The usefulness of GPS is indisputable. From GPS enable child tracking devices to GPS data aggregation services like Google Maps’ real-time traffic reports, the technology has spawned several location based industries that are changing society. An intentional limitation of the GPS system to which consumers have access is its resolution, which is limited to [...]
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1 Comment »Remember the communicators used in the original Star Trek series? Kirk could talk into a flip-phone styled device and the computer would answer his questions or perform requested actions. For those who’ve always dreamed of owning such a device, you’ll want to check out Google’s new Voice Actions feature available on Android 2.2 [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Google, Internet, Phones Tags: Android, Google, smartphone, voice actions 2 Comments »When you actually consider how dirty the surfaces are with which we routinely interact, it’s amazing we’re all not obsessive-compulsive hypochondriacs or constantly sick – a true testament to the redundancy of the human immune system. And as consumer electronics continue their rapid growth in popularity, devices like computers and cell phones have become [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, Phones Tags: cell phone, flu, germs, keyboard, medicine, sanitary, UV, VIOlight, VIOlight cell phone sanitizer 1 Comment »In honor of today’s iPhone 4 release (already covered ad nauseum elsewhere), we’re going to highlight a cell phone that’s not quite as polished, feature-full, or smart as the iPhone 4, but still serves and important purpose. The GPS Tracker Phone For Kids is an overly simplified cell phone import capable of dialing up to [...]
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