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The Buttocks Have It

Posted by michael on from the hot-seat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "From this ZDNET article: Future hijackers may find that their buttocks betray them, if UK defense firm Qinetiq has its way. The company has developed a smart chair stashed with a thicket of seat sensors, according to New Scientist magazine this week. The same seats could also be used to warn cabin staff of illness among the passengers, potentially alleviating the risk of deep vein thrombosis or DVT."

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  1. Wha..? by Gleng · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why the hell is this flamebait?

    I'm sure all the airline owners that read Slashdot are going to be well riled up over that comment!

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