Sagem’s SIMFi is one of those ideas that you wish you had come up with yourself. The concept is pretty straightforward: they’ve created a SIM card with an embedded WiFi radio, so provided you have a suitable data plan, the card itself puts out a WiFi signal instead of relying on the phone. For anyoneContinue reading “Sagem Orga outs SIMFi, a SIM card/WiFi router hybrid”
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Wall St. Helped Greece to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis – NYTimes.com
This morning I awoke to see this story on the front page of the New York Times. Basically, this is all due to Greece’s desire to gain inclusion into the EU. Membership requires achieving certain macroeconomic targets like budget deficits, rate of inflation, social welfare spending. They are basically the same kinds of economic targetsContinue reading “Wall St. Helped Greece to Mask Debt Fueling Europe’s Crisis – NYTimes.com”
DO WANT: Ski Goggles HUD
Now if they just had an augmented reality browser, I’d never take them off. Wow, these Zeal Optics “Transcend” goggles feature built-in GPS, speed data, altitude information, temperature, and a whole lot of other stuff for $350. via Ski goggles feature head mounted display.
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Android 2.1 Now Has Live Wallpaper
With the introduction of live wallpapers in Android 2.1, users can now enjoy richer, animated, interactive backgrounds on their home screen. A live wallpaper is very similar to a normal Android application and has access to all the facilities of the platform: SGL (2D drawing), OpenGL (3D drawing), GPS, accelerometers, network access, etc. The liveContinue reading “Android 2.1 Now Has Live Wallpaper”
