Cool Hardware
Auckland company Rakon have announced a GPS receiver module “ as tiny as a baby’s fingernail”. Maybe we’ll soon see GPS being used in devices and ways just not viable with the current technology.As an example of novel use for GPS consider the Celestron SkyScout. It combines location
I met Lee & Sachi LeFever, the blogging world travellers, in Devonport after work. They had spent the day exploring Auckland City & Devonport including scaling North Head for the harbour view. After a nice dinner we went somewhere they had found & I’d never been before. A bit
Television
Sony come out with a Blu-ray Vs HD-DVD comparison which, given they are Blu-ray all the way, seems quite balanced. Blu-ray and HD-DVD - Sony New Zealand PRODUCTS News. Blu-ray and HD-DVD - Sony New Zealand PRODUCTS News
Lee & Sachi LeFever are travelling the world for the next year & they have a rather unique idea for the trip. Most people grab a travel guide, in the hope of seeing the best of a country, but they are using an interactive blog to record their travels and
Automobile
I get heaps of hits to this blog from Google searches for top gear stig. Maybe that’s why this little site ranks higher than Top Gear does? I took a screen-shot, in case it changes, but it’s been like this for a a few weeks at least!
Auckland
Auckland Viaduct was a fishing basin, home to trawlers and long-liners, before the Americas Cup arrived prompting a long overdue make-over. Although the apartments and visiting super-yachts are still there, the fishing boats which have returned make an interesting contrast.
Auckland
Looped thru the Viaduct on a cycle ride & found the supermaxi NZL80 Alfa Romeo (Sydney Hobart runner up) is in town. She is an impressive sight, even when not sailing.
Cool Hardware
jkOnTheRun gets up close with the DualCor cPC… jkOnTheRun: Sitting down with DualCor Technologies at the CES. jkOnTheRun: Sitting down with DualCor Technologies at the CES I had a great opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with DualCor Technologies' President and CEO Steve Hanley to review their
DWF
Autodesk DWF Viewer deployment tips from Jimmy Bergmark. JTB World: Autodesk DWF Viewer deployment tips & trix. JTB World: Autodesk DWF Viewer deployment tips & trix
Aviation
Marketing, politics or safety concerns? * Boeing are making unprecedented use of composite materials in the new 787 including the complete fuselage… * Airbus raise the difficulty of detecting impact damage in composites… Passenger aircraft rivals clash over safety of fuselage built from plastic - Times Online Passenger aircraft rivals clash over safety
Automobile
Hecklerspray's Chris Laverty's on the mighty Uno… Rubbish Cars We Love: Fiat Uno Mark 1– Just Try Opening the Door - www.hecklerspray.com Rubbish Cars We Love: Fiat Uno Mark 1– Just Try Opening the Door - www.hecklerspray.com This makes for an exciting drive because
CAD and BIM General
Early attempts with Pocket PC’s for on-site CAD mark-up struggled to cope with memory capacity and performance limitations. DualCor Technologies, Inc have announced The DualCor cPC – a combination Tablet PC and Windows Mobile Hand-held device which promises to solve that by offering portability, connectivity and power.
