http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:43:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/the-cia-follows-5-million-tweets-a-day-headlines.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:00:16 +0000 'Vengeful librarians' monitor the social web.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/internet-eyes-video-surveillance-as-video-game.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:43:13 +0000 Internet Eyes is an online service that opens up access to closed-circuit cameras to the public, awarding cash prizes up to £1,000 each month to the users who catch the most crooks.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/better-farming-through-rfid-tagging.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:30:55 +0000 In an effort to help dairy farmers better manage their herds, Danish technology firm, SmartFarming has developed an animal tracking and monitoring system called CowDetect. The system enables farmers to maintain a more meaningful account of individual animals by analyzing movement and eating patterns in real time.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/nokia-n79-active-tracks-heart-rate.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:52:09 +0000 There’s a lot of potential for digital self-measurement–pedometers, calorie counters, and heart monitors all promise to make our workouts more efficient. We’ve noted that the best way to do this would be through the mobile phone, but this does present limitations. For example, the iPhone Heart Monitor requires that you hold the phone (or headphone mic) up to your pulse. Perhaps not so convenient mid-workout. So we like the Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate monitor; it can measure your heart rate while you run without you doing a thing. Nokia likes it too. It has announced a partnership with PolarRead more...]]>