Tuesday, 22 April 2008

Berlin to bring back Berlin Wall... with a gadget

From 1st of May, tourists in the German capital disappointed to find little of the Berlin Wall left will be able to have it reappear before their eyes with a gadget.

A handheld multimedia device, will allow visitors walking through the city to see what the Cold War barrier looked like at the spot where they are standing.

The commentary, in English and German, will also allow tourists to avoid herds of tour groups and find their way on their own

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Friday, 18 April 2008

Flight delay forecasting

With airline schedules became more and more unpredictable with chronic flight delays would it not be nice to have a crystal ball telling which flight will be actually on time?

Believe it or not, there is a website which predicts flight delays. Delaycast was established to provide information about possible difficulties in flight itineraries and to give travelers realistic expectations about their travel plans. Its goal is to help flyers avoid delays, missed connections, and unintended stay overs.

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Thursday, 10 April 2008

Online multi language keyboard

So you sit in the internet café in Beijing and look with despair at a keyboard… what do you do?
  • I carry on without any problems; I am Chinese and speak Mandarin fluently after all…
  • I carry on with slight panic in my eyes, hoping someone will understand…
  • I give up and go for Chow Mein instead; after all there is no hurry…
  • Chinese keyboard? No problems at all… There is multi-language Virtual Keyboard and I am not afraid to use it!
It does not matter what language you speak, there is Online Keyboard that enables you to write in your language wherever you are in the world, with an online on screen keyboard emulator. After you finish writing, just copy and paste it to your email browser. Easy peasy lemon squeeze!

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