Mio MiBuddy GPS units to trade Windows CE for Android
If you’re keeping tabs on Mio Technology’s GPS happenings, you’ll be interested to dip into some facts that PC World has uncovered about the company’s upcoming offerings. According to the mag, the next version of the electronics-maker’s MiBuddy satnav unit will dash the underlying Windows CE architecture for Google’s newer and far more suave Android [...]
Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Harry Potter theme park attraction will open in the spring — OrlandoSentinel.com
A sprinkling of details — including a broad opening date — about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was revealed by Universal Orlando on Tuesday.
“Universal has given me the great honor in revealing to the world that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be opening its gates, spring 2010,” said actor Tom Felton, who [...]
Offshore reefs: Two plans under way to protect offshore reefs and coastal waters along Broward County — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Clean water advocacy groups are moving forward on two fronts to preserve Broward’s offshore reefs and coastal waters, including an underwater marine park in the early planning stages.
The Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Town Commission has voted to establish a marine park for the coral reef off the coast from Anglin’s Pier at Commercial Boulevard south to Palm Avenue.
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inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry up for pre-order, ships in February 2010
Just as we’d heard, RIM decided to outsource the production of the planet’s first BlackBerry watch, but that doesn’t mean that devoted BB Messenger users won’t be hankerin’ for one. The inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry is being produced by Allerta, and now that it’s official, we can safely say that it’ll rely on Bluetooth [...]
Stanford builds robotic Audi for racing, robotic Volkswagen for parking
You can make a robotic car, and you can make a robotic car — and it looks like Stanford is leading the charge on the no compromises approach with its new driverless Audi TTS. That, of course, is only the latest in a long line of robotic cars from the folks at Stanford, and [...]
Texting and driving: Florida could ban texting while driving — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Teenager Daniel Perez is well aware of the dangers of texting on a cell phone when you’re behind the wheel of a car or truck.
“Someone at my school had an accident caused by texting while driving,” said Daniel, of Mascotte, who’s 17.
Was it another student? “No, a teacher,” he said.
A state senator from Central Florida [...]
Brother, NEC look to invade your retinas next year
Brother may spend a big chunk of its time on things like printers and sewing machines, but it’s also quietly been working on some decidedly more futuristic products, and it may just be set to deliver on one of them. While it wasn’t offering much in the way of specifics the last time we heard [...]