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Lie Detector Glasses Coming Soon

Zelphyr writes "The EE Times is reporting on a product soon to be released by an Israeli company that allows the wearer of special glasses to tell whether the person they are talking to is telling a lie. Not only that, they can tell you whether someone loves you! Apparently a PC version of the 'love detector' is in the works as well. Think my Windows box will be upset when it knows how much I hate it?"

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  1. Hard facts. by shystershep · · Score: 4, Funny

    V Entertainment claims the love detector has demonstrated 96 percent accuracy.

    Oh, good. I'm glad that they have tested this empirically and have hard numbers for us.
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    1. Re:Hard facts. by EnigmaticSource · · Score: 5, Funny

      For the lysdexics out there, it's 96% accurate, not actuate at predicing a 69.

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    2. Re:Hard facts. by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Funny

      Think my Windows box will be upset when it knows how much I hate it?"

      I think it might well be! As revenge it could possible start deleting random files, crash just before you capture the flag in that clan game and keep resetting preferences to default.

      Oh, wait...

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    3. Re:Hard facts. by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm just glad that I no longer have to have a sarcasm LED surgically implanted in my forehead for people to know that I'm kidding.

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    4. Re:Hard facts. by nlindstrom · · Score: 3, Funny

      Bah, big deal. I'm still waiting to be able to purchase my very own pair of Double Joo-Janta 2000 Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses.

    5. Re:Hard facts. by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 4, Funny

      So THAT's what Indian women have on their forehead. I always thought it was something religious.

    6. Re:Hard facts. by Simonetta · · Score: 4, Funny

      Most guys come with pretty straight-forward love detectors: they're called 'erections'.

      Ladies, if you see one, there's a 96% chance that the guy's in love with you.

      You don't need any special glasses.

    7. Re:Hard facts. by smallfeet · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, maybe they do in some cases.

    8. Re:Hard facts. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I mean, how did they come up with that 83% figure? What methods were used?

      They told the machine "This thing is working" 100 times.

  2. ... it wasn't me.... by wo1verin3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    *sniff sniff*
    Who farted?
    Oh shit you got those new glasses
    RUNNNNNNNNNN!

  3. Problem With This by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better keeps this away from any large group of politicians... it just might explode.

    1. Re:Problem With This by happyfrogcow · · Score: 4, Funny

      just in time for the State of the Union address tonight!

      Even the rounds of applaus would trigger the glasses.

    2. Re:Problem With This by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Better keeps this away from any large group of politicians... it just might explode.

      they ran preliminary tests this month in IOWA with the democratic nominees..

      of the four subjects that tested the glasses, 3 of them screamed "My Eyes! I'm Blinded!" where as the fourth simply equated the experience with an acid trip he had in the late 70's.

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  4. Meetings might be useful! by ericspinder · · Score: 4, Funny
    Ultimately, the company plans to offer versions of its detectors for cell phones, dating services, teaching aids, toys and games.
    I can imagine it now, a wristwatch which will vibrate when it hears bullshit or better yet one that screams "BULLSHIT". That whould be a lot of fun in meetings! Also, it would be nice to get truthful answers to these questions:
    • Are you going to over-charge me. (at the dealership for service and purchase)
    • Are you cheating on me (for your spouse)
    • Are you selling your vote to special interests (for your congressman)
    • Did you, George start a war to (at least in part) supply oil contract for your buddies?
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    1. Re:Meetings might be useful! by whittrash · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can see the news analysis after a debate. "There is an 87% chance that they were lying 99% of the time."

    2. Re:Meetings might be useful! by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 2, Funny
      If we went to war over oil, why the devil didn't we invade Venezuela?
      Because Iraq is easier to spell.
  5. That's nice and all.. by RailGunner · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... but where are the X-Ray glasses promised to us in the throngs of comic books of our youth? Hmmm?

    1. Re:That's nice and all.. by Rune+Berge · · Score: 5, Funny

      They realized that the skeleton-fetishist market is too marginal.

    2. Re:That's nice and all.. by Picard42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      ... but where are the X-Ray glasses promised to us in the throngs of comic books of our youth? Hmmm?

      Those turned out to be a fraud, so I ordered the George Atlas body-building kit, stayed up all night lifting weights, and beat up the manufacturers of the glasses the next day.

      Seriously, though, this invention sounds like an absolute nightmare. Do you really want to know every time your wife fakes an orgasm? And trust me, if you're on Slashdot, she does.

    3. Re:That's nice and all.. by Rick+Zeman · · Score: 2, Funny
      Seriously, though, this invention sounds like an absolute nightmare. Do you really want to know every time your wife fakes an orgasm? And trust me, if you're on Slashdot, she does.

      Aww, c'mon. If you're on Slashdot, you're probably faking the wife, too!

  6. For most Slashdotters... by digital_milo · · Score: 4, Funny

    It will end up being a 'just wanna be friends' detector.

    1. Re:For most Slashdotters... by zootread · · Score: 2, Funny

      It will end up being a 'just wanna be friends' detector.

      My question is will it distinguish between love and lust? Will girls be able to use this to determine that I just want to fuck them, and feel nothing else other than that urge, despite all the bullshit I've been telling them?

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    2. Re:For most Slashdotters... by shotfeel · · Score: 3, Funny

      You mean that great land that's above water 96% of the time?

  7. I can hear airport security now... by GoNINzo · · Score: 5, Funny
    'Hey Bob, take a look at this. I think this guy is lying about packing his own bag!'

    'No Joe, you're reading it wrong, he just wants to fuck you.'

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  8. These love detection glasses are broken! by Bender+Unit+22 · · Score: 3, Funny

    These love detection glasses are broken, I have never seen anything. I think I will stick to ye olde love tester

  9. As if Windows cared.... by eschasi · · Score: 4, Funny
    The poster writes:
    Think my Windows box will be upset when it knows how much I hate it?

    Do you seriously think your Windows box cares if you love it or not? If it did, it'd be treating you much better.

  10. Everything I say is wrong. by CGP314 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Israeli company that allows the wearer of special glasses to tell whether the person they are talking to is telling a lie. Not only that, they can tell you whether someone loves you!

    I was going to make a joke about these glasses telling me that the Israeli CEO was lying about the usefulness of his product, but then I realized I'd fallen into a logic paradox. : (


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    1. Re:Everything I say is wrong. by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

      but then I realized I'd fallen into a logic paradox.

      They will be coming out with a paradox spotter last year.

  11. Disfunctional relationships by Rupert · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is bad for you and for the Windows box to be living in the same house if you hate it. Obviously the Windows box isn't going anywhere, so it is up to you to take the initiative and move out. It'll be best for both of you.

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  12. In other news... by NeoGeo64 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Darl McBride has protested against the possibility of jurors wearing lie-detection glasses.

  13. Forget love... by mobiux · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about the "open to one night stand" detector.

    1. Re:Forget love... by gnu-sucks · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh, I have one of those in my cruiser, we call it a "Blood Alcohol Level Meter"

  14. Compatibility Issues by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet they are not compatible with beer goggles.

  15. Re:Problem With This... they'll be illegal! by rajafarian · · Score: 5, Funny

    If these work with at least 90% "accuracy" I say our elected politicians ban these, citing "national security!"

  16. Whoa. by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:

    Our products were originally for law enforcement use -- we get all our technology from Nemesys-co...

    Nemesys-co? What, are they a division of the E-Ville Group or something?

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  17. I'm getting a pair. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    You wouldn't believe how often women lie when you ask them "Are you carrying pepper spray?"

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  18. Just don't give it to you girlfriend by KingJoshi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know, that's not a problem for most slashdotters, but..

    Do I look fat in this?
    Did you like the meal I made?
    .
    .
    .

    I can see disaster and a lot of broken relationships.

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  19. I already have a lie detector for politicians by John_Sauter · · Score: 2, Funny

    How can you tell if a politician is lying?

    You watch his mouth. If it's moving, he's lying.
    John Sauter (J_Sauter@Empire.Net)

  20. So... by tayjo · · Score: 2, Funny

    In other news, divorce rates sky rocketed to 98% following the release of these glasses.

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  21. My new quandary... by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm, do I wear my X-Ray glasses today or my Lie Detector glasses..
    Damn all these fashion choices!

  22. Obligitory Simpsons by sparklingfruit · · Score: 2, Funny

    obligitory simpsons ScullyThis is a simple lie detector, i'll ask you a few yes or no questions and you just answer truthfully, do you understand?
    HomerYes
    lie detector explodes

  23. Re:Problem With This... they'll be illegal! by DoraLives · · Score: 4, Funny
    I say our elected politicians ban these

    A certain percentage of the population lies so comfortably and so easily that this sort of thing is useless for catching them in a lie. Guess which percentage of the population politicians are in?

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  24. Glasses for the Glasses? by FerretFrottage · · Score: 3, Funny

    96% accurate huh? Well, I'll just point my lie detector glasses at your lie detector glasses and see if your glasses are really telling the truth.
    And all this coming from V-Entertainment. Well entertainment is right...they probably just tested these things against 100 SCO employees and asked them if they had any evidence. The 4 that were marked inaccurate really did have evidence but to the contrary.

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  25. Love detector by Deanasc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dammit! It's going to make it harder for us to marry for money. Oh well. Maybe if I convince her I love her money. No... That's not right.

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  26. People missing a point by McDrewbie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Regardless of the fact that the technology probably isn't accurate, if such a device is ever perfected and put into widespread use, it would be the end of normal social interactions (which maybe the slashdot crowd desires.) But no longer could someone tell a white-lie to protect a friends feeling, or let someone down gently, or tell their kids half-truths to protect them until they are older. Bluffing in poker would be obsolete. Millions of people would lose their jobs as their skills in marketing and sales would be rendered null. Lastly, the institution of marriage will be destroyed as millions of wives ask their husbands if "they look fat."

  27. This sounds very convincing by richg74 · · Score: 3, Funny
    The heart of Nemesysco's security-oriented technology is a signal-processing engine that is said to use more than 8,000 algorithms each time it analyzes an incoming voice waveform. ...
    The law enforcement version achieved about 70 percent accuracy in laboratory trials, according to V Entertainment, and better than 90 percent accuracy against real criminal subjects at a beta test site at the U.S. Air Force's Rome Laboratories.

    So ... more than 8000 algorithms. And it gets even better results in a field trial than it does in the laboratory. They didn't mention its secret, unbreakable encryption with the 10^6 bit key -- just slipped their mind, I suppose.

    And, of course, this technology is so super-duper that they won't sell it to the government, but will market it to gulli^H^H^H^H^H ordinary consumers.

    Apparently the market for lunar green cheese flavored with snake oil is thriving (see: P.T. Barnum's Law of Applied Economics).

  28. Saved by the Bell by Bigby · · Score: 1, Funny

    Screech made a love detector over a decade ago. He even proved that peanut butter and jelly aren't very affectionate toward each other.

  29. Better invention by t0ny · · Score: 4, Funny
    a product soon to be released by an Israeli company that allows the wearer of special glasses to tell whether the person they are talking to is telling a lie.

    I think they need to have these guys make glasses which detect if the person you are looking at has a bomb strapped to his waist.

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  30. Future quotes from Love Detector users by Code-Ex · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh wow! You love me. Uh... You're looking awfully horny today.

    Uh... Sorry... I'm not _that_ type of guy.

    Hey! This thing is beeping... would you like to go on a blind date?

    Honey, this thing says you love me lots so you better buy me a BIG ring!

    Uh Honey, the latest version of this thing says you don't love me at all. I'll have to contact my lawyer about my will.

  31. hey pot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If you don't like it, don't read it.

    Yours truly,
    kettle

  32. Can I.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ..try before buying ? I wanna see if the salesperson is telling me the truth :)

  33. I knew it! by Short+Circuit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Us paranoids are damned no matter what we say!

  34. Re:Better ObSimpsons by generationxyu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Interrigator: Checks out sir, you're ok sir, you're free to go. Moe: Good, cause I got a hot date tonight. (Lie detector buzz) Moe: Odd date (Lie detector buzz) Moe: Dinner with friend (Lie detector buzz) Moe: Dinner alone (Lie detector buzz) Moe: Watching TV alone (Lie detector buzz) Moe: All right! I'm gonna sit at home and ogle the ladies in the Victoria Secret catalog! (Lie detector buzz) Moe: Sears catalog (Lie detector ding) Moe: Would you unhook this already, please?! I don't deserve this kind of sappy treatment! (Lie detector buzz)

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  35. Re:I'm skeptical by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Polygraph tests, and probably these glasses, too, make far too many assumptions about certain physiological responses....Suppose you went up to a girl and asked her when the last time she gave a blow job was....

    Why go through all that trouble and expense? Just tell her that your yanker is part of the polygraph appuratus and that she has to blow into it.

  36. Re:90% accuracy? by Bullseye_blam · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's ok if the lie detector is only 90% accurate; racial profiling can fill in the gaps.

  37. I'm more worried about employers... by barfarf · · Score: 2, Funny
    I shudder when I think about what will happen when my boss gets a hold of this... "You're late because of what?!?!?!

    :-\

  38. Re:Hard facts by bobbuck · · Score: 2, Funny
    >>Most guys come with pretty straight-forward love detectors: they're called 'erections'.
    >Ladies, if you see one, there's a 96% chance that the guy's in love with you.

    Ladies, you can avoid false positives by avoiding early morning observations which account for the other 4%.