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Throwable WiFi Camera

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i've-got-my-eye-on-you dept.

Dotnaught writes "The Eye Ball is a spherical, throwable WiFi camera designed to precede police into areas where there's no direct line of sight. It's manufactured by O.D.F. Optronics, Ltd, an Israeli maker of vision-based systems for the defense, security and consumer electronics markets. Remington Arms Co. has won approval from the Federal Communications Commission to sell the Eye Ball domestically, with law enforcement being likely buyers. The cost is about $4,800 for two EyeBalls (who would want just one?), which apparently also includes video monitoring gear."

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  1. mo(8d down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Of the fouNde8s of

  2. SlashDarth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If all the slashdot people grew up with Star Wars, they must have been on Darth Vader's side.

    I've never seen slashdot cover technology from a real rebel's perspective. It's always, new tech for cops, new tech for imperial Usaian troops so they can kill more Ahmed Skywalkers. The best slashdot gets is the lame "tactical media" stuff (bluesnarfing) that rich imperial kids come up with to get cred. Brothers over in Iraq are hot-wiring mobile phones to tank-gun shells and stuff to repel an invading imerial army and we never hear about these amazing hacks. This overpriced wi-fi baseball cam was developed in Israel to help kill Palestinian kids, and it's all praises. Where's your conscience?

    Did you loosers all want to be Moff Tarkin when you were 7?
    "No, I want to be Veers! You be Piett!"

    Or maybe your inner Han Solo has died.