The world around you is not what it seems. It’s happening all around you. They aren’t coming. They’re already here. Such is the introduction for Ingress, what is turning out to be, a viral augmented reality (AR) hit by Google. Despite being an invite-only beta, it is already whipping up amazing interest on social media …
I recently came across an opinion piece on the Sydney Morning Herald site by Richard Glover titled ‘Technology? Hah! Try finding buried treasure using your GPS‘ It was a great little article that professed the value in using maps, rather than relying on GPS. More importantly, you never get to study the map; to be …
I don’t often post on a specific cache but I recently took part in a cache adventure that I thought was well worth sharing. A small group of us decided to attempt ‘Coastal Rambles 2: Mystery in the Chasm (GC11HWQ)’, a cache with 4 1/2 stars for terrain by Eli the Moose. Having read up …
I noticed this post by Rich over at GPS Tracklog this morning and couldn’t help by point it out to everyone. As commented on by Rich there is onviously a lot of trauma and distress in Japan (and Christchurch) at the moment but this is one of those reports that gives an indication of just …
At 12:51pm this afternoon there was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake 10km south of the Christchurch CBD. Being very shallow (only 5km deep) it has caused tremendous damage to the area and it appears there are numerous injuries with some unconfirmed reports of death. The Christchurch Cathedral appears to have been destroyed. A forum topic has …
I happened to be browsing through the Kansas City Star the other day and noticed this interesting article: New Garmin Tracking Device Raises Privacy Concerns By MARK DAVIS The Kansas City Star Garmin’s newest device, the GTU 10 personal tracking unit, offers buyers a broad slate of uses — as well as the potential for …
As reported in multiple news sources over the world (but I stole it from the Herald Sun): UK couple cause $37,000 worth of damage to church after following GPS directions AN elderly British couple is recovering today after a faulty GPS system led them to crash into a 19th-century German church, causing $37,000 worth of …
A fellow cacher sent this to me today and I found it so fascinating I had to share. This is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to 1:11. From space we look like a bee hive of activity. What you will see, is a video showing air traffic around …
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Amazing place for a geocache! In 1903, a small Alberta town called Frank was hit by a massive landslide. At least 70 people lost their lives when Turtle Mountain collapsed in the early morning of April 29, 1903. More than 100 years later, the Frank Slide is still one of the most notorious and fascinating …
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