This fine piece of flip phone is Blackberry’s very first clamshell, codenamed Kickstart. It’s not overly attractive—it’s got a RAZR-esque silhouette. The inside is Pearly, with a trackball and SureType keyboard. Boy Genius states that the internal LCD is “decent looking,” but the shot of the external has a weird sheen over it, so it’s hard to tell there. Sort of an odd choice from RIM, I think—was there an untapped demand for a flip Blackberry? No other specs, but anticipate it by the end of the year. Profile shot after the jump or hit BGR for the full five. [BGR]
Via [Gizmodo]
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Because police don’t have enough ways to ruin my weekend, a company called AcuNetx (I spelled that right) has developed a device called the HawkEye, a non-invasive device that scans the eyes of drivers to tell their intoxication levels. It’s not meant for field stops so much as checkpoints, which are illegal in many states, and […]
Because police don’t have enough ways to ruin my weekend, a company called AcuNetx (I spelled that right) has developed a device called the HawkEye, a non-invasive device that scans the eyes of drivers to tell their intoxication levels.
It’s not meant for field stops so much as checkpoints, which are illegal in many states, and requires a laptop and hand-held device to operate. It detects movements of the pupils as they react to certain stimuli to determine sobriety levels.
The HawkEye itself can’t exactly determine the BOC, something needed as evidence, but will give probable cause for a full field test.
You teetotalers have nothing to fear, but those of us with lives are keeping a wary on the fun-killing Big Brother. Personally, I find it offensive that they would attempt to interfere with my goal of endorsing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happy hour.
Via [crunchgear]
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