new york city

Monday, September 21, 2009
Gadgets

Conflux Festival’s Augmented Reality Games Descend On NYC

5:00AM Jack Loftus | Augmented reality golf game, played on New York City streets? Check. Fish-finding buoys that flash when the East River denizens swim near? Ditto. A 64-block chess game played with humans? Why yes, the Conflux Festival has that too. More »
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Gadgets

CEA Fights NYC Over Stricter Electronics Recycling

11:40AM Dan Nosowitz | CEA, the organisation that represents every gadget-maker (and throws CES every year) is involved in a squabble with the NYC Department of Sanitation over new, stricter laws governing proper disposal of electronics. Do they have a leg to stand on? More »
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Vehicles

NYC Makes Buses Hijack Proof With Remote Controlled Device

7:15AM Sean Fallon | Let’s say someone put a bomb on your bus and it can’t go below 75 kph or it will explode. If that were to happen on a NYC bus you would probably be incinerated because the city has installed a new GPS device in thousands of local commuter and tourist buses. If the authorities get wind of a hijacking in progress, they can slowly stop the vehicle and prevent it from restarting via remote control. It may not work for “Speed” style situations, but for conventional hijackings, it could prove to be an effective weapon. More »
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