The London Underground has plans to outfit 120 stations with wi-fi coverage by June 2012 – just in time for the Olympics. There won’t be wi-fi extending into the actual tunnels, but commuters will be able to check email or surf the web while on the station platforms.
Source: Engadget
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“People are going to be the new keepers of the flame,” proclaims Steve Rosenbaum, author of Curation Nation, a book that celebrates humans as “essential software” in today’s technology. via Wired
This video shows you how NASA Photoshops the Hubble telescope’s images. Not just for Victoria’s Secret models, apparently.
“Twelve 30 watt antique style light bulbs correspond with the 12 notes in an octave with a simple on or off action. The organ is also monitoring the pedals, so the lights will stay on as you use the sustain. Add in the natural slow reaction time of a light bulb and the effect is quite nice.”
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Last month, Wired published a gallery of CIA spy tools that was so popular, they decided to publish a follow-up with more gear.
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Steve Lodefink is a UI designer for the Walt Disney Internet Group in Seattle, and likes to build stuff. His latest project was a World Control Panel designed at the request of his son for when he and his buddies play “agents.” The old-school panel lights up different areas of the world map depending on the switch flicked.
