Anyone who knows me knows that I love technology. They might also know that the segment of technology dealing with location is what’s got me all psyched up these days. I have a real-time tracking device in my car, often carry one on my belt, I geo-tag most of my photos, track all of my air travel, and the list goes on. And I am not alone. The GPS Revolution is well underway…but like all newly introduced technologies, we still don’t know exactly how to use it effectively, efficiently, politely, and safely.
So I’m glad to see Mathew Honan over at Wired Magazine giving the issue a little face time. So go get the low down on what it means to be location-aware and how broadcasting your position is going to affect your life. It’s not all bad – and it’s not all good. Then again, what is?
While were on the subject, check out 10 Applications That Make the Most of Location plus the one that you are sure to hear a lot more about this year: the DIWICON-M platform from the company I work for CASON Engineering. (The user name and password are both “demouser”.)
Finally, if you’ve got an opinion on the subject, let me know. Add your comment and get the discusion going.
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Damn the Hungarian post office has swallowed down my Wired issue again!
Thanks for the link, it was an inspiring read!
(There is something fishy going on with the links though.)
Thanks Szili – I think I got the links fixed now, too.