http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/skyhook-wireless-opens-location-based-data-to-developers.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/skyhook-wireless-opens-location-based-data-to-developers.html#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:11:38 +0000 Kyle Studstill http://www.psfk.com/?p=59199 Skyhook Wireless, which powers location and triangulation technology for GPS-enabled phones, has recently opened their mass of location-based data in a collaboration with SimpleGeo.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/skyhook-wireless-opens-location-based-data-to-developers.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pic-mapenvelope-snail-mail-meets-google-maps.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pic-mapenvelope-snail-mail-meets-google-maps.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:03:05 +0000 Aziz Ali http://www.psfk.com/?p=57847 Mapenvelope is a simple web application created by Beste Miray, a graphic designer based in Istanbul.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pic-mapenvelope-snail-mail-meets-google-maps.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/please-rob-me-the-dangers-of-location-based-services-lifestreaming.html http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/please-rob-me-the-dangers-of-location-based-services-lifestreaming.html#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:26:05 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=57185 Aiming to highlight the potential dangers of location-based services, website "Please Rob Me" features a running list of Twitter users declaring they're not home.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/please-rob-me-the-dangers-of-location-based-services-lifestreaming.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/stalqer-iphone-app-helps-friends-stalk-you-24-7.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/stalqer-iphone-app-helps-friends-stalk-you-24-7.html#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:04:03 +0000 Max Celko http://www.psfk.com/?p=50688 A new location tracking application for the iPhone called Stalqer is about to launch in the US. The app runs in the background and broadcasts your location to your friends automatically every 15 minutes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/stalqer-iphone-app-helps-friends-stalk-you-24-7.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/rfid-enabled-smart-cane-to-assist-the-visually-impaired.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/rfid-enabled-smart-cane-to-assist-the-visually-impaired.html#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:19:16 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=40675 Engineering students from Central Michigan University have developed a prototype cane for the visually-impaired that incorporates RFID technology to provide more data about the surrounding area. The “smart cane” is equipped with a reader that senses proximity to objects equipped with tags. As users … [visit site to read more] © Scott Lachut for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: central michigan university, engineering, GPS, location-based, RFID, smart cane, tagging, visually-impaired Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/rfid-enabled-smart-cane-to-assist-the-visually-impaired.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/flux-location-based-computer-lighting-control.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/flux-location-based-computer-lighting-control.html#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:59:33 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=29444 Designed to help moderate the negative effects of constantly staring at a bright computer screen, F.lux is software that will change the brightness and … [visit site to read more] © Dan Gould for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Computer, location-based, Short Post Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/flux-location-based-computer-lighting-control.html/feed 4 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/londons-royal-parks-location-based-narratives.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/londons-royal-parks-location-based-narratives.html#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:11:10 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=26967 The use of setting can be the difference between an okay story and a truly great one. Place not only adds context to a narrative, but it can take on a life all its own, playing a vital role in shaping the lives of the characters throughout the tale. … [visit site to read more] © Scott Lachut for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: location-based, london, narrative, Royal Parks, short stories, UK Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/londons-royal-parks-location-based-narratives.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/bronx-rhymes-location-based-history-of-hip-hop.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/bronx-rhymes-location-based-history-of-hip-hop.html#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:08:10 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=25390 Bronx Rhymes is an interactive project that combines physical location and digital mobility to trace the roots of hip-hop in the Bronx where the genre is said to have … [visit site to read more] © Scott Lachut for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Bronx, Bronx Rhymes, Google Maps, hip-hop, history, interactive, location-based, rap Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/bronx-rhymes-location-based-history-of-hip-hop.html/feed 3