Seldom seen...

Project 'Seen' is a special font that automatically redacts keywords that trigger NSA-style surveillance. The font is free to download, or you can try it 'online' via the website.

Download the font via ProjectSeen:

projectseen.com

Case of currency...

Coming soon: a secure, hardware based electronic bitcoin wallet called 'case'. The credit card sized device works with fingerprint ID, and does not require a phone or computer. Cost: 199 USD Read more about it via TechCrunch:

techcrunch.com Learn more about it via Case:

http://choosecase.com

You've been briefed...

Anyone tired of people crowding around a monitor will appreciate 'The ShareTable'. The ShareTable is built specifically to share information while sitting across from each other, with all the cables hidden and controls custom made for switching control. Cost: from 5,000 USD

Info and order from ShareTable:

www.sharetable.ch

Finding Waldo...

A software design team at Facebook recently showed off some new enhancements to their facial recognition software. The newest version no longer needs to see your face, but can recognize you from other clues in the photo.

Read more about it from the NewScientist:

www.newscientist.com

Hang ups...

Electronics Manufacturer LG has been showing off a "55 inch 'wallpaper' OLED display" - a television so thin, it's essentially a magnetic sticker placed on the wall.

Read more about it via The Verge:

www.theverge.com

Ring ring...

Bond girls can stay in touch using 'Ringly', a smart cocktail ring that pares with a smartphone. The ring can signal with a vibrate or color change. Pre-order now for Fall delivery.

Info via LaughingSquid:

laughingsquid.com

It's in there somewhere...

A while back, some MIT students created a program that could spit out fake scientific journals. Now, they've upgraded their program with 'SCIpher' - a program that can hide messages inside the fake journals. Read more about it via MIT:

newsoffice.mit.edu

Or just play with it online:

pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/scipher.html

Through the looking glass...

AVG Innovation Labs have been working on 'invisibility glasses' - prototype eyeglass frames with built-in infrared lights that can baffle facial recognition software.

Read more about it via AVG Innovation Labs:

now.avg.com

Privacy, the sequel...

The second version of 'The Blackphone' will be arriving this summer. The second version has a few new software tricks up its sleeve - including virtual compartments. Cost: estimated at 650 USD

Read more about it via DigitalTrends:

www.digitaltrends.com

Audio clues...

Researchers at Ramon Llull University in Spain are working on a new algorithm to locate where a video was shot, based on audio clues and comparison videos.

Read more about it via AlphaGalileo:

www.alphagalileo.es

I'd like to place a call...

There's another new option for placing encrypted calls - 'Signal' has been upgraded to include voice and texting. The app works with both IOS and Android devices. It is very simple to use. Cost: free

Read more about it via Wired:

www.wired.com

Recognition...

Facial detection software is about to get much better. A research group at Yahoo Labs and Stanford University have a new technique that trains a multi-layered neural network to recognize faces - even when they're partially covered or at varying angles.

Read more about it via Technology Review:

www.technologyreview.com

On the trail...

Recently, DARPA announced they would find a way to index the 'deep Web, where shady business is often conducted. The result of their coding experiment is 'Memex' - a tool for indexing and visualizing the connections both on the web and in the real world.

Read more about it via Scientific American:

www.scientificamerican.com

Drop it...

The 'Getac V110' is a modern, ruggedized laptop that weighs only 4.6 pounds. It is built to military specification, making it a good choice for work in difficult situations. It can also be used as a tablet.

Read more about it via Getac:

us.getac.com/notebooks/V110/features.html

Cover story...

Be aware, there are in fact, services dedicated to fake relationships. Launching now, 'Invisibleboyfriend' and 'Invisiblegirlfriend' - a service to expertly provide convincing make believe relationships.

Info via betabeat:

betabeat.com

It's a private call...

The 'BlackPhone' is a Android based phone that is encrypted and 'private'. Coming soon, they will have their own marketplace for applications that they've analyzed not to be a privacy threat.

Read more about it via Tom's Hardware:

www.tomshardware.com

In the chips...

DARPA announced they have a computer chip that is capable of 1 Trillion cycles per second. That would be about 250 times faster than the highest end Mac Pro, but on a single chip. It will not be on store shelves anytime soon.

Read more from DARPA:

www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/10/28.aspx

Casing the joint...

RoomScan is Smartphone app that can quickly draw the floor plan of a room. Begin by touching the first wall, then each of the following - and there you have it. Cost: free for the basic software

Read more and watch a demo via Locometric:

locometric.com

The whole factory...

Defense Distributed is working on the 'Ghost Gunner' - a home milling machine that would allow people to use a PC controlled device to make AR15 rifles in their own homes. Cost: 1,200 USD

Read more about it via CNet:

www.cnet.com

This data will self destruct...

The company 'SecureDrives' offers SSD storage that can destroy itself on a variety of triggers. The can be destroyed if the system is disconnected, loses internal battery power, or even a text message sent by the owner.

Read more about it via TechReport:

techreport.com