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Venture Capital Fund Backs Business Opportunities From SpaceParis, France (ESA) Aug 24, 2010 Two start-up companies offering a communication handset for outdoor enthusiasts and a computer game to compete live with real racing drivers, both made possible thanks to space technology, are the first to receive funds from ESA's new Open Sky Technologies Fund. German TakWak GmbH is developing a three-in-one communication device integrating mobile phone, satellite navigation and walkie-talkie functions for outdoor enthusiasts enjoying active sports like hiking, skiing and kayaking. It combines th ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 6, 2010A US appeals court ruled Friday that police cannot track a suspect using GPS technology without a warrant, tossing out the conviction of a man arrested for drug dealing. The US Court of Appeals in Washington overturned the 2008 conviction of Antoine Jones, saying police violated his constitutional rights by tracking his movements with a satellite navigation system device installed on his veh ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 06, 2010New NASA airborne radar images of Southern California near the U.S.-Mexico border show Earth's surface is continuing to deform following the April 4 magnitude, 7.2 temblor and its many aftershocks that have rocked Mexico's state of Baja California and parts of the American Southwest. The data, from NASA's airborne Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), reveal that so ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 05, 2010Acoustic tests on a new generation Glonass-K navigation satellite have been completed at a plant in southern Russia. "These types of experimental tests were carried out to confirm the resilience of the Glonass-K satellite to the acoustic pressure which will be applied on it when it is orbited," a statement by the plant said. "The tests were successful." The Glonass-K, a new generatio ... more |
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Soap maker creates unease over Brazil GPS spying stuntSao Paulo (AFP) Aug 2, 2010 A marketing stunt launched Monday in Brazil to track some buyers of Omo washing powder through a GPS chip hidden in the box for a prize giveaway risked backfiring with observers raising privacy concerns. "Is your detergent stalking you?" the influential US trade magazine Advertising Age asked in an article printed on its website. The technology website CNET noted the promotion would make some shoppers "a marked man or woman." Specialist publications also questioned the reaction of consumers ... read more |
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