Category Archives: Cool Tech

Is Uber Safe During COVID?

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

I recently read an article in Intelligent Transport , exploring whether rideshare, such as from Uber and Lyft was a substitute or complementary to public transport. It quoted research from SMART which found that a third of ride-share trips were … Continue reading →

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Best Way to Track People with Dementia or Other Conditions

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Do you know someone who has a loved one who has dementia or some other condition, like diabetes or autism, where they might get confused, wander off and get lost? This can be a very scary time for people and … Continue reading →

Posted in ageing, Alzheimers, Autism, Best GPS, best GPS trackers, Cool Tech, dementia, Diabetes, GPS, GPS Apps, GPS Track People, GPS Tracker, GPS Tracking, health, Lost children, missing children, missing people | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

There’s a Facebook Stalker Waiting to Burgle Your Home

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

I recently wrote an article on LinkedIn about how there are criminals who prey on people who put out ‘public’ posts about cool big boys toys or other items that they own. Things like shots of the boat on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Practice GPS, burglary, Buying a House, car insurance, Checkins, Cool Tech, Crime, Crime Prevention, cybercrime, Facebook, First Home Buyer, Foresight, Gadgets, GPS, GPS features, GPS Maps, GPS Problems, GPS Track People, Hackers, home, insurance, insurance risk, location based apps, Location Based Services, Mobile Apps, mobile holiday apps, mobile travel apps, neighborhood crime, Neighbourhood Crime, News, people tracking, Personal security, Personal tracker, photo apps, Privacy, risk, Skiing, SmartPhone, Social Media, Social Media Insight, stolen, Stolen cars, Stolen truck, Stories, theft, Tourism, Tourism apps, tourism tech, track crime, Track phone, Tracking a cellphone, Tracking criminals, tracking data, Tracking stolen property, Travel, Travel Apps, Vacation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

First Home Buyers can save a lot of time and grief with Google Street View

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

A few years ago I was looking for low cost houses that I could invest in as rental properties and I found one that sounded great, going by the story the Real Estate Agent told in their book of current … Continue reading →

Posted in Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Cool Tech, First Home Buyer, Google, Google maps, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, location based apps, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Services, Map apps, Map data, Maps, Market Research, Mistakes Buying a House, Mobile Maps, Neighbors, Neighbours, Real Estate, real estate agent, road trip, Selling a House, SoLoMo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What is the best GPS Tracking for Dementia Sufferers? – Two Types

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

Do you know someone who has dementia? Have they ever gone walkabout? Did you have to search for them? I’ve been there and we were lucky, we found her before she got run over by a car or had a … Continue reading →

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Trucks to be able to Share Black Ice Information with Aftermarket Solution

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

There have been some great stories of V2V communications but they have typically been proprietary. Volvo for example are developing some wonderful systems whereby a truck can share information about a crash or other conditions, with other Volvo trucks, or … Continue reading →

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Finally a Device to Track Anything Like a Magpie Does

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

I’ve known Derek Handley and his family for a long time, since a young group of entrepreneurs won the NZ Wireless Data Forum’s mobile app competition (I was President at the time, helped conceive and judge  it) many many years … Continue reading →

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Are Flying Cars an Option

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

I love the concept, especially electric and low or no noise, but the last thing I want to do is look up at the clouds and see hundreds of ‘air cars’ instead of clouds and flocks of birds. I suspect that … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomous cars, commuting, Concept Car, congestion, Cool Tech, Driverless Cars, driverless vehicles, Foresight, future car, Future Technology, new cars, the future, tourism tech, tourist marketing, traffic, Transport, Travel | Leave a comment

This Audi has a beautiful electric longboard hidden in its bumper

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

At Beijing’s auto show this week, Audi unveiled its Connected Mobility Concept, a trucklet based on the production Q3. But with this concept, the vehicle itself doesn’t really matter Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theverge.com At first glance it’s, whatever how … Continue reading →

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