Tech in TV
2009
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, work has gotten in the way. Anyway, I’ve been watching TV the last few days. My favourites have always been the cops and robbers type like CSI and Bones.
hese serials do focus on the use of forensic science in solving crimes so I guess the use of tech shouldn’t be a surprise. So there’re loads of equipment that can identify clues like pieces of plastics and cloth, stomach contents and of course human tissue. These are related to many databases of kidnapped/lost kids, unsolved murders and the like. All these were par for the course.
But of late, they’ve updated their use of tech. For one, the CSIs are using tablet PCs, surface computing and virtual worlds to look for information and catch thieves. Bones has been using 3D sketches to build a model of how a murdered person looks like. I think I spotted GPS being used on iPhones in one of the CSI episodes as well.
Also, the sponsorship by tech companies in these serials – I’ve noticed iMacs in Bones and I think it’s HP in CSI.
What else have anyone else seen?
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