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NEWS ABOUT: sensor

sensor stories: 3 news summaries

San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

Wireless sensor network will alert drivers to open spaces

Jul 12, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times. The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the... More »

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San Francisco • traffic • parking space • sensor • congestion • smartphones • parking meters • urban planning

iPod Users Can Grin and Hear It

Hands-free controls for mp3 players give
listeners' jaws a workout

Aug 21, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - New computerized headgear developed in Japan will allow commuters and other users who have their hands full to control their iPods by clenching their teeth. The infrared sensors are sensitive enough to distinguish gum-chewing and speech from the second-long clenches intended to skip a track or pause a song, AFP... More »

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technology • Apple • iPod • teeth • sensor • mouth

Sensors Could Stop the Next Bridge Collapse

Wireless devices far smarter than humans with binoculars

Aug 13, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - New technology can diagnose bridge stress months before human investigators—currently armed with binoculars— could ever detect them. BusinessWeek compares the small wireless sensors to stethoscopes, as they’re capable of gauging vibration, temperature and corrosion beneath the paint. Testers ride trucks over the sensors and monitor signals, listening for... More »

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bridge collapse • bridge • stress sensors • sensor • stethoscope

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