When it comes to discovery, technology has essentially ?been there, done that?. Thanks to satellite imagery, there are no more lost islands, and there are very few civilizations that have been untouched by civilization. However, technology played a huge part in uncovering 17 lost pyramids and thousands of ancient tombs, not to mention other structures in an infrared…

In the future, there might be no checkout clerks at the supermarket. WSJ reports on how a device at Stop & Shops and Giant supermarkets in the northeast is eliminating checkout lanes and increasing store sales. It's a…

The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) announced this week that several of its members plan to release commercial access control and intrusion products in 2012 that conform to the organization?s specifications.

Among the companies that will release products that conform to PSIA specs in 2012 include Honeywell, UTC Fire & Security and Tyco.

"The…

Sony has decided to incorporate Intersil Security Link Over Coax (SLOC) technology into a number of its 2011 IP security camera models. It will help to enable the adoption of IP video surveillance.

 

The SLOC…

The administrative segregation unit of the Colorado State Penitentiary was designed to hold the worst of the worst. So when a new high-security complex at the department?s East Canon Complex south of Denver was planned, it was designed to bring services to the prisoners rather than move prisoners from their cells.

?These guys are locked up 23 hours a day,? said John Jubic,…

The Seattle Police Department will transform its small legacy outdoor wireless mesh network   into an 802.11n-based operation that will cover a wide geographic swatch of the city for IP video surveillance without the…

When discussing the "promotion of a police state" in music videos, I am not referring to an abstract, theoretical concept. It is real and it is happening. The high-tech chips and devices seen a few years ago in sci-fi movies and futuristic music…

The D-Link DGS-3620 series can be part of a stack up to 12 units high, offering a 40 Gbps data stacking backplane in full-duplex mode.

D-Link has let loose a flurry of new network products, including a…

"HD CCTV cameras are the result of a marriage between digital security cameras and IP CCTVs. As high visual clarity is the scoring feature of this technology, it can offer its best if put to use in areas where the level of activity is high, like monitoring traffic inflow, security checks at airports, railway stations, metro stations, malls, cinema halls,…

All aboard the pony express: The man led his four-legged friend to the platform at Wrexham

A man has been captured on CCTV trying to board a train accompanied by a pony.

Shocked staff watched as the man tried to get on the train at Wrexham General station with the white pony in…

The future looks bright for the video surveillance market, according to a new survey of customers and channel players from…

RecognizeMe, an application by Chris Simpson (@apocolipse269), allows you to unlock your iDevice using a biometrics facial scan. After training your face in the application, you are able to either unlock your iDevice with the passcode or facial recognition. The application allows you to make multiple trainings to help the recognition go faster. The intensity of the verification…