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Remember our post the other day on augmented reality? It sounds as though it's spreading faster than we thought. Apparently, the December issue of Esquire will feature several AR pages that will throw up animations when viewed through a web cam.
Once again, it is that time of year when the vital between this world and the next is at its thinnest. We are geeks here at Geektown, and wouldn't dream of letting the holiday go without a suitably spooky high-tech project or two.
Google batted another one out of the park this week with the announcement of its enhanced Maps tool for mobile devices, called Maps Navigation. And it opened up a can of worms for the rest of the satnav industry.
Has your Internet connection been downloading things more slowly than you'd expect? There could be multiple reasons for that - a misconfigured access point, an inappropriate service plan - but it could also be that your internet service provider is putting the squeeze on your traffic. And here's the worrying part: depending on which ISP you use, it may have no choice.
Back in my twenties, 'augmented reality' was what happened after a few too many pints of Molson Canadian in the bar. Since then, both the tech industry and I have grown up, and the phrase has taken on a whole new meaning. And let me tell you, it is Way. Cool.
OK, so I probably should have saved this post until April 1, but what the heck. This PC prankster device looks too good for high-tech jokers to pass up. The USB stick sits unobtrusively in the back of a PC, and makes it do unpredictable things. It'll turn caps lock on and off, type random text, and move the mouse around on its own. Most of the gadget blogs seem to be pointing to this page as the source, but it looks like the same one that's listed here.
Have you ever suffered from Internet rage? Come on, we've all done it. That email you sent, which you regretted as soon as you hit the 'Send' button? The blog comment you made, which was perhaps just a bit too opinionated? The problem with being online is that the Internet is a distancing technology. It is easy to forget that what you say has real meaning, and can hurt people's feelings.
Should you need a passport to use the Internet? Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the Kaspersky anti-malware software firm, said in a recent interview with ZDNet that everyone should have a traceable identity online. One of the biggest single problem is with today's Internet is its anonymity, he argues.
Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.
Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.
