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Europe wants your car to park and retrieve itself at the lot

Jul31
by on July 31, 2014 at 12:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Driverless cars may be six months or so from being trialled on the UK’s streets but the European Union has today outlined plans for self-parking and retrieving cars, designed to save you time at the lot. The V-Charge system is receiving €5.6m (around $7.5m) in funding and has already been developed by researchers from Germany, Italy, the UK and Switzerland and early tests took part at Stuttgart airport earlier this year. “There are only a few minutes before your flight check-in closes, or before your train departs, but you now have to spend precious time hunting for a free space at…

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Europe wants your car to park and retrieve itself at the lot

Jul31
by on July 31, 2014 at 12:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

parking

Driverless cars may be six months or so from being trialled on the UK’s streets but the European Union has today outlined plans for self-parking and retrieving cars, designed to save you time at the lot. The V-Charge system is receiving €5.6m (around $7.5m) in funding and has already been developed by researchers from Germany, Italy, the UK and Switzerland and early tests took part at Stuttgart airport earlier this year. “There are only a few minutes before your flight check-in closes, or before your train departs, but you now have to spend precious time hunting for a free space at…

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Indiegogo’s first native iPhone app is now available worldwide following a brief Canada-only stint

Jul31
by on July 31, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Indiegogo has announced that the iOS app it released at the beginning of July for users in Canada is now available globally. As a brief recap, the app allows users to browse through campaigns based on categories or recommendations, claim perks and share the ones they find most interesting with friends.On the campaigner’s side of things, there are features for keeping atop of campaign management, like notifications for each time a contribution is made and the ability to monitor comments and post updates or pictures, for example. There are no other changes (other than availability) but Indiegogo taking its first native mobile…

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Indiegogo’s first native iPhone app is now available worldwide following a brief Canada-only stint

Jul31
by on July 31, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Indiegogo has announced that the iOS app it released at the beginning of July for users in Canada is now available globally. As a brief recap, the app allows users to browse through campaigns based on categories or recommendations, claim perks and share the ones they find most interesting with friends.On the campaigner’s side of things, there are features for keeping atop of campaign management, like notifications for each time a contribution is made and the ability to monitor comments and post updates or pictures, for example. There are no other changes (other than availability) but Indiegogo taking its first native mobile…

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Runtastic enters Orbit with a waterproof wristband that tracks activity, sleep and ambient light

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by on July 31, 2014 at 11:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches, Product Reviews

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With every man and their dog seemingly launching a wrist-worn activity tracker, it’s difficult to muster much in the way of enthusiasm for new entrants to the space. Just last week, Chinese smartphone juggernaut Xiaomi entered the fray with a more-than-affordable $13 effort, while Nokia spin-off PulseOn is courting the increasingly saturated market by focusing on your heart-rate. And this really is just the tip of the iceberg. Now, Runtastic is throwing its hat into the activity-tracking wearable ring. The Austria-based company may be better known for its arsenal of cross-platform fitness-tracking apps, which include its flagship GPS app for…

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