Real-time Transportation Map Apps
If you want to track trains in real time on the Boston MBTA you now have a choice of two different maps,reports Google Maps Mania. The Boston Train Track shows the current position of Boston trains on...
View ArticleTour de France 2014
The 101st Tour de France (NY Times, Wikipedia and Twitter), began on Saturday July 5, 2014 and continues until July 27, 2014. The 21-stage race began in Yorkshire, U.K., and stretches across Europe...
View ArticleCommercial Space Goes Higher Rez
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket make a soft splashdown in the ocean after delivering six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites to space. A newly released video shows a view of the splashdown, which took place on July 14,...
View ArticleVehicle-to-Vehicle Network Proposed for United States
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking input about a possible federal standard for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, which would let cars automatically exchange...
View ArticleFree Hyperlapse App from Instagram
Instagram today announced Hyperlapse, one of the company’s first apps outside of Instagram itself. Using an algorithm, the app makes it easy to use your phone to create smooth tracking shots and...
View ArticleState Fair Apps
The Minnesota State Fair has seen data usage on Verizon’s wireless network increase 156 percent compared to the first four days of the 2013 state fair. The State Fair runs through Labor Day and is...
View ArticleSamsung Gear S: Smartwatch Untethered
Samsung is taking the wraps off the Gear S with can send and receive messages or make calls without an accompying smartphone. There’s a 3G modem inside. While it may not be especially fast, it doesn’t...
View ArticleSamsung Adds Nokia Maps to Phone and Watch
Nokia’s Here Maps are coming to Samsung Android and Tizen phones, report Engadget. Nokia’s maps work offline, so no celluar connection is required once regional maps are downloaded to the device. HERE...
View ArticleGM & Ford to Build Self-Driving Cars for Michigan Testbed
General Motors announced Sunday it plans to introduce Cadillac models in two years that incorporate hands-free driving and Wi-Fi-enabled vehicle-to-vehicle communications with similarly equipped...
View ArticleOpensource Dronecode Project Announced
The Dronecode Project, administered by the nonprofit Linux Foundation, aims to establish common technology for use across the industry. The concept behind Dronecode is to create an open hardware and...
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