Many of us are hoarding our location data, recording our travels, our stops, and our favorite places in many ways. We checkin, checkout, geotag, geotweet, etc… but what to do with all that data? One researcher / artist had a cool idea in using a special algorithm to assign musical notes based on location and […]
UAV Drones Collecting Data and playing James Bond Music
There’s no arguing that the topic of drones (also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or UAV) are a huge topic, particularly when it comes to data collection. Naturally, UAVs are also of concern when it comes to privacy. But you gotta admit that any technology that you can mashup to play a them from a […]
Creative Cartography Meets Music in The Song Map
Oh yes, I love art… I also love music too, heck, who doesn’t right? Well, I know you GeoGeeks and music lovers will really dig this one as we stumble onto yet another amazing cartographic product that quite simply will make you say WOW – enter the Music Map. Deisgned by the crew at Dorothy, […]
Cool Gadget Video – Nokia JBL PowerUp Wireless Charger Speaker
I recently acquired a cool wireless charger / speaker from Nokia, the JBL PowerUp charging device. This portable device is an ideal way to connect almost any audio device (smartphone, tablet, ghetto blaster or ??) either wirelessly over Bluetooth or by cable. Once connected the sound is pretty stunning and the speaker can be hidden […]
Timbre Location Based Music Finder
Just in time for the Grammys, Timbre is an interesting location-aware mobile app that boasts letting music find you, putting live music venues just a click away. The app has been fully localized in 22 languages and is now free to download in 36 countries, including Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Germany and Japan. With […]
Gadget Tip – Nokia Teams With Monster for Purity Pro Headset
Yes indeed, I’m a bit of a gadget freak… I just wish I had the budget to support me obsession! This week with CES taking place (oh yes, I do wish I could be there!!) there’s going to be loads of gadgets to talk about, particularly mobile gadgets and supporting peripherals etc… one piece of […]
Video fun – Metalachi band at the #esriuc Thursday Party in Balboa Park
After a long week at esriuc in San Diego the attendees were worn out and ready to party. Esri delivered once again by hosting an awesome party in the beautiful Balboa Park in San Diego. A highlight of the event according to many was the rocking Metalachi band (think heavy metal meets mariachi)… I managed […]
Nokia Lumia 800 Lights Up London in 4D (Video)
It seems Nokia has done it once again and lit up London with an impressive PR push, this time to kick off officially the launch of Nokia’s first Windows Phone OS smartphone, the Lumia 800 – This is no first time thing for Nokia as I’ve witnessed first-hand the company lighting up the evening sky […]
