Tuesday, October 31, 2006

[new GPS system Design]



the final page of GPS parking





Hi we are GPS team, (Jasmin, Fiona, Rocco)

Here is our link and site to the flash files,

Enjoy!

Monday, October 30, 2006

Interactive Postcard

Here is my interactive postcard. Enjoy!

Friday, October 27, 2006

If you had $100M to "Free" a Copyright

What would it be? Dream BIG! The founder of Wikipedia has put this plea for ideas out to the public, he has a partner who would like to make this happen, and he is accepting your suggestions! You can join the discussion and see previous suggestions at the link in this post.

"Jimbo" Wales is the founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Check out these RFID initiatives







Here are some interesting and spooky animations and demonstrations of RFID technology in the home and retail environments.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Digital Tutors online free tutorials

There is a wide array of interactive tutorials on this site; many for software we use such as flash. They are very usable, and best of all, they're free.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

The GPS Game continues...



Use this map to plot some clues about your secret gps location in Grange Park.

The Super Cool Photo Booth Thing !

This is a flash that we made. We meant to use it for our presentation for our device.

(o_o)a kinida didn't get a chance to show it. So we'll just blog it.. we put it on newgrounds because it is the probably the best place to get hosting for flash movies. You guys can watch it when you get a chance.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

route-tracking service system in Korea

This article is about Korean's cell phone company, SK telecome KFT's route tracking service system.


With the nation seeking ways to crack down on sex crimes, wireless operators could reap the benefits by offering location-based services.
These services are being touted as possibly one of the best preventive measures against sex offenders repeating their crime after release from prison.

The country`s largest wireless operator SK Telecom Co. has seen the subscription of its safety-related services rise from 2.45 million last December to 2.61 million last February, SK Telecom said.

It means that 152,000 new customers have joined the service during the last two months.

Subscribers of the second-largest operator KTF Co.`s "mobile police" service also increased 23 percent during the same period, from 85,000 to 105,000, the company said.

The smallest carrier LG Telecom Ltd. also added 30,000 new subscribers to its "friend-search" service during the same period.

Thanks to the widespread use of location-based technologies, like the global positioning system, mobile-phone users are able to get accurate information on the whereabouts of loved ones.

There are even ways to use these services for free.

SK Telecom`s "emergency call" service, for instance, enables a user to simultaneously call four persons, who are listed as their "protectors in emergency," by simply pressing a hot-key on his mobile handset.

Automatically, information on his whereabouts and an electronic map appear in the window of the four receiving handsets.

To use the service, the subscriber needs a handset equipped with GPS functions.

Also, the carrier`s "i-Kids" service enables parents to keep track of their children using their cell phones, the internet and GPS satellite technology.

Parents can use the service free of charge up to 20 times but get charged 80 won per use after that.

The mobile carrier also offers the so-called "safety zone" service.

Designed for kids` safety, the service gives general information on a child`s location, by setting up three different safety zones, each with a two-kilometer radius.

If a kid gets out of the safety zone, parents are immediately notified.

The service is offered free for eight checks per day, according to SK Telecom.

Other than these services, the operator has a "route-tracking service," which informs parents of their child`s latest moves, and "location-informer" service, which sends one`s location via handset to an agreed partner.

By aligning with personal security firm CAPS, SK Telecom and KTF offer the so-called mobile police services, which enable a customer to call security guards by pressing a hot-key. KTF charges a monthly fixed fee of 3,500 won for the service.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Dialed In: GPS Cell Phones


Similar to in-car Global Positioning System navigation devices, GPS-enabled phones let you view and listen to turn-by-turn directions via your handset.
One of example of how Cell phone has feature of GPS