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Atlanta Aims at World's Most Mapped City Status

BY Kit EatonWed Oct 14, 2009 at 9:19 AM

Forget Google's slow-updating Streetview. Forget even high-tech satellite imagery. Atlanta's plans to become the World's most mapped city involve good old volunteer boots on the ground, part of a large Mapathon project this ...READ»

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Is Foursquare Poised to Rule Local Advertising?

BY Chris DannenMon Sep 21, 2009 at 3:01 PM

Foursquare created buzz with its mobile social networking app that encourages users to get out and explore the businesses in their neighborhood. It even made a game out of meeting up at your local watering hole. Now the company is planning Foursquare for Business, giving it access to what may be a local advertising goldmine.READ»

IPHONE APPS | 1 comment

Loopt Sneaks Background Multitasking Into Its iPhone App

BY Kit EatonFri Sep 11, 2009 at 8:18 AM

Loopt, the location-based friend-finder, has just snuck an amazing little bonus feature into its iPhone app: It works in the background. As Apple detractors are fond of pointing out: The iPhone can't do this. What's happening?READ»

TWITTER GEOTAGS | 4 comments

Geotagging: Twitter's Killer Feature?

BY Kit EatonThu Aug 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM

We've written about Twitter's upcoming Tweet geotagging a couple of times, but with news on how excited it's got Twitter developers, maybe it's time to wonder: Is geotagging Twitter's killer feature? Let's think about it. Over at ...READ»

GEOTAGGING | 2 comments

Now Twitter Knows Where You Are, so What Happens Next?

BY Kit EatonFri Aug 21, 2009 at 7:53 AM

Twitter's about to unveil a new feature that taps into another developing social networking trick: Geolocation. The ability to pinpoint your location will happen automatically within the Tweet's code, and it has some big ...READ»

METATAGGING LIFE | 2 comments

Metaio's Augmented Reality Trick Lets You Metatag the Real World

BY Kit EatonWed Aug 5, 2009 at 7:49 AM

Augmented reality and smartphones are a techno match made in heaven, and the whole idea is about to take a fascinating turn thanks to some new software from Metaio: It'll let you metatag real-world objects. Sounds confusing? It ...READ»

AUGMENTED REALITY | 2 comments

Five Trailblazing Augmented Reality Navigation Apps

BY Kit EatonTue Jul 28, 2009 at 8:24 AM

With these cutting-edge tools in the palm of your hand, Lost will be just a TV show and not a state of being when you're out and about. READ»

IPHONE TRACKING | 3 comments

Need a Cheap Location Tracker? Try a $99 iPhone

BY Kit EatonThu Jul 16, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Location tracking is only recently reaching the affordability level of the average Joe, but it's still not ideal. So when Chris Molnar's girlfriend wanted to track her stuff during a recent house move, he came up with a plan: A $99 ...READ»

AUGMENTED REALITY | 3 comments

Layar Opens API to Developers: What Augmented Reality Apps Do You Want?

BY Kit EatonWed Jul 8, 2009 at 10:06 AM

tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; Layar is the first viable augmented reality app for smartphones. Now it's just released its API to developers, which should pave the way for an armload of augmented reality apps.Layar's API isn't ...READ»

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Wimbledon Seer App Serves Augmented Reality on a Grass Court

BY Kit EatonMon Jun 22, 2009 at 9:28 AM

You may think Wimbledon, with its exquisitely manicured grass courts, royal family attendees, and strawberries and champagne is an old-fashioned affair. You'd be wrong. This year, along enjoying a retractable roof, the audience is ...READ»

AUGMENTED REALITY | 1 comment

Is the Future of Advertising in Augmented Reality?

BY Kit EatonThu Jun 18, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Yesterday we wrote about the Android AR app called Layar, and today a hands-on video demo appeared revealing something unexpected: In the future, if your business isn't in the right places on the Web, your trade will suffer. ...READ»

DRIVING COMPUTER | 1 comment

Ford Wants To Make Your Car as Emotionally Attentive as KITT

BY Kit EatonWed Mar 11, 2009 at 8:30 AM

"Michael, I'm detecting elevated stress levels in your voice print. Is something going wrong?" is exactly the sort of line you'll hear spoken by the fictional KITT in Knight Rider from time to time. And with a patent it just ...READ»

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Epson's New Teeny Tiny GPS Chip Could Bring Us Closer to an Orwellian Future

BY Kit EatonThu Feb 12, 2009 at 7:36 AM

Epson just announced its XPOSYS, the world's smallest aGPS chip, that could make everything location-aware.READ»

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Nokia Wants to Track Your Location Everywhere

BY Kit EatonTue Feb 3, 2009 at 6:16 AM

Nokia's research department has been busy beavering away to expand Nokia's tech domain from cellphones to the "next big thing" in lifestyle technology: Location-based services. The company is developing devices that'll track your ...READ»

ANDROID | 3 comments

Why Your Next-Gen Smartphone Will Do Proper Augmented Reality

BY Kit EatonWed Jan 21, 2009 at 6:35 AM

Lastminute.com has launched an app for the T-Mobile G1 that does a pretty amazing job of creating an "augmented reality" interface on a cellphone. But, amazing as it is, it's just a flavor of what next-gen cellphones will deliver as ...READ»

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