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Posted on October 11, 2009 - by mfc

Nintendo Wii Board will now be use to find Terrorists

“Nervous flyers, beware: a Department of Homeland Security-funded project is investigating whether Wii Fit Balance Boards might be good ways to detect signs of tension or unease in airport security lines.

As somewhere over 20 million Wii Fit owners know, the Balance Board can detect your precise balance point, making it a perfect keep-fit tool — but the Future Attribute Screening Technology project hopes detecting physiological signs — including rapid shifts in balance — will help identify passengers who may have hostile intentions.

“Researchers took a Wii balance board…and altered it to show how someone’s weight shifts. Studies are now under way to determine whether there is a level of fidgeting that would suggest the need for secondary screening,” CNN said.

The Balance Board is just one of a suite of sensors the Boston-based project is trialing; others include eye trackers and devices that record respiratory and heart rates. Researchers say their goal is to have a system ready for field tests in 2011.” – Yahoo News!

Well I myself have a Nintendo Wii and i really like it( talk about getting an exercise while wasting your time on those mindless, adrenaline rush and explosive games which i dont complain about btw..) but to think that the Wii board will be used to catch suspicious characters on Airports wooot! Go Nintendo!.. now who said that game consoles are a waste huh?