Hardware
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Gadgets, 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 […]
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general, Hardware, Human Geography
Broadband Providers Teaming to Outlaw Community Broadband in NC
I should start by saying I’m not even going to pretend to not be biased on this issue. The community of Wilson, NC decided that they were tired of paying […]
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Cool Stuff, general, Hardware, VirtualEnvironments
Media Vehicle – Virtual Reality Mecha Style
For those of you who have always wanted to pilot your own giant mecha battle robot, Japanese researchers have taken another step toward the dream with the development of the […]
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general, Hardware, Programming/Dev
Want your own supercomputer – just grab some PS3s!
Last year, scientists such as Physics professor Gaurav Khanna of UMass Dartmouth and Frank Mueller, a computer science professor at NC State, made news in tech and scientific circles by […]
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Broadband Data Collection Bill Passed
Ars Technica is reporting that Congress has finally passed the broadband data collection bill. As any good geographer will tell you, normally the first step in figuring out where you […]
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Spidey-tracer legal?
A while back we talked about how the LAPD was working on an attachable GPS unit for tracking suspects. CNN has a story on the use of GPS for tracking […]
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Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!
Anyone who’s worked in GIS with more than two people can tell you that one person is critical to keeping all this stuff working…. the system administrator. Today happens to […]
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Gadgets, 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 […]
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general, Hardware, LBS, Navigation
More location iStuff
So Sue has the iPhone 3G and I was FINALLY able to upgrade the iPod Touch to the 2.0 firmware. I am quite happy with the number of times that […]
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Cartography, 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 […]
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