Giant $85 wristwatch does it all (including GPS!)
March 22, 2009
An $85 Australian wristwatch called the Kogan GPS Watch has GPS, Bluetooth, pedometer, altimeter, thermometer, speedometer, alarm, stopwatch and other goodies. The only downside is that it’s massively huge.
iPhone App boosts radio audience by 15 percent
March 22, 2009
An iPhone app that I highlighted in a recent column (”Why global is the new ‘local’”) has actually increased the number of listeners for Clear Channel Radio by 15 percent.
Thief used Google Earth to find lead roofing to steal
March 22, 2009
A thief named Tom Berge reportedly used Google Earth to find museums, churches and schools with lead roof tiles so he could steal those tiles and sell the lead as scrap.
Lenovo’s Pocket Yoga a concept only, not a product
March 22, 2009
Tragically, it has emerged that Lenovo’s awesome Pocket Yoga, which is being heralded as a new netbook that Lenovo is about to release, is in fact a two-year-old concept prototype. The company has no plans to invent or sell it. Too poor. It looks awesome.
Corvette-like car gets 100 MPG, ships next year
March 22, 2009
Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids plans to ship that biodiesel-fueled vehicle next year for $50,000 (give or take $10,000). The car is a hybrid, but not a gas-electric hybrid like the Prius. It’s got a biodiesel engine and a 150 hp hydraulic motor/pump and accumulator system. It should offer a total …
Fugly new mouse most precise ever
March 22, 2009
Japan’s Elecom claims their new Scope Node Mouse is the most precise ever, with a resolution of about 1,600 dpi. The initial “rollout” is for Japan only.
UK government my track all social network traffic
March 22, 2009
UK Home Office protection minister Vernon Coaker said that week that the government may monitor chatter on social networking sites “such as MySpace or Bebo.”