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Goggles fool face-recognition cameras

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complete with glowing lights

Do your homework AFP, infra-red rays are invisible to human eyes but not to cameras. You don't see beams of light come out of your remote control when you change channel do you?

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Balaclava also works for this.

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^^^and so stylish and functional in summer.

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" However, the large plastic structures, complete with glowing lights and a sizeable power pack, may make the wearer somewhat conspicuous to the naked eye. "

LOL, yes, I would say so. Unless they use them strictly in Otaku areas such as Akiba.

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@gogogo

Do your homework AFP, infra-red rays are invisible to human eyes but not to cameras. You don't see beams of light come out of your remote control when you change channel do you?

What part of "NEAR infra-red" are you having trouble with?

have lines of lights that emit near infra-red rays

The product is never going to be successful. Anyone foolish enough to buy and wear these is sticking a big, flashing light over their head that announces to security people, "I AM A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO THWART YOUR SECURITY CAMERAS." Someone wearing these into an airport can guarantee they will be pulled aside for a personal body search - every time.

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@Fadamor: Are you superman? no human can see ANY infra-red ANYTHING. Do your homework or at least google it.

http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/gss/dew/mvhtools/near_ir.htm

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Seems like geeks are doing their best to fight the online face-scanning tyranny. =What do you expect something Mickey-Mouse pretty?

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I thought the head line read Google Fool for a moment

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