Who doesn't love a large geotagged data set of historical photos? The OldNYC app let's you click on a location and pull images from the NY Public Library's Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s-1970s collection so you can see what the area or building looked like years ago. The app is a mobile version of OldNYC.org which mapped the collection's images after they … [Read more...]
Exploring London’s Poetic Places
A nice app that maps poems to places in London . You can browse and it also has notifications so you would get an alert if you were actually in London near the spot that was the inspiration for the poem. Since I'm not in London I browsed the entries but the serendipity of getting a notification of would be nice. The app was created by Sarah Cole, who was The British … [Read more...]
Vibrating Shoes Show You The Way
EasyJet has released a smart sneaker project that lets your shoes guide you around a city. When synched with your phone your left or right sneaker will vibrate to signal the direction you should walk to get to your destination. It ostensibly frees you up to get your head out of your phone (or map) and be more aware of your surroundings. They've built in the ability to wander or … [Read more...]