Gadgets

• July 22, 2008Cool Stuff, general

  Stitch your way around the World

  While I was waiting for my XNA project to rebuild, I was surfing around the Web and found a great little gift idea over at Uncommon Goods. For those of […]

• July 21, 2008Gadgets, general, Hardware, Navigation, space (not spatial)

  A New GPS System…. On the Moon?

  Engadget is reporting an interesting new system that’s being created. Researchers over at Ohio State University (a hop, skip, and 4 hour drive from here) are attempting to make a […]

• June 16, 2008Cool Stuff, general, Software

  DiRT is good

  As a one time field archaeologist I can say whole heartedly that dirt (known to some as soil) is good. But this post is about the Digital Research Tools (DiRT) […]

• June 11, 2008Cool Stuff, general, Software, VirtualEnvironments

  Stonehenge gets the Photosynth treatment

  You know I just love Photosynth (although I wish Microsoft would finally make it available in some form other than a technology preview), so I had to check out the […]

• June 6, 2008Cool Stuff, Education, general

  Earth Balloon – Geography ed that’s not just full of hot air

  For all you K-12 teachers out there, and anyone who’s interested in a cool Geography educational tool, check out Earth Balloon. It’s a 20-foot high, hand-painted inflatable globe that can […]

• May 28, 2008Gadgets, general, Software

  Windows 7 Features Revealed!

  Looks like Microsoft is really going “hands on” (hehe… I crack myself up!) Check out the list from Gizmodo: There will be a OSX-like dock, though how OS X-like is […]

• May 26, 2008Cartography, Cool Stuff, general, Hardware

  Largest Self-Portrait in the World!

  Created with DHL shipping company and the help of GPS! It spans nearly every continent and shows a pretty elaborate path. While this might seem flippant, I think it shows […]

• May 23, 2008Environmental, Gadgets, general

  Rock Port, Missouri – 100% Wind Powered!

  If you’ve been following the blog for awhile now, you’ll know that I’m all over alternative energy sources. I’d love to have a wind turbine for my house. Well the […]

• May 6, 2008Gadgets, general

  NASA is Everywhere!

  NASA has posted a pretty cool new site to help people understand how they have impacted everyone’s life in so many ways. It’s called NASA @ Home and City. They’re […]

• April 26, 2008Gadgets, general, Navigation

  GPS on the iPhone…really?

  The rumor mill has kicked in for the 2nd Gen (3G) iPhone that seems to be just on the horizon. The rumors include the addition of a GPS receiver in […]