Google has this week announced that Google Coordinate will now be included with every Maps Engine Pro subscription ($5/user/month). Recall, Google Maps Coordinate, is the mobile and web app that lets teams assign jobs and share their locations with each other in real-time. Now Maps Coordinate will be much more accessible to businesses and individuals […]
Verrückt, the Tallest Water Slide in the World shot by Garmin VRB Elite
Hold on tight!! Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, and Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts, today released a video for the highly-anticipated opening of Verrückt, the tallest water slide in the world. Schlitterbahn has completed construction and testing of Verrückt and the ride will open to […]
FME UC 2014 Video: FME Powers CKAN Open Data Portal
YEs indeed the FME User Conference videos, more than 70 of them, are all online for your viewing pleasure! One of my favorite sessions at the event was delivered by Mark Laudon of the City of Surrey, B.C. Surrey is definitely a leader when it comes to open data and citizen engagement, although they are […]
Google Enterprise Rolls Out Google Apps for Business Dogs!
So awesome from Google… something for our furry friends!
Video – Apple WWDC14 Keynote
Didn’t manage to catch this week’s keynote event from Apple WWDC? No worries as the session is now available for viewing from YouTube… Watch as Apple previews iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite — all-new and more powerful than ever versions of the operating systems for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — at WWDC 2014.
Laser Scanning Technology helps recreate D-Day 360
If you didn’t manage to catch PBS this week and the first airing of D-Day 360 you have to make sure you find the time to see this amazing film. The show walks you through the incredible events of D Day and uses technology (think LiDAR and laser scanning) to recreate, in amazing details, the […]
The Coolest Ignite Presentation Ever? It Just Might be…
I just love Ignite events… yep, I’ve likely attended about 30 of them in person, watched countless others via livestream, tuned into hundreds on youtube archives, I’ve even organized a couple of of events and delivered a couple of presentations. This Ignite spark last night in Seattle just may take the cake though, WOW! Cool […]
50 Nokia Lumia 1020s + Microsoft Surface Generate #LivingMoments from New York
What can you accomplish with the pretty incredible camera packed inside the Nokia Lumia 1020? Check this out… Paul Trillo and his awesome team are back again! This time they are armed with 50 connected Lumia 1020’s, a Microsoft Surface tablet and a custom app to create ‘Living moments’ to stunning effect!The ‘bullet’ effect is […]
Nokia is 3D Printing Chocolate… #NOM
Now here’s something clever and yummy from Nokia… this Spring Nokia took to cool 3D printing technology to print up some tasty chocolate treats. Very cool indeed… I can just imaging them also printing up a chocolate Lumia smartphone or even better, imagine printing a 3D chocolate map… how cool would that be?
Be Prepared for Tornado Season – 10 Mobile Notification Extreme Weather Alert Apps
I’ve lived in tornado country and I know how important it is to have as much notification as possible when extreme weather is in the area. Getting important SMS or mobile alerts of extreme weather like tornadic activity can be a life saver. To help you be prepared here’s 10 weather alert notification apps and […]