Comes A Time When It's Simply For The Funding

That's the impression I'm getting about "homeland security" and transportation.


Fit to fly? Balance Board tapped to detect shifty characters at airports

no high heels, stay out of the bar and be sure not to have Parkinson's

"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."

"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."