Gadgets
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Gadgets, general, GeographyBlogs
GoogleTube
As I am sure many of you have read Google dropped 1.6 BILLION dollars for YouTube. We at the VerySpatial “office” are of different minds on the acquisition, but that […]
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Will there be an Apple mapping device
There is apparently references in the new version of iPhoto (6.0.5) suggets potential integration into Google Maps. An Apple patent went in previously for a device that could include GPS, […]
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GIS and multi-core computers
I saw the posts by Rob and James a couple of weeks ago about multicore and 64 bit but was too sick to kick in at the time. Now that […]
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Surveyors to get long lunch in 2011 or 2012
Engadget has a post on some research that suggests that there will be an almost 90 percent loss of GPS signals for a number of hours at the height of […]
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Gadgets, general, VirtualEnvironments
Weblo.com – What is the point
When Sue first mentioned Weblo to me last week it seemed kind of cool. Weblo is a site that lets you buy virtual property, but unlike most games, Weblo is […]
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Loki updates and new features
While I await the royalties from the Chumby LBS based on Loki’s WiFi location capabilities I wanted to point out, belated as it may be, that there is a new […]
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Blue Planet Globe – for the geographer who has everything
I admit I am an HGTV junkie, especially the show called “I Want That!”. This past weekend’s episode included the Blue Planet Globe, from The Science Source Here is the […]
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Gadgets, general, Navigation, Remote Sensing
What cures traffic jams? Supply and demand!
At least that’s what researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are claiming. Their idea is to use some combination of GPS or RFID to track then cars enter […]
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Location Based Chumby
Please don’t let this way cool gadget/alarm clock be ‘vapor-ware’. The Chumby is a small computer that appears to be infinitely customizable through Flash widgets and some good old fashion […]
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Ubiquitous advertising
Even ads are ubiquitous these days as an article from BBC News points out. The article looks at how different technologies are being used to better market to buyers. The […]
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