The next step in moving this technology to the field is to develop a portable tripod-based system that houses both the laser source and the IR camera.

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Firefighters can see through smoke using current IR camera technology.

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The Kinect uses a laser projector and an infared (IR) camera to recognize movement.

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Infra-red (IR) camera monitors currently used by firefighters require lenses that can be blinded by intense fire, said researcher Pietro Ferraro, of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Istituto Nazionale di Ottica in Italy.

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We discussed the extremely narrow display bezel, striking RGB notification ring around the home button, recessed camera lens and IR blaster (for the QRemote functionality).

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It consists of a telescope, an infrared (IR) spectrometer, and a multi-spectral CCD camera.

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Two-dimensional tracking would be managed via the existing Move's visual spectrum camera, or by using a display-mounted IR emitter in conjunction with a remote mounted sensor (again, just like the Wii controller).

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