Am I the only person who wonders if this technology could be adapted to get more information out of reflections in images, ala Blade Runner?
If so, this technology could be incredibly useful for police investigations.
Just think, combine it with some of those amplifiers you attach via suction to a flat surface on your windows, and you can have a totally rocking greenhouse!
... that more Megami Tensei games haven't come out over here. We almost got Soul Hackers at one point, but of course it was canned at about 80% translated. While I've been a fan of the series for quite a few years now, most of my experiences with it have been via fan-translated ROMs of the originals.
Perhaps MegaTen games are just a bit too gothic and niche to warrant the popularity many (including myself) feel they deserve.
A few years back, many of Japan's game publishers successfully lobbied for used games to be illegal, arguing that reselling of the software not only bit into their bottom line, but in essence violated the copyright owner's right of distribution.
Of course, the ban on used games didn't do much to curb the shrinking of Japan's game market, and was recently lifted. Too bad they didn't repeal it earlier; the stupid thing prevented me from acquiring a lot of classic games when I was there last year. Sigh.
It's true that most modern hardware has RPM sensors for fans, as well as copious amounts of temperature sensors, but typically the settings to monitor these are disabled by default which means that most users aren't aware the features even exist.
Personally, I think my shop would see a lot more fried processors/hard drives/video cards if it wasn't easy to listen and determine if a fan was working or not... Even a non-technical person can do that.
As much as I would like to join the cries of "horrible insurance rates", the Insurance industry has good reason to be hesitant. We really don't know what sorts of effects many nano-sized objects will have when they interact with the human body, and it's perfectly understandable for them to desire to measure the risk before they insure it.
That is, after all, the basis of their business model.
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Am I the only person who wonders if this technology could be adapted to get more information out of reflections in images, ala Blade Runner? If so, this technology could be incredibly useful for police investigations.
Just think, combine it with some of those amplifiers you attach via suction to a flat surface on your windows, and you can have a totally rocking greenhouse!
Perhaps MegaTen games are just a bit too gothic and niche to warrant the popularity many (including myself) feel they deserve.
Of course, it certainly would be cool if it was the real deal!
Of course, the ban on used games didn't do much to curb the shrinking of Japan's game market, and was recently lifted. Too bad they didn't repeal it earlier; the stupid thing prevented me from acquiring a lot of classic games when I was there last year. Sigh.
Personally, I think my shop would see a lot more fried processors/hard drives/video cards if it wasn't easy to listen and determine if a fan was working or not... Even a non-technical person can do that.
That is, after all, the basis of their business model.