Thursday, May 17, 2012

RIM patent application shines a light on unseen filth, might make forensics mobile

RIM patent application shines a light on unseen filth, might make forensics mobile

CSI: Waterloo. We're not sure how compelling that spin-off would be (inexplicable popularity of the David Caruso-headlined Miami version aside). So, you'll excuse us for scratching our collective tech head over this recently surfaced patent application filed by RIM in November of 2010. The claims of this bizarre USPTO doc describe an apparatus containing some form of a "display element" attached to a portable electronic device that would generate light on nearby objects, snap photographs and then display results indicating potential contamination.

Engadget, RIM patent application shines a light on unseen filth, might make forensics mobile

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