It is certainly convenient to enter your address and a destination address into an online map site such as Mapquest or Google Maps to get step-by-step driving directions. I get the sense that many people take the printouts with them in the car without even looking at them first. However, the hi-tech mapping sites are [...]
With gasoline prices near $4 per gallon, many Americans are sidetracking their driving plans and giving a clear signal to passenger trains. John Detrixhe of Medill Reports writes: Amtrak attributes about half of its overall ridership surge to record gas prices, according to spokeswoman Tracy Connell. The subsidized train system credits the rest of the [...]
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Michael Pollitt wrote an interesting article for The Guardian about Babak Parviz’s efforts to create a contact lens that can access the Internet and display data. According to the article, James Wolffsohn is skeptical: Professor James Wolffsohn of Aston University in Birmingham isn’t enthusiastic. As the head of optometry, his research interests include contact lenses. [...]
Darren Murph of Gizmodo.com wrote an alarming post about a hi-tech laser damaging the eyesight of Russian dance music fans: Dozens of individuals that attended an all night dance party near Moscow have been “partially blinded after a laser light show burned their retinas,” according to Russian health officials. Apparently someone responsible for erecting the [...]