Imagine swimming effortlessly through every image on flickr, using The Long Tail to build virtual panoramas of every photographed place on the planet, then tie that in with maps and related texts, like whole newspapers. Now see that come to life at TED (via Extralife and thanks to Portension’s top informant, Dave MacLeod):
This wonder is …
T-shirts say so much about us, but the message is often one way–just some quirky missive that may or may not connect with the people around us as we walk down the street. However, the clever folks over at Reactee.com have connected the humble t-shirt with the ubiquitous mobile device. The result — pure interactive genius (via SMS Today).
Choose your slogan, your keyword and keep …
The eye in the sky, hovering, zooming in, connecting to the police database, identifying you and calling in the dogs. With this sort of tech now in service above out heads, should we feel safer? Or more scared? (via This is London)
With four stubby arms carrying the rotors, a miniature camera and a pair of landing skids, the near-silent drone is designed to hover above crime …
I hopped into a taxi today and discovered, in the back seat, a USB cord attached to one of SmarTone-Vodaphone’s high-speed wireless modems. Instructions for getting online were printed clearly on the seat-back signage; all I had to do was plug in my laptop and start surfing rich web content–for free. While I doubt it gets much use, as Hong Kong Taxi rides are …
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