Gadgets

• June 18, 2009Cool Stuff, general

  The Solar Human Hybrid Project – by an 8th Grader!

  Anyway you do the math, the SOHH Project is one pretty cool ride.  The vehicle holds four people (plus a dog!) and cargo, and runs off solar and person power. […]

• June 16, 2009Cool Stuff, general, LBS

  Layar – Augmented Reality for Android and iPhone 3GS

  Jesse and I are on the road covering the Game Education Summit, but I wanted to take a quick minute and post this video preview of Layar, an Augmented Reality […]

• June 13, 2009Gadgets, general, Navigation

  Major Nav companies coming to the iPhone

  There has been tons of coverage of TomTom and Intermap’s foray into iPhonedom over the last week but I wanted to link to the videos highlighting the new tools. One […]

• June 4, 2009Cool Stuff, general

  Autodesk’s Project Dragonfly

  Autodesk has a pretty cool new toy – Dragonfly!  The program is an online CAD like tool that allows you to map interior spaces.  You can use it to get […]

• May 26, 2009Gadgets, general

  D Conference this week

  For the last few years Wall Street Journal columnists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher have been putting on the D Conference. In past year impressive tech have been demonstrated and […]

• May 21, 2009Gadgets, general

  Teleatlas’s Advanced City Models

  Engadget has a pretty cool article on Teleatla’s new “Advanced City Models”.  This is a direct result of all the consolidation happening in the imagery market.  A bit from TomTom, […]

• May 19, 2009Gadgets, general, Hardware, LBS

  GPS Starts Failing in 2010?

  Switched online is reporting an article in the UK’s The Guardian that GPS satellites could begin to fail as early as 2010.  They note that the Air Force maintains the […]

• May 4, 2009Cool Stuff, general

  Reverse Vending Machines…yes please

  Gizmodo has an article on Envirobank’s Reverse Vending Machines which are an environmentally friendly receptacle for your empty cans or bottles. The Australian company has rolled out a few of […]

• April 20, 2009Gadgets, general

  Is the iPod touch and the iPhone a dream for the US Military?

  The idea of a networked, connected, location aware solider capable of providing a multitude of rolls depending on the situation has long been the dream of the US military.  Newsweek […]

• April 3, 2009Gadgets, general

  GPS Homing Device – Find your way back every time

  I haven’t done a gadget post in quite a while, but I just couldn’t resist the Hammacher Schlemmer’s GPS Homing Device. It’s not fancy, doesn’t have a lot of bells […]