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Nissan’s Fast Car & GPS Speed Bandits

February 8th, 2008 2 comments
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A basic rule in software UI design: if the capability isn't available, don't show it. Automobile UIs may have a bit of catching up. This new Nissan GT-R can go real fast. But it's GPS system limits the car's speed to 180 km/h if it doesn't think you're driving on ...

Dominos 2.0: Hey, dude where are my anchovies?

January 30th, 2008 3 comments
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FedEx, Apple, BMW and tons of other companies have created wonderful interfaces for you to track your order, manufacturing status and shipment of the product you ordered. Today, Dominos launches it's "WTF, Where's my Pizza"... Ok.. the ACTUAL trademark is PizzaTracker... If within a 30 minute span, you're so obsessed ...

GoogleEarth Store: great gift ideas for joggers and terrorist hunters

July 23rd, 2007 2 comments
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The GoogleEarth store is a pretty tiny place, considering it's named after an entire planet, and one of that planet's most dominant software companies. One of their recently introduced products is this nifty Trackstick. Carry it around with you and it will record your GPS coordinates. Plug it into a usb port, ...

Joy Buzzer: Vibrating GPS rings

July 20th, 2007 No comments
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Do you know your left from right? BBC News posted this cool GPS concept from designer Gail Knight from the Royal College of Art. The rings vibrate to steer you to your desired location. That's a great use of haptic UI... don't know about the size of the ...