New Google Map Guide to Airports…and Ikea?
Posted on November 29, 2011 - Filed Under Misc. | Leave a Comment
Just trying out the new Google Maps for Android. It now includes floor plans of many airports, malls and department stores. No turn-by-turn navigation yet, however, so making my way through the maze that is Ikea will, for now, continue to drive me to the brink of madness. Read about it on TechCrunch
Read More..>>Tracks in the Desert: Podcast
Posted on April 25, 2011 - Filed Under Misc. | Leave a Comment
Tracks in the Desert [ 2:30 ]Augmented Reality: The Future of the Travel Guide
Posted on February 25, 2011 - Filed Under Video, Misc., Tech & Science, Travel Biz | Leave a Comment
Augmented Reality has been around for a couple of years but it is finally showing some sign of growth. I am playing around with Layar for Android. Check Out This Video Demo
Read More..>>Go Do It With Goby
Posted on November 21, 2009 - Filed Under Misc., Tech & Science | Leave a Comment
Sometimes I feel like a little kid on weekend: “Mom, I’m bored, what can I do?” Often my wife and I pore over the broadsheets or dive into our dogeared hiking guides. Sometimes we sail off into the uncharted bitstreams of Google, clicking through page after page of irrelevant links. Point is, we sometimes waste [...]
Read More..>>My Close Encounter With Obama in Hawaii By Pico Iyer
Posted on November 5, 2008 - Filed Under Culture, Misc. | Leave a Comment
One of the worlds most insightful and sensitive travel writers comments on his encounter with Barack Obama. From Time Magazine
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