Well, regardless of what you think or how you feel, Amazon and UAV technology are now firmly associated with each other. I suppose the recent announcement (albeit as crazy as it may seem) is good for the industry [UAV industry] as a whole, however, I’m sure it’s a little frustrating to UAV solution providers like […]
The Moto G Sub $200 , no contract smartphone
Today Motorola unveiled a new, affordable Android smartphone. At sub $200 for an unlocked, high end, Android device that requires no contract, well, its a no-brainer for the price conscious! The kicker here is no contract… Those of you still “upgrading” to those $100 or $200 devices that require you to lock in to a […]
Mobile Tips – How to Locate and Track Your Lost or Stolen Android or iOS Device
Here’s the scenario… you frantically go into a pocket pat-down dance searching for your shiny, new smartphone. Sadly, the device is gone. What’s even worse is that you just got the device thanks to your once-every-two-years upgrade from your carrier and you still owe about $500 on your tab! Don’t panic though as I’m sure […]
Amazing Interactive Map Reveals Earth After The Ice Melts and Sea Level Rises
Global warming, carbon emissions, the vanishing ice cover… these are all things that are on the minds of us all these days. Ever imagine what would the Earth look like if the World’s ice simply all melted? Well, now thanks to National Geographic you can see a model of just that. The projected result is […]
LizardTech Bringing User Group Meets to D.C, Baltimore, and Philly in November
Yes indeed, the gang from Seattle is on the road again this month and making stops in several cities on the right coast including D.C, Baltimore, and Philly. Take advantage of this event to join in and take in a user group (awesome networking opportunity) where you can network and learn with your peers.
Now Available The Google Nexus 5
Ohhhh yes indeed, I’m drooling over the new Nexus 5 which is available in many areas now, however, with a price that’s now almost double ($349 compared to $199 for the Nexus 4) I’m not really sure how badly I really want one. The specs are nice indeed (photosphere, immersive 360, kitkat, 4G LTE…) , […]
OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store
Yep, no doubt you’ve already hear and/or read about it but just in case you slept in, Apple made a number of announcements today including details of the release of Mavericks, their latest OS. some details… OS X Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available for free […]
Compass4Colorado Helps Colorado Flood stricken Areas With GeoTechnology
This our of Centennial Colorado – The Compass family of geospatial companies has established Compass4Colorado, a collaborative effort to make high-tech GIS and mapping capabilities available at no or low cost to organizations involved in the recovery activities related to the devastating Colorado floods. Free flood-mapping webinars and workshops will be offered starting in October.
Blackberry in a Financial Freefall and Rolls Out the New Blackberry Z30
Too little too late for Blackberry indeed… imagine, in the same week that the company has reported a massive loss, huge employee cuts/layoffs, and yet we have a new Blackberry device coming to market, the Z30, which I find of interest is not even featured on their website and the Youtube video showing off the […]
Mashing-up Opendata for a B.C Liquor Outlet Map with CartoDB
All the twitter chatter today from #FOSS4G and the hype surrounding CartoDB got me wanting to mashup some data with the awesome open Geo tools out there so I decided to go look for some data and see what I could come up with. It took me a few minutes by I managed to locate […]