| June 1999 • Vol. 11, No. 8
Putting some fun back into those old pictures The manipulating applications currently available are: Cartoon Maker -- makes picture into a cartoon; Antique Maker -- makes picture look like an antique; You Animal You -- morphs picture into an animal; Flower Power -- makes a face into a blooming flower; Oil Paint -- turns pictures into fine art; Classic Black and White -- turns color pictures black and white. Once the pictures have been altered, you can use one of the photo-sharing applications such as Kodak Picture This postcards to send a special picture e-mail postcard to friends and family all over the world. The pictures can also be made into prints, mugs, sweatshirts, T-shirts, puzzles, and mousepads. If you still don't have enough junk lying around the house, visit the site at http://www.kodak.com/go/play. ATMs get a Dose of James Bond Technology You must first get a close-up photo of your eye taken at the bank. The photo is then stored in a computer. When the customer wants to perform a transaction at the ATM, the ATM scans his eye and matches it with the photo stored in the computer. This is possible because each person's iris is more distinctive than even a fingerprint. An iris has 266 measurable characteristics versus a fingerprint's 35. Iris identification is already in use at 11 banks outside the U.S. Bank United as well as other banks in the U.S. hopes to have more eye-scanning ATMs up and running later this year. Sony Unleashes Robotic K9 Dog For US$2500, Aibo acts just like a real dog. It doesn't respond to its name. (If you're lucky, the darn mutt will listen to a musical note.) Aibo can chase after balls but not pick them up. Additional software for those who wish to teach their dog new tricks will cost US$450. The Aibo Performer Kit ERF-510 will allow owners to create original movements which can be stored on Aibo's Memory Stick. The Memory Stick will store pre-recorded movements as well as new data. No word yet if this will comprise placebo reproductive behavior patterns on the owner's legs... Sony is planning to sell 3,000 units in Japan and 2,000 units in the United States. Aibo will be sold exclusively on the Internet starting June 1. Still not enough junk around the house? Then visit their site.
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