Word: sensor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...picking up the gun, the owner's middle finger covers a tiny red button, activating the fingerprint unit on the side or the grip. The finger also wraps over the print sensor, which then scans the fingerprint...
...image-processor chip captures the image from the sensor and, with the memory chip and circuit board, identifies the fingerprint and unlocks...
...BEST FRIEND Looking for the perfect pet, one that never slobbers, growls or barks in the night? Meet Sony's AIBO (Artificial Intelligence Robot), a foot-tall plastic pup, powered by computer chip, that can walk, sit, lie down, even raise a paw in the air. Stroke a sensor on its head, and AIBO wags its tail; throw a ball, and a digital camera in its snout will track it. A remote control turns it left or right. Available at www.world.sony.com/robot/for $2,500, AIBO costs more than most purebreds. But it doesn't shed, can't dig holes...
...large robotic arm opens your gas cap, fills the tank, closes the cap, and bills your credit card, all in about three minutes, while you relax or buy coffee. First available in Indianapolis, the Smart Pump will require a special gas cap (installed by Shell) and will read a sensor installed in the car window to detect your fuel type, locate your gas cap and charge your credit card...
...tend to drive your car too far into the garage--say, into the bikes or the washing machine--or not far enough to clear the door, there's help in sight. Park Zone from Exeter Technologies in New York City is a $100 ultrasonic motion sensor that mounts on the garage wall. It uses green, yellow and red lights to guide drivers as surely and smoothly as if they were docking a passenger...