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  • June 2008

    • Big Brother Sees Washington

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 16, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Big Brother Sees Washington

      (Newser) - If you plan to go outdoors in Washington, DC, comb your hair first, because someone's probably going to see you. The capital is ramping up a video surveillance system that puts most others in the entire world to shame, the LA Times reports. Unsurprisingly, the 5,625-camera network has captured the attention of privacy and civil-liberties advocates, and they're not happy. More »

  • February 2008

    • Polaroid Out of Instant-Photo Biz

      Bloomberg  |  Feb 8, 08 7:40 PM CST

      Polaroid Out of Instant-Photo Biz

      (Newser) - The Polaroid photo company, whose familiar white-bordered snapshot has become an "icon," is leaving film behind to zoom in on digital equipment, Bloomberg reports. The Massachusetts company was founded in 1937 and in 1948 released the first instant camera, pulling in huge profits—but with the popularity of digital cameras, Polaroid has faced “a technologically driven decline,” said COO Tom Beaudoin.  More »

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      consumer electronics  • digital camera  • camera

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • Utah Mine Search Suspended

      CNN  |  Sep 1, 07 3:48 AM CDT

      Utah Mine Search Suspended

      (Newser) - "We've exhausted the options that we know about." That's how mine experts put it to an attorney for the trapped Utah miners' families yesterday, CNN reports.  A camera lowered through a borehole into the collapsed mine at the Candall Canyon site yesterday failed to produce useful information when it got stuck in the mud as it searched debris on the mine floor. More »

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      miners  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • camera

  • August 2007

    • Rain Foils Mine Camera Drop

      Salt Lake Tribune  |  Aug 28, 07 12:11 PM CDT

      Rain Foils Mine Camera Drop

      (Newser) - An 8-inch robotic camera’s descent down a 1,415-foot borehole in the collapsed Crandall Canyon Mine was cut short yesterday by several hours of steady rain, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The weather blocked positioning of equipment needed to drop the camera, as well as preparations for a seventh borehole, in the search for the miners who have now been trapped for more than two weeks. More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • camera

  • June 2007

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