Dropping Science: New Tech Discoveries : Creating Keys from Photos

By Kate Gammon , published on November 5, 2008 at 1:30 AM
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If you’re anything like me, you often find yourself at the kiosk on the corner, getting duplicate keys made for your car or house. Now, computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have created a computer program that can make keys using only a photo -– without the physical key present. The team says they did their research to show that no one’s key is inherently safe. They say that car keys can be modified to include RFID chips that prevent duplicated keys from turning on the car -– which may save a car from getting stolen. In the mean time, their program, aptly named “Sneakey,” is part of a program to help visually impaired people to read labels and text on packaging.
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HumbleOpiner 11/05/2008 9:49 AM
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To the best of my knowledge the pterodactyle was a reptile, not specifically a dinosaur.

zodiacfml 11/05/2008 9:58 AM
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nah, still has to dump that heat in the environment with that micro fridge. could be using a bigger radiator or sink

smalltime0 11/05/2008 10:03 AM
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"Pint-sized refrigerators can blast much more coolness that the conventional method"
You dont move 'cool energy' you remove heat.

poO_onyou 11/06/2008 6:28 AM
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Boiler Up!

WheelsOfConfusion 11/06/2008 8:23 AM
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Hmm, I wonder if the "red LED" used to study those wrinkles was your typical high-efficiency InGaAlP version.

zipmaster07 11/07/2008 1:02 AM
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Ahh so many items that I could care less about. Not that they aren't important, I just know I'll probably never hear about anyone of these ever again. :)

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