Ford GPS technology knows if you are driving too fast
Monday, October 12th, 2009Ford could potentially release vehicles with a built-in GPS capability that is able to tell whether you are going too fast or not, boasting an early warning system that will kick in traction and stability control settings whenever it…
Ford GPS technology knows if you are driving too fast
Monday, October 12th, 2009Ford could potentially release vehicles with a built-in GPS capability that is able to tell whether you are going too fast or not, boasting an early warning system that will kick in traction and stability control settings whenever it senses that you are about to lose control behind the wheel. Creepy - could the authorities eventually monitor vehicles remotely without the help of speed traps to send an electronic speeding ticket to your doorstep shortly thereafter? Permalink: F
Foursquare: Why It May Be the Next Twitter
Saturday, July 25th, 2009When we first wrote about Foursquare back in March it had just hit the web scene at SXSW and was taking the social media community by storm . We instantly saw the potential of a location-based service based on your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay. Now we’re starting to see the app get adopted by more and more of our friends, finding traction in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego, and several other hyperlocal metro hubs. These breeding gr
Foursquare: Why It May Be the Next Twitter
Saturday, July 25th, 2009When we first wrote about Foursquare back in March it had just hit the web scene at SXSW and was taking the social media community by storm . We instantly saw the potential of a location-based service based on your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay. Now we’re starting to see the app get adopted by more and more of our friends, finding traction in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego, and several other hyperlocal metro hubs. These breeding gr
Wheel Motors to Drive Dutch Buses
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009A company based in the Netherlands called e-Traction has developed a new kind of hybrid bus that uses in-wheel electric motors to improve efficiency and a GPS system to reduce pollution in congested areas of a city. The bus is a series hybrid: a diesel generator charges a battery, which in turn supplies electricity for [...]
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