Smart Airline Seat Detects Shifty Passengers
from the watch-how-you-sit dept
In the ongoing efforts to figure out ways to detect terrorists before they do anything bad on an airplane, one company has come up with a unique solution. Special sensors in every seat that determine whether or not you might be a terrorist. That's right. If you move your butt around a little too much, flight attendants may be alerted to check up on you. For more practical purposes, the makers of the seat also point out that it can be useful to help prevent deep vein thrombosis, a condition you can get if you're sitting without moving for too long. There are a few other interesting technologies the company is working on, such as automatically dimming your light if you fall asleep.
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Oh, wait, but that's right... the Feds will pick up the tab. And nobody will cry about airlines getting unfair subsidies or how the government is encouraging the dinasaurs to operate with an unviable business plan.
Okay, enuff with the soap box for today. Luckily Mike doesn't find too many airline related technology stories. Adios.
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They recommend that you walk around at least once an hour to prevent DVT. Can you imagine what your next flight would be like if everybody took that seriously?
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