U-verse on Xbox 360 is getting upgraded in November, but will require XBL Gold

The good news for everyone anyone using their Xbox 360 as a AT&T U-verse set-top box , is that it will be upgraded as a part of the new dashboard update coming this fall. that means support for the integrated search, new UI and control via voice or gestures with Kinect. The bad news? After the update, it will only work if you’re also a subscriber to Xbox Live Gold

DHS Begins Testing Controversial Pre-Crime FAST System (On the Willing) [Security]

The freaky Minority Report pre-crime system called FAST that Homeland Security was mulling over waaay back in 2008 has been given the green light, and voluntary citizens are now having their actions tracked by an algorithm for signs of hostility. More??

Mace in the face at Air and Space

[ Video link , from "Stop the Machine," aka October 2011 , the anti-war group that attempted to occupy the National Air and Space Museum today in Washington, DC. Shot by Nathan Schneider .] A group of protesters in the nation’s capital tried to force their way into the National Air and Space Museum on Saturday. Security guards responded with force, pepper spraying some of the demonstrators

The Screens in These Speakers Weren’t Meant for Touching [Speakers]

By this point you’ve probably been hardwired to think “touchscreen” at the very sight of a black rectangle. But German high-end speaker company, Göbel knows better than to slap a screen onto their flagship Epoque Reference speakers for novelty’s sake . More??

iOS 5 File System Sleuthing Uncovers Potentially Beefier AppleTV [Apple]

9to5Mac’s discovered what appears to be a nice new AppleTV hiding in the file system of the upcoming iOS 5 file system code. More??