“Towers are registered with the FCC. We’ve taken the information and compiled it into a searchable database, and displayed it with Google Maps to give you a graphical interface to see towers in your area.”

to US phone numbers only

iPod bartender and iPod bartender shuffle

A virtualization architecture for wireless LAN (WLAN) cards. It abstracts a single WLAN card to appear as multiple virtual WLAN cards to the user. The user can then configure each virtual card to connect to a different wireless network.

MIT Media Lab

Share one GPS between several applications.

‘a weblog about cheap and tiny gadgets, exploring the lower boundaries of size and cost in the world of personal electronics’

mobile IM at 10 cents/min. file under: “why IM via phone isn’t widespread in America”

Buy GPS devices including in-car sat nav and recreational navigation in the UK