Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesRivals ‘Scared Sh*tless’ of 3G Apple iPhone with GPS
Thursday, May 29th, 20083G? Video? That’s old news. Rival companies tell PM’s senior tech editor they’re shaking in their boots over the prospect of Steve Jobs enabling iPhone 2.0 with GPS, and a stripped-down cellphone might even outsell the original. A modest proposal for June’s WWDC keynote.
Bond gadgets: never say they’ll never work
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, was born 100 years ago today. But while his hero’s Cold War concerns may have dated, some of Bond’s gadgets have not. Some movies and stories used existing technologies such as jetpacks (Dr No), autogyros (You Only Live Twice) and GPS-capable phones (Casino Royale)…
The Biggest Drawing in The World: Created Using GPS and DHL
Sunday, May 25th, 2008The concept was simple but brilliant: place a GPS device in a briefcase and mail it via DHL with precise travel instructions over the course of a 55 day period. When all was said and done, the GPS data formed a virtual self-portrait of the artist that spread over 6 continents and 62 countries covering nearly 70,000 miles.
In Search of the Super Easy Super-Phone
Saturday, May 24th, 2008What users are clamoring for is a phone with a beautiful screen and a brain-dead-simple user interface like the iPhone, with the core business functionality and keyboard performance of a BlackBerry and the high-quality camera of some of the LG phones. We want GPS, 3G and great media management. Who will get there first? Prediction: Apple.
3 Frontiers in Quake Tech to Aid China - and Help the U.S.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008From a string of GPS units embedded along the California faults to motion-sensor rigs deployed across Japan, researchers have already set their sights on the next generation of earthquake prevention. Could authorities in rural China have implemented new strategies to avert some of this week’s tragedy?