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Sunday, October 11, 2009

US air travellers new security measures could include a short on the Wii Balance Board

nintendo wii balance board to be used with security in us airports?Homeland Security, in America, are testing the Nintendo Wii Balance Board as a potential security tool at airports and borders.

The Nintendo Wii Balance Board is being used as part of a £12.6 million security project trying to find better ways of checking passengers for nervous behavior.

Called FAST (Future Attributes Screening Technology) the project is looking at the way the sensors in the Nintendo Wii Balance Board detects slight movement, showing the use to be nervous or fidget, they could then be subject to more security checks.

So let's hope terrorists don't spent hours practicing on Nintendo Wii Fit before their next mission!