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Apple’s Siri can now control your car

November 27, 2011 @ 8:27 pm

There’s a lot of geek speak going on here, but Redmond Pie is reporting that an iPhone hacker/programmer has successfully bridged his car alarm system to work with Apple’s Siri so that he can remotely lock and unlock his vehicle … Continue reading →

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NYC gets bike share program

September 20, 2011 @ 12:24 am

NYC announced recently that Alta Bicycle Share will supply the city with a bike share program that will provide NYC residents with 10,000 bikes at over 600 stations to use for whatever they please. Membership is expected to be about … Continue reading →

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Inside the Space Shuttle’s External Tank

July 3, 2011 @ 2:59 pm

Photo: NASA The Atlantic’s In Focus photoblog has a spectacular collection of imagery from the 30-year run of the Space Shuttle program at NASA. Next Friday (July 8) marks the final launch of the last Space Shuttle to go into … Continue reading →

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Space Shuttle Endeavour flies for the last time

May 17, 2011 @ 1:17 am

Photo: Troy Cryder/Zuma Press As I mentioned before, the Space Shuttle program is winding down and as of earlier today, the Space Shuttle Endeavour has lifted off for the last time. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will soon join the Space … Continue reading →

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Prey

May 14, 2011 @ 3:57 am

I was reading this amazing story on TUAW about a man named Sean Power who tracked down a thief that stole his 17″ MacBook Pro using the open-source and free Prey (available on Ubuntu, Mac, PC, Linux, and Android). The … Continue reading →

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MTA NYC Transit installs Help Point pilot program in Subway stations

April 5, 2011 @ 11:53 pm

Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Felix Candelaria The New York City MTA Transit has installed two blue beacons at the Lexington 23rd Street and Brooklyn Bridge Subway stations as a part of their Help Point pilot program. The Help … Continue reading →

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