Gadgets

November 30, 2006Gadgets, general, Software

FeedYourZune – Podcasts on your Zune

For those of you looking for an aggregator for your brand new Zune, you may want to take a look at FeedYourZune. This software allows you to pull down you […]
October 10, 2006Gadgets, 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 […]
October 5, 2006Gadgets, general

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, […]
October 4, 2006Gadgets, general, General

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 […]
September 28, 2006Gadgets, general, Navigation

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 […]
September 27, 2006Gadgets, 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 […]
September 15, 2006Gadgets, general, Navigation

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 […]
September 11, 2006Cartography, Gadgets, general

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 […]
August 29, 2006Gadgets, 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 […]
August 29, 2006Gadgets, general

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 […]