Tag: locative

GPS Goggle

A coming together of sports lens developer Zeal Optics and display innovator Recon Instruments has managed to successfully squeeze both GPS technology and head-mounted display into a set of ski goggles named Transcend. A tiny computer gathers information from a number of onboard sensors and provides location, speed, altitude and temperature information to the wearer via a micro-LCD display inside the goggles. The image from the display is then virtually projected so that it appears out in front of the user.

currently only displays the gps in HUD, and the map offline, but it is a start.

BattleTac HUD

the first aftermarket military AR app. quite primitive but you can see where this is going.

Gatsby

the first non-annoying 4sq app. straight out of the headmap manifesto

Visual Positioning System

AR needs millimeter accuracy to not be a joke.

I Am Here

I later discovered that 2 more pals had shown up at Zeitgeist looking for me.

interesting. though, who cares about the constant dodging going on in the bar scene?

Manhattan Street Corners

Richard Howe’s photographs of Manhattan street corners capture the many identities of a multi-faceted city. The sequences of images read like a film where we are peering into the lives of the people who define the city’s character. This is a poignant way to distinguish New York, presented in a fashion that pays great respect to the aesthetics of photography. The New-York Historical Society looks forward to including these works in our collections.

all street corners in manhattan. now do it for nyc!

Laptop Cop geolocate

stolen laptops phoning home using gears, presumably

Emergency Maglight

“you are here. evacuation center to the right”

Locative Games

JOYity uses the GPS in the Android phone to let you play games and go on adventures based on your location in the real world. JOYity is a gaming platform in its own right. When you download the app you can play 1 of 3 games (YouCatch, Roads of San Francisco, City Race Munich) or design your own. In Roads of San Francisco, for instance, you have to go around the city picking up clues. When you get to a destination, a text or picture message tells you where to go next. It is a Scavenger Hunt with a story line. You can also design your own Scavenger Hunt games and play them with large groups of people.

the mainstream discovers locative. can headmap be far behind?

Restaurant Landmarks

This is really cool. Serious eater maportofu started a Talk thread and points out that there’s a handful of New York City food and drink destinations with labels on Google maps: “I find it funny that it actually has labels for Magnolia Bakery and The Bitter End. I also see a label for Lombardi’s, Fraunces Tavern. Mysteriously, none for Shake Shack.”