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Peekaboo, I see you - the age of facial recognition

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Megan Ellis is a New Media student and young journalist at Rhodes University.
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on Wednesday, 25 July 2012
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Anyone who has watched crime series will know that facial recognition is used my law enforcement, but the technology is quickly making its way into our own lives. 

The robot invasion has already begun

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Megan Ellis is a New Media student and young journalist at Rhodes University.
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on Sunday, 27 May 2012
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Now we know that we are nowhere near crafting artificial intelligence like C3P0 and R2D2 to help us save the galaxy from the Empire, but I know that scientists have created some mechanical marvels already. 

Robots are no longer confined to the realm of many-a-geeks' fantasies, but rather they are fast becoming essential tools in the world of technological development. 

Four gadgets/tech for all your First World problems

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Megan Ellis is a New Media student and young journalist at Rhodes University.
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on Monday, 21 May 2012
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Ever have a problem which, in the greater scheme of things is trivial, but really irks you anyway?

Well that's exactly what these gadgets and tech innovations were created for: to solve all your First World problems.