Friday, June 29, 2007

Dispatches From the Hyperlocal Future



That's hyper as in linked and local as in location. It's a new kind of city in which you're never out of touch and never, ever out of options.





Source: http://www.wired.com

Google Earth Zooms In on Darfur Genocide



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Source: http://www.wired.com

Google Maps Is Changing the Way We See the World



Led by John Hanke, Google Earth and Google Maps are delivering cartography tools to the masses.





Source: http://www.wired.com

As the IPhone Launch Nears, the Wireless Industry Needs a Clue



On the eve of the iPhone's June 29 arrival, wireless-industry insiders are scrambling to understand their customers before Apple takes them away. The trouble is, they can't seem to agree on the problem, let alone the solution.




Source: http://www.wired.com

Confined to a Zoo, Robots Turn Unexpectedly Aggressive



What happens when supposedly peaceful robots, living together in a robot zoo in Portugal, start competing for resources? They start killing each other.




Source: http://www.wired.com

Ready for an IPhone? Tips to End Your Existing Cell Contract



Check out our eight easy, tried-and-true tips for ditching the shackles of that nasty contract … so you can jump headfirst into another one.




Source: http://www.wired.com

Robo-Tasers Stand Guard So Humans Don't Have To



The Taser Remote Area Denial system -- able to warn, incapacitate and retain intruders with just a little help from a remote operator -- is designed to protect fixed installations.




Source: http://www.wired.com