this week Google announced a new feature in the most famous web mapping service throughout the world. Until now, google maps enabled just car routes tracing, but at this moment you will be able to trace walking directions also. For that, you will need just to select the option in the search result box: By Car - Public Transit – Walking.
Notice that there is another option here: Public Transport. Brazilians maybe are now asking what it means? Well, this is another google service called Google Transit, which plans a trip using public transportation. This service calculates route, transit time and cost, and can compare the trip to one using a car. Unfortunately, Google Transit are not available for brazilians, just for americans, canadians and europeans.
Below, is an example of the directions made by google maps using this three options said.
the official Gmail’s blog announced a new feature in gmail account. They’re adding a new layer of information and control which provides the possibility of tracking your recent sessions and also sign yourself out remotely.
Who never forget a gmail session opened in somewhere?? It’s commun to leave gmail logged in with your most important emails and stuff, and this feature will prevent you from that unpredicted jokes, emails and gtalk conversations that was not made for you.
At the bottom of your inbox, you’ll see information about whether your account is open in another location:
Next, after clicking on Details link, you will be able to see informations about where your account is still open, by viewing the source ip addres, and its recent activity time:
With this information, you may decide between maintain the session opened or sign out from it. For that, just click on “Sign out all other sessions”. It’s done.
I’m sure will you need to use this feature someday, just like me
this week is far away from being an usual week for Apple Lover. In June 9th happens the Apple WWDC and a lot of speculations had been done for the secound-generation iPhone.
Apple announced the iPhone in January 9th and besides of its spectacular multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons, a big number of users claimed iPhone’s internet connection and digital camera.
Does that problems will continue in the second generation of Apple’s main product? According to gizmodo, they don’t.
To solve the internet speed, the new iPhone will come with the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology (3G), which one offers users a wider range of services while achieving greater network capacity. This means: wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data.
For the camera, new iPhone brings a frontal one wich allows video calls, but no more informations. So, to know if iPhone 2 will also provide users a real digital camera (video, more mega pixels, flash and better motion support) you will have to wait. And so do I.
So, let’s wait June 9th and see another Steve’s show.
The TouchWall is a Microsoft technology that lets you turn a vertical translucent wall in a sensitive touch surface, very similar to the screen used by Tom Cruise in Minority Report.
This sensational interface was demonstrated by Bill Gates in Microsoft CEO Summit 2008, and is made with lasers and infrared. As incredible as it may seem, the TouchWall should not be launched as a commercial product by Microsoft
Below, there is a video with a demonstration of Microsoft TouchWall.
Everyone knows that this year we will see one more edition of the Olympic Games, wich will happen in Beijing – China. But allmost people don’t know that Google created a way to you to follow the traditional Torch Relay.
“An ongoing tradition from 766 B.C. has been to ignite the torch at the ancient site in Olympia, Greece. From March 24th until the start of August, the Torch Relay will travel across Greece, into Beijing, and then around the world through cities, oceans, and even the world’s highest mountain, Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest). The relay’s purpose is to spread the Olympic spirit as well as the message of peace and friendship, and also ignite the passion of the people around the world.”
few days ago, I posted a video about the Myths of Innovation, an conversation with Scoot Berkun about what is and how to do innovation in nowadays. Today, I am suggesting another video which one is a presentation by Google CIO Douglas Merrill on Innovation at Google. So, for you who like this kind of subject, don’t miss it.. it’s a little bit longer, but it’s worth.
Everyone knows that this year we will see one more edition of the Olympic Games, wich will happen in Beijing – China. But allmost people don’t know that Google created a way to you to follow the traditional Torch Relay.
