Word: sensor
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...will continue to pursue policies like motion sensor lights and solar panel installations...
...border authorities who patrol that 1,969 mile long border have another stealth threat to worry about. This month, they will begin installing the first small, 50 mile segment of a "virtual fence" on the dividing line with Mexico. By 2014 most of the border will be home to sensor-equipped towers that are linked to a central communications network. But while proponents argue that the system will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants, drugs and arms coming over the border, most experts admit it will do little to guard against people making their way under...
...western bank of the Danube, Budapest's Lánchíd 19 hotel is in many ways an extension of the river itself. Its accordion-like façade, constructed of movable glass panels, ebbs and flows with the rhythm of the water, thanks to a meteorological sensor on the hotel's roof. Decorated with images of life on the riverbank - crabs, snails and aluminum cans - the exterior panels light up at night, adding a touch of modernity to the historic riverside where 18th century Habsburg architecture prevails...
Apple also used the sensor to create a new gesture unique to the nano: you can now shake your iPod to shuffle through your music...
Finally, the sensor enables some interesting gaming possibilities. While only a few games currently use tilt control, the included Maze game offers Nintendo Wii-like fun, letting you tilt your iPod to navigate a marble through a maze...