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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[But does it work through footwear?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TMLC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 6:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmmmm... Isn't that *Discrimination?*...<br><br>I mean if I was a Dog and I "Pooped" on the Carpet would that immediately mean I was not to be hired???...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith L. Dick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 6:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wonder if it can identify the age and gender of a vacuum cleaner]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[neXus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 6:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[What about the security applications... surely they would find some uses at Airports, banks and schools.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sigma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 7:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think a 'hiring manager' could probably determine someones sex, age, and weight with greater then 75% efficiency just by looking at them.<br><br>This is a great tool for the movie industry though - Im sure the studios would love to have instant demos opening weekends.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seth Brundle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 8:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[This page is very very useful,if I can see the builder of the site,i must say thank you face to face,it helps me a lot<br>us battery to click <a href="http://www.uk-laptopbattery.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.uk-laptopbattery.com</a><br>uk battery to click <a href="http://www.ukbatterystore.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.ukbatterystore.co.uk</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wailiantwo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 6th 2010 3:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[I must admit, this carpet has intrigued me. Does anyone know how it works? I can imagine how stride and speed might be used to determine age, and determining weight is pretty obvious, but gender? How does a carpet determine gender?<br><br>What if I walk backwards, slowly, wearing high heels? Does it assume I am an old woman, or just a lunatic?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaphod2016]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 8:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Zaphod2016:<br><br>The gender issue had me puzzled too, but it works because men and women have very different centers of gravity, so the carpet can determine that and almost always know which gender is which.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 8:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[HAL 3000: I'm not going to allow that Dave.<br>Dave: HAL open the bomb bay doors.<br>HAL 3000: Not on your life FAT-ASS]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[skooby]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 9:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Imagine using this in stores to catch people who rob or shoplift. It would be great for getting a description on them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[plasmatic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 11:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Imagine using this in stores to catch people who rob or shoplift. It would be great for getting a description on them.<br><br>Or track if someones wait changes from entering and exiting maybe? Gain a few pounds with all those closed stuffed in your Marshmellow Jacket. lol]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Worrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 3rd 2007 7:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA["Imagine using this in stores to catch people who rob or shoplift. It would be great for getting a description on them."<br><br>Or even tracking them without any kind of unit being on the person by monitoring thier walking pattern. I imagine it must be somewhat unique?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sin_Chase]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 11:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Soon we'll see books on how to make a good impression on your prospective employer's flooring.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 12:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh great, Japan invented a carpet that determines gender; it's only a matter of time before it can snap upskirt pics...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 1:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[So If I'm black and from da hood with a funky walk,  I won't get the job?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 5:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[can you imagine the boon for the carnie industry? The "guessers" will never be wrong again.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tehrob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 6:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Intelligent carpet can autodiscriminate]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/26/intelligent-carpet-can-autodiscriminate/</guid><description><![CDATA[finally a practical application of knowledge learned from The Ministry Of Silly Walks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[x23]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 26th 2006 11:01PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
