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Remote control brain sensor Brain activity as the eyes are opened and closed. Scientists have developed a sensor that can record brainwaves without the need for electrodes to be inserted into the ...

It's been a banner year for credit card thieves. That's why one startup wants to give credit card users full control over when, where, and how their cards are used.

Sensor-Laden Remote Control Knows Where You're Pointing It With its new Smart Remote, Sevenhugs presents a compelling use case for a universal remote.

The sensor bar works exactly the same as the traditional Wii sensor bar, except it now looks like a remote control. Originally the mod was done as just wires and batteries.

Earlier, one needed to physically visit each streetlight to see if was functioning or not, but now with the sensors, non-functional lights can be identified from the control room.

Available in its next-generation Hummingbird platform, Linx Technologies offers the HumRC transceiver for bidirectional remote control and sensor applications.

A trio of Apple patent filings relating to biometric input devices could reveal plans for a remote control, potentially destined for Apple TV, capable of distinguishing multiple users for ...

A pliable, multi-purpose acoustic sensor has been developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (UC Boulder) and Northwestern University (NU) that can be worn like a Band-Aid on ...

A newly published patent application details a TV remote that could respond differently to separate people based on a scan of their fingerprint or eye.

A streamlined method of adding touchless swipe right, swipe left, proximity, and tap control to any device by using a digital proximity sensor and two discrete infrared emitters ...

Bird Home Automation, a Berlin-based manufacturer of ‘DoorBird’ IP access control devices, is expanding its product portfolio, to include door intercoms with an integrated fingerprint sensor. IP video ...