Tagging Photos With GPS Coordinates. ptorrone writes "As part of a camera mod project to make a low-cost aerial photography device we started finding other uses for the camera hack. This first part of this series is tagging photos with GPS coordinates by automating a camera and GPS unit, it's a DIY Black Box for now with interesting applications and other uses. Ideally, this may encourage the next EXIF data schema to support GPS and other information." [Slashdot]

 

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Flower power turns up the volume. A Japanese company has come up with a way of turning flowers into loudspeakers. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

9:35:33 AM    

 

Image flaw exposes Windows PCs. Millions of computer users are at risk of attack because of flaws in the way Windows handles some images. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

9:34:46 AM    

 

Mobiles track down wi-fi hotspots. Fans of wireless internet access can now find their nearest wi-fi hotspot using their mobile phone. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

9:34:07 AM    

 

Look alert--WebEx is watching. The Web-conferencing leader will release a product for sales calls that watches clients to see whether they pay attention. [CNET News.com]

 

9:33:16 AM    

 

Don't price Wi-Fi to death, operators warned. As if they care [The Register]

 

9:31:24 AM    

 

ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0. Review Quality telly for your laptop? [The Register]

 

9:30:57 AM    

 

Wired News: Attack of the Radio Clones. Armed with the playlist data, Microsoft's computers try to replicate the various station playlists by dipping into the company's vault of 500,000 licensed songs. Microsoft hopes the online clones, available only to PC users for now, will sound a lot like original stations, just without contests, jingles, chit-chat or local commercials. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

9:29:33 AM    

 

AskTog: The Worst Interface Ever. For $1500, you can equip your luxury car with a genuine self-destruct switch. Once it's in place, you must remember to flip it whenever you shift from driving your car to not driving your car. Forget once or do it wrong, and your engine and transmission will self-destruct. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

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