There are typically only two things consumers care about when it comes to a USB charger: that it’s as small and powerful as possible. The aesthetics of a wall wart rarely factor into the purchasing decision, but now someone’s come along and made a wall wart that looks like a tiny Macintosh computer, complete with a…
“Why this little town?” asked a school district worker after a gunman killed 19 elementary school students and their two teachers.
A lie detection system known as EyeDetect is said to be able to tell whether a person is truthful based on a non-invasive video-based test of eye movement.
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With all the doom and gloom over the inevitable robot apocalypse, we’ve at least been able to take solace in the fact that we’ll see them coming—until today. Researchers from Northwestern University have foolishly succeeded in building a remote control robot crab that’s so tiny it can crawl along the edge of a penny.
Residents of Maryland can now add their driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. Users there will be able to verify their identity digitally, though there are limited use cases for the Maryland Mobile ID program for now.
At present, IDs in Wallet are only really useful at certain Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at some US airports. When asked for ID by a TSA agent, you’ll be able to review the requested information then tap your phone or smartwatch against a reader.
Apple says it designed the feature with a focus on security and privacy, in part because you won’t need to present the physical version of your ID. You’ll need to use Face ID or Touch ID to authorize a verification and your device will only share the necessary information from your stored identification.
As things stand, law enforcement won’t accept driver’s licenses or other ID presented in Wallet, as MacRumors notes. The state’s Motor Vehicle Administration also said residents can’t rely solely on Maryland Mobile ID — they’ll still need to carry their physical license or ID card. Eventually, the agency noted, any business, government entity or law enforcement agency in Maryland will be able to verify someone’s identity with IDs stored in Wallet.
Maryland is only the second state thus far to enable the feature. Arizona became the first in March. Other states and territories have pledged to support the technology, including Georgia, Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Connecticut and Utah.
The earliest devices that support digital IDs in Wallet are iPhone 8 and Apple Watch Series 4, which need to be running at least iOS 15.4 or watchOS 8.4. If you’re eligible, you can add an ID by tapping the plus sign in the Wallet app and following the prompts.
The superheated volcanic material that swept through Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago killed the city’s residents while preserving their bodies, homes, belongings, and even their DNA. Now, a team of scientists has managed to sequence a complete genome of a man who perished in the eruption.
Congresspeople—okay, let’s just call them the more “seasoned” codgers of congress—have routinely shown they have very little conception of technology. And while it may be cute to watch your parents call your new Steam Deck a “Nintendo,” it’s much less funny when a politician in charge of creating legislation impacting…
It’s been said that you can make a movie out of basically anything, and it’s hard to refute that claim after the success of seemingly silly movie ideas involving comic strip characters or restaurant mascots. But can you do it with a horror version of Winnie the Pooh?
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