Wikitude is a new app that allows users to reap the benefits of a GPS on their phone while still keeping an eye on the road. Ordinarily, when you glance to see what direction you are going, you take your eyes off the road. With Wikitude, your cell phone’s camera is used to stream live video of the road ahead while keeping up-to-the minute with where to turn and when. A really…
Viktor Lortz, a senior research scientist at chipmaker Intel’s research labs in Santa Clara, California, has been working on a project that connects the electronics inside a car to the Internet so that mobile apps can provide a car owner with updates on his vehicle when the two are apart. This means that an application for your phone will keep you aware of the safety of your car. Intel researchers state that…
Panasonic has already lured some big names to its Viera Connect platform, including MLB and Hulu, but now the company is opening up to smaller developers who want to see their creations developed for the big screen. Their program went live in January earlier this year, but now the company is providing an easy path from creation to release for its line of Panasonic Smart TVs. Panasonic will still maintain final control…
Abt’s mobile audio department can turn your car into your own personal playground. John S., mobile electronics department manager called me today and said, “Do you want to come down and see an iPad that I just put in the dash of a car?” I grabbed my camera and headed down to mobile electronics. I had an image in my head of what I thought it would look like, and admittedly, I…
I’ve had my iPhone for about a month now, and I really love it. I am pretty convinced that it can do anything I want it to do. I have actually found that I’ve used my laptop less because the iPhone is so handy. Just about everyone at this point—iPhone user or not—has heard the slogan, “There’s an App for That.” It’s so true. There is an app for everything. I found…
