GPS
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Nestle Plays Willy Wonka In High-Tech Promotion
Goodbye everyone! I’m moving to the UK, where I will eat my weight in chocolate. Nestle has just kicked off a campaign that involves embedding GPS trackers in chocolate bars and NFC-enabled posters. If you unwrap one of six winning bars, Nestle will find you within 24 hours and award you £10,000 ($15,556).
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IOC Asks Olympic Spectators To Stop Tweeting At Games After GPS Issues Emerge
Looks like technology is no friend to the world’s greatest sporting event. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reportedly asked spectators to avoid tweeting, texting and calling others unnecessarily after congestion was blamed for GPS issues during recent cycling events.
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Aussie Turtles Get High-Tech Tracking Treatment
Google Glass is a big deal, and I can’t wait to try one out. Apparently, neither can these turtles, who are being fitted with wearable tracking technology of their own in order to study their movements around the Murray River system.
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With $1000 And A Team Of Geniuses, You Too Can Hack A Government Drone
With the drone era upon us, securing pilotless aircraft is of the utmost importance because of the threat an errant vehicle could pose to civilians. But in answering a dare from the Department of Homeland Security, a team of researchers from the University of Texas proved that a government drone could be hijacked with a…