Own an iPhone or iPad? It’s been tracking everywhere you go for the past year.

By , on 21 April, 2011
Pic of output from iPhone Tracker app.

A sample of the output. The bigger the dot the more times you've been recorded as being there.

Here’s something you probably didn’t know about your iPhone/iPad: It appears to be keeping a record of everyplace you’ve ever been both the device itself and on your computer if you use iTunes to back . . . → Read More: Own an iPhone or iPad? It’s been tracking everywhere you go for the past year.

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Cella Energy claims breakthrough that would result in $1.50 per gallon gasoline alternative.

By , on 28 January, 2011
Cella Energy Logo

Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions – Gizmag.com UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. Apart from promising a future transportation fuel with a stable price regardless of oil prices, the fuel is hydrogen based and produces no carbon emissions . . . → Read More: Cella Energy claims breakthrough that would result in $1.50 per gallon gasoline alternative.

.50 per gallon gasoline alternative.">5 comments   Neato, Technology   , , ,  

Sony kills off the Walkman.

By , on 24 October, 2010
Pic of a Sony Walkman

And another fond childhood memory bites the dust.

Sony just announced the other day that they have ceased production of the cassette tape playing Sony Walkman in Japan. The last shipment was sent out this past April and there will be no more. Well, no more from Sony. Apparently some Chinese company has the . . . → Read More: Sony kills off the Walkman.

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Kevin Costner’s water cleaning machine works well enough for BP.

By , on 25 June, 2010

So here’s a bit of good news in the morass of bad news coming out of the BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf. Turns out that BP did test Kevin Costner’s machine that separates oil from water and it appears to work:

BP says Kevin Costner’s water cleaning machine can ‘make a real difference’ | . . . → Read More: Kevin Costner’s water cleaning machine works well enough for BP.

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The security chip in that fancy new U.S. Passport? It’s made in Thailand.

By , on 14 June, 2010

The U.S. Government has been pushing what they consider a better passport since August 2007. It contains a contactless smart card in the back cover that contains the same data about you as what is printed in the passport itself. The idea is that this is supposed to make passport forgery impossible for the evil-doers . . . → Read More: The security chip in that fancy new U.S. Passport? It’s made in Thailand.

27 comments   Politics, Privacy, Technology   , , , , ,  

CNN.com looks at why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives.

By , on 2 June, 2010

Here’s an interesting article I stumbled across today:

Opinion: Why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives – CNN.com

(CNN) — From the micro-donation platform first popularized by Howard Dean in 2003 to the million-strong Barack Obama Facebook page to the huge audience of the Huffington Post, liberals have been the dominant political force on the . . . → Read More: CNN.com looks at why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives.

20 comments   Philosophy, Politics, Technology   , , , ,  

How to use your fancy new rotary dial telephone.

By , on 30 March, 2010

There was a time when using the telephone meant picking up the receiver and talking to an operator who would make the connection for you. There was no dial or buttons to push and there was a good chance the operator would listen in if it sounded like anything interesting was being discussed.

The technology, . . . → Read More: How to use your fancy new rotary dial telephone.

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Frontline looks at the “Digital Nation.”

By , on 2 February, 2010

I like to consider myself to be a wired individual, but even though I grew up alongside the technology that is now commonplace these days I am nowhere near as wired as some of the kids who have never known anything other than the highly digital world we have today.

I’m not even that . . . → Read More: Frontline looks at the “Digital Nation.”

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“Bioshock 2″ following in “Modern Warfare 2′s” footsteps for multiplayer.

By , on 28 January, 2010

It looks like the folks at Infinity Ward may have started a trend among developers of first person shooters on the PC. Word now comes from a Q&A about Bioshock 2‘s multiplayer mode over at The Cult of Rapture that it will not have dedicated server support, LAN play, or the ability to kick troublemakers . . . → Read More: “Bioshock 2″ following in “Modern Warfare 2′s” footsteps for multiplayer.

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“Magic Highway USA” from 1958 predicts what the future will bring.

By , on 2 December, 2009

I love reading and watching old predictions about what the future will bring. Sometimes they are startlingly close to the mark. However, most are like this excerpt from the 1958 Disneyland TV Show episode entitled Magic Highway USA:

Detroit wouldn’t be in the dire straights it is . . . → Read More: “Magic Highway USA” from 1958 predicts what the future will bring.

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