliate Programs in Rhode Island The Amazon is not only the world’s largest river, it’s also the world’s largest online retailer and it’s busy making some surprising changes. Upon the passage of new laws in Rhode Island and North Carolina, Amazon.com made the swift decision to cut ties with all affiliates in those regions. The new legislation states that any company that has affiliates based in the prospective states must charge sales tax on items sold to residents in that state. This essentially equates amazon.com affiliates to amazon.com stores located in that state (of which there are none), something that Amazon, as well as other Internet Retailer 500 companies, like Brickhouse Security, view as corrupt and are acting accordingly. Labeling affiliate marketers as sales agents rather than advertising channels is inaccurate, said Rebecca Madigan, founder of the affiliate trade group Performance Marketing Alliance. [...]

Saferdates.com Requires Background Checks for All Members

saferdate Saferdates.com Requires Background Checks for All Members In the midst of thousands of horror stories ranging from murder cases to fiscal scams, the urgency for protection in the online dating world has reached its breaking point. The call has been answered swiftly and mercilessly: saferdates.com. Saferdates provides an unprecedented service in the online dating world that not only allows you to date, but also “investidate.” With a dual level screening process, meeting your other half is no longer a gamble with your safety. The investidate initiative allows members to perform a basic search for a history of felonies, misdemeanors, sex offenses, and marriage for potential mates. Saferdates provides a fingerprint scan for potential mates, which is the best way to ensure that online dating members are screened successfully against a criminal past. Each member must have a “verified” check next to their profile that notifies other members that they have been screened. [...]