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Indian City to Get Robotic Traffic Cop

This robot here looks like some kind of mask-wearing bandit, but he’s actually one of the good guys. If you can consider robots good guys that is. Apparently, this robot will soon be turned loose on the streets to help manage the chaotic traffic in the Indian city of Chennai.…

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Fallout 4 Causes Drop in Porn Traffic

Fans had been waiting for ages for Fallout 4 and it was finally released last week. Naturally, many gamers missed work the day after November 10, because they stayed up all night to play the game. Many of my friends were MIA because they were playing the game. People had…

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Pong for Pedestrians Now a Real Device: Why Did the Chicken Not Cross the Street?

Back in 2012 we found out about StreetPong, a concept for a fun way to encourage pedestrians to wait for the Walk sign to go off before crossing a street. Sandro Engel, Amelie Künzler and Holger Michel came up with the idea. Now Sandro and Amelie have set up their…

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Audi Says Traffic Light Recognition System Could Save Tons of Fuel

Back in January at CES 2014, Audi announced its cool new traffic light recognition system. We already know most of the details of the system with its ability to interface with the traffic lights via Wi-Fi. The point of the system is to tell the driver when the light will…

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Traffic Cone Salt and Pepper Shakers are No Accident

I don’t know about you guys, but I have more salt and pepper shakers than I really should have in my house. But it’s stuff like this that makes me add to my collection of offbeat shakers with no end in sight. Designed by Labyrinth, these salt and pepper shakers…

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noPhoto Aims to Screw over Traffic Cameras

Yes, everyone hates traffic cameras. They catch you rushing through the intersection when the light changes from yellow to red, and if you make a right turn on red when you aren’t supposed to. The worst part is not even realizing you triggered a traffic camera, and just getting that…

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Play Pong While You Wait for the Traffic Light to Turn Green

Some walk lights have buttons you can press to let the system know that there are pedestrians waiting to cross, while some others have a Pong game unit instead. Too bad you can only find the latter in Germany.…

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Sólo: Giving Traffic Lights a Second Life

I think things that can be used for multiple purposes will always trump those that only have just one use. There might be situations that come up where you might need something else than what that thing is currently being used for. And it’s during these situations that designs like…

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Escort Passport Iq Rolls Gps and Radar Detector Into One Device

I am not one of the drivers that tend to habitually speed so I don’t keep a radar detector in my car. My dad on the other hand has a radar detector he has used for years and each time I am in the car with him the thing drives…

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China’s 9-Day Traffic Jam: the Chinese Do Everything Better!

I can’t remember the last time that I was stuck in a traffic jam. I no longer have a car, only a scooter, and since I live in Asia, I can just scoot by without anyone stopping me. That being said, I’m amazed that there is this ultra traffic jam…

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Tokyoflash Traffic Watch: It’S 5 Minutes to Gridlock

Although I love Japanese watches, the one thing that I dislike about a lot of them is to take a few moments to figure out what the heck is exactly going on. The Kisai Traffic watch shows what looks like some random traffic, which is supposed to help you tell…

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Reactive Sparks: Interactive LED Art Responds to Traffic

This interactive art display takes data it collects on passing traffic and displays moving images which react to vehicles as they drive by. Designed by artist Markus Lerner for lighting company OSRAM, the installation samples traffic patterns and maps them onto seven colorful light towers side of the road, each…

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Pogoalert Keeps Speed Traps at Bay

This wondrous little auto gadget uses GPS satellite tracking, radar and laser detection technologies to alert you to the presence of speed traps and traffic cameras. The PogoAlert features a compact 1.8-inch LCD screen that mounts on your car’s dashboard or windshield, and lets you know when you’re approaching a…

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Sony Gps Features Real-Time Traffic Data

The NV-U71T is Sony’s latest entry into the portable GPS navigation arena. The new model is their first to feature a RDS-TMC traffic receiver which provides real-time traffic data and can automatically plot an alternative course around heavy traffic areas. The traffic data costs $4.95 per month after an initial…

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Tag: Traffic

Indian City to Get Robotic Traffic Cop

Fallout 4 Causes Drop in Porn Traffic

Pong for Pedestrians Now a Real Device: Why Did the Chicken Not Cross the Street?

Audi Says Traffic Light Recognition System Could Save Tons of Fuel

Traffic Cone Salt and Pepper Shakers are No Accident

noPhoto Aims to Screw over Traffic Cameras

Play Pong While You Wait for the Traffic Light to Turn Green

Sólo: Giving Traffic Lights a Second Life

Escort Passport Iq Rolls Gps and Radar Detector Into One Device

China’s 9-Day Traffic Jam: the Chinese Do Everything Better!

Tokyoflash Traffic Watch: It’S 5 Minutes to Gridlock

Reactive Sparks: Interactive LED Art Responds to Traffic

Pogoalert Keeps Speed Traps at Bay

Sony Gps Features Real-Time Traffic Data

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