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Step-on scanner removes need to take off shoes at airports

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Installed next to the walk-through scanners at Ben-Gurion airport in Israel, "MagShoe" announces within two seconds whether the footwear of the passenger standing on it contains unusual metal that might be a knife for a hijacking or a bomb detonator part. The TSA is currently assessing MagShoe's feasibility for the USA so expect to see this soon!

All I have to say is, about freakin time :) more …