Tag Archives : global positioning system

They say that geolocation is the latest innovation in social media, but what we saw so far was a rush for badges in foursquare and recommendations of places on Yelp. To the extent that the use of GPS in smartphones grows and becomes popular, new applications appear. Defined by Qualcomm Services Lab, an incubator for startups, as a “private application [...]

Australians now can learn about the time to cover the skin and prevent ultraviolet rays can cause potential skin cancer, thanks to a new application for the iPhone. Australia has one of the highest incidences of skin cancer worldwide, with more than 1850 deaths from the disease each year – surpassing the number of victims of fatal road accidents [...]

A park in South Africa has implemented a new measure to monitor its rhinos: with GPS tracking implanted in their horns, animals can be tracked at every move and at any time interval. The measure is part of a plan to protect the giant against hunter. One of the Big Five South Africans are threatened with extinction some time, but the directors Mafikeng [...]

In March, a computer developed by British experts has impressed the scientific community to perform complex functions such as read minds. The machine can “guess” for example, the name of a movie, if a person thinks of up to three titles. The reader of memoirs was developed by researchers at University College London in Britain. The scientists [...]

Garmin has always been interested in the principles of innovation, convenience, performance, value and services and it is headquartered in Kansas. What, in 1989, began as a brainstorming session, with some engineers around a table, became a collaborative effort with thousands of colleagues. The object of Garmin is basically simple: create navigation [...]

For all those who are on the verge of pulling your hair out due to AT&T’s poor network, look no further! AT&T has come up with a 3G MicroCell which acts like a mini cellular tower for your home or office and promises to improve the cellular signal. It enhances the signal performance for voice calls as well as cellular data applications like [...]

Travelling by air isn’t that very difficult because all you have to do is buy a ticket and be at the airport on time. The stress upon the pilots and the flight controller, on the other hand, is nearly toxic. To prevent colliding with other planes, and birds, in the air, pilots have to rely upon data from radars and live visibility. This is often not [...]