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Brazilian Police Debut 'RoboCop' Glasses Ahead of World Cup
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsImagine if police could stand back from a raucous crowd and scan the pack for criminals, without ever having to question a suspect or put their troops in harm's way. That's exactly what Brazilian police are hoping to do with new eyeglasses equipped with stealthy crime-fighting properties. Dubbed "RoboCop" glasses after the 1987 action film, the glasses are fitted with a tiny camera that scans up to 400 faces per second. It cross-checks those images against a database of criminals and terrorists, and flashes a small red light inside the glasses if a match comes up. Then the officer knows whom ...
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Has Better Things to Do Than Build a RoboCop Statue
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsTo govern is to choose. And then there's this: After soliciting suggestions from the Web on how to improve his city, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing made the unpopular (if Twitter is any guide) choice to deny a request to erect a statue of RoboCop, the half-man, half-machine law enforcer in the 1987 film of the same name. Residents hoping to immortalize the Motor City science-fiction hero submitted the suggestion via Twitter. But, alas, their hopes were dashed. Actually, judging by his initiative to provide police officers inexpensive housing within city limits, Bing is far more concerned about ...
Video: PUMAs, Birthers, Tea Parties Get Their Own Sci Fi Series - V!
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyScience fiction has a long tradition of embedding political messages into far-out scenarios. Most recently, The Sci Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica remake held a mirror up to many of the Bush era's dilemmas.Now, it looks like ABC is putting out a remake that flips the script. See if you can catch the oh-so-subtle parallels in this trailer for V:Let me start off by saying that I will totally be watching this. Wild cylons couldn't keep me away. Phasers are set on "Teh Awesome!" You get the picture.The original V had cool effects (for the time), a mean streak of black humor, and a heavy hand ...
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