Tag Archives: GPS

New tech shaves time off cable-guy waiting game

March 13, 2012 – 10:11 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Waiting for the cable guy (or service repairman) ranks high on the list of consumers’ pet peeves. Besides wasting time, it costs American workers $37 billion a year (CNN.com, 7 November 2011). To the rescue? ETADirect, next-gen tracking software from TOA Technologies. Like an air traffic controller or a parcel-tracking […]

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Driving change: Netherlands tests per-mile car tax

September 15, 2011 – 8:49 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING The Netherlands government is road-testing a meter that would tax car drivers according to how many miles they cover (NYTimes.com, 11 August 2011). Wirelessly connected to the internet and GPS, the system calculates a charge for each journey using a mileage-based formula that also takes account of a car’s fuel efficiency, time […]

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Strolling consumers shift Blue Brain’s sound

June 7, 2011 – 1:01 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Washington, D.C.-based electronic pop duo Blue Brain are giving visitors to the National Mall a different kind of audio guide — the world’s first location-aware album. Aptly titled The National Mall, the mobile application/album hybrid tracks its users via GPS, with the soundtrack shifting automatically based on the listener’s […]

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Transcend goggles turn anyone into a multitasking maven

February 10, 2011 – 8:47 am

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Recon Instruments’ line of Transcend future-forward ski goggles understands that sensory-stimulation-loving consumers won’t let a little thing like skiing down a mountainside stand in the way of their next text messaging session. The goggles’ built-in micro LCD display means that consumers need look no further than the front of […]

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