Could you tell if a phone has been stolen by a change in the walking pattern of the person carrying it? An Android app developed by Marios Savvides and colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, uses data from the accelerometer and gyroscope that come as standard on modern smartphones to record the movements that a phone makes as its owner walks. In a study to be presented this week at the BTAS biometrics conference in Washington DC, Savvides shows the app can identify a particular gait with over 95 per cent accuracy. The technology could one day be used to shut a device down if it registers a gait that does not match that of its owner
Videogames For Tough Times - Forbes.com : "Videogames For Tough Times Mary Jane Irwin, 12.12.08, 04:00 PM EST Fortune dwindling? 'Fable II' can rebuild your ego, if not your wealth. image In Pictures: Forbes.com's 15 Favorite Games Of 2008 The economy is awful. Companies are bankrupt. Stocks are tanking. Savings are dwindling. And employers are laying off in droves. Instead of hitting the bottle to soothe your jangled nerves, try playing a videogame. No, they're not the magic, recession-proof white stallion we've been led to believe, but games are excellent means of escapism. Sit down with one of 2008's best games for 10, 20 or 40 hours and you'll barely remember that your checking account balance isn't as high as it used to be.
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