Kaspersky has launched a system that it claims is able to detect and disable a drone so that it drops safely to the ground, or returns to its point of origin. Kaspersky Antidrone comprises hardware and software to detect a drone, lock on to and track the drone and then send signals to block its […]
IoT tipped to drive US consumer tech market to record high
The US Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, estimates that IoT will help drive the US consumer technology industry to a record-setting $US287 billion in retail revenues ($224 billion wholesale) in 2016. Of this it expects established products including smartphones, televisions and laptops to account for 51 percent but to contribute to […]
Beware the low-cost drones of death
Wired Magazine’s web site has a report of US Department of Homeland Security briefing on the potential use of hobbyist drones as weapons of terror or assassination. “The conference was open to civilians, but explicitly closed to the press,” Wired said. However it was able to report: “The officials played videos of low-cost drones firing […]
