Monthly Archives: August 2008
Google “watches” you with their own satellite
Many have thought as much that in the future Google will launch own satellites into the space. Google doesn’t want to buy only third party satellite images any more. Their geographic services Google Maps and Google Earth should include also … Continue reading
Samsung X360 vs. Apple Macbook Air vs. Leneovo Thinkpad X301
At the IFA in Berlin Samsung has introduced their new Subnotebook model: X360. With their sogan: “Lighter than Air” they want to attack Apple’s Macbook Air. The weight of the gadget starts with 1.27 kg, which is less than the … Continue reading
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Development of a distributed Service Framework for Location-based Decision Support
Finally, it’s finnished: My Master Thesis. Topic: Development of a distributed Service Framework for Location-based Decision Support Year: 2008 Abstract: Progresses in the field of mobile Internet and usability of mobile devices have lead to new opportunities for location-based services. … Continue reading
Sony designs Subway Maps
For an advertisement of their Network Walkmans Sony traced the subway routes of different cities with their earphones. There are maps available for the cities New York, Sydney and London, as far as I know. In my optinion its a … Continue reading
Create a 3-dimensional Environment with your Photos
We explore our surroundings, with every technology we have. From text to audio to maps to photos. Now there is a new technology freely available to represent place – Photosynth. Photosynth comes from Microsoft and you can build up your … Continue reading
Posted in GeoWeb, Internet, Software
Tagged 3d, Advantages, create, disatvantages, drawbacks, envrionment, geographic, how to, Microsoft, photos, Photosync, photosynth, plugin, Software, surrounding, world
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Multi Layer Paper Maps
The company Urban Mapping has developed a new kind of paper map, which allows to visualize different layers on a co called Panamap. With their so called MapAction Technology the user can change the view angle to look at different … Continue reading
MyPhoneExplorer 1.7 – SonyEricsson PC Suite now with Symbian Support
With this blog entry I’d like to introduce a new version of a great piece of software: MyPhoneExplorer. It is an alternative to SonyErricssons offical PC Suite and has a lot of functionality. The actual version (1.7) comes with Symbian … Continue reading
Android in a pre 1.0 version available
Google recently released a pre 1.0 beta version of the Android SDK. “This is the first release of the Android SDK that is formally on the path to Android 1.0.” This let assume at first handset devices are comming soon. … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile, Programming
Tagged Android, Google, LBS, location based services, Mobile, new release, platform, sdk, Version
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Check the Air Pollution in Beijing online
The Wall Street Journal povides a service where you can compare the air polution near Beijing. With a time sider you can go back to 2005. The data is baed on the Beijing government. Link: http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-BEIJINGSMOG0807.html
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Tagged 2005, 2008, air, air pollution, Beijing, Beijing 2008, data, distribution, games, government, Map, Olympic Games, pollution, time line
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Make business mettings more fun – Buzzword bingo
This is how it works (from Wikipedia): Buzzword bingo is a bingo-style game where participants prepare bingo cards with buzzwords and tick them off when they are uttered during an event, such as a meeting or speech. The goal of … Continue reading
