Category: Technology
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Tokyo 2020 to up security with facial recognition system
Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to use facial recognition technology to increase security around all venues, the organizers announced on Tuesday. Games organizers have linked up with Japanese telecommunications and information technology giant NEC to develop the first system of this kind to be implemented at an Olympics. Read Reuters
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Swimming pool drone could give parents second set of eyes on children at play
A new robot designed to give you an extra set of eyes on your swimming pool could help save children from drowning. Lee Kambar is a father who says he was motivated to find a way to protect lives and give parents and first responders critical extra seconds to respond to possible emergencies. The Morningstar…
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Australia to use drones to help rescue stranded swimmers | Al Jazeera English
Every day in Australia, 30 people are rescued from drowning. And saving lives is about to get easier. Later this year, during the Southern Hemisphere summer, drones will be used to help rescue stranded swimmers and to spot sharks that might be getting a little too close for comfort. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Thomas reports from…
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The Race Club – Velocity Meter
We’re super excited to share what we’ve been learning from the velocity meter! Thanks @Marcus Schlesinger for being one of our many test subjects! We’ll be coming out with his results on our video subscription service soon…
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Pool Cleaning 101: Automatic Cleaners vs. Manual Vacuums
Pool ownership brings a lot of joy. It also brings a lot of responsibility. Sooner or later you’re going to have to clean your pool to get that grime out. You have a choice between using a manual vacuum and an automatic cleaner. These are two different ways of cleaning your pool. We’re going to…
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Tom Daley’s selfie swimming pool ad for HTC banned by watchdog
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advert by Taiwanese electronics company HTC featuring Olympic diver Tom Daley, after it implied that one of its mobile phones could be used in swimming pools. The ad sees Mr Daley using the HTC U11 to take selfies while diving from a board and landing in the swimming pool below,…
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Police shoot down drone close to Commonwealth Games exclusion zone
Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has confirmed they shot down an unauthorised drone flying close to a Commonwealth Games exclusion zone. The incident, which occurred yesterday, gave the the security operation put in place for the event an early test after Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie claimed the “safest place in Australia during…