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Category Archives: Technology
Alpine Club Buys Mount McKinley Model
The Alaska section of the American Alpine Club has purchased a detailed model of Mount McKinley that contain 10,000 data points per square inch and is aimed to help climbers understand the mountain.
Posted in Alaska, Highpoint (States) News, Technology
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O’Neill Europe Solar Backpack Powers Ipod and Bluetooth Cell Phones
O’Neill Europe is marketing a solar backpack that will power your Ipod and Bluetooth wireless headset.
Posted in Offbeat, Technology
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Artist Sells $215 Sneakers With Map and Compass Built In for Aliens
The BBC and other sources report a New York artist is selling sneakers for illegal aliens for $215 that include a built in map and compass.
Posted in Culture, Offbeat, Technology
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Cell Phone GPS Coordinates Leader to Rescue on Greylock Trail in Colorado
The Windsor Tribune reports a woman was rescued in Poudre Canyon after a dispatcher used GPS directions to locate her.
Posted in Accidents, Colorado, GPS, States, Technology
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Witches of Jerimoth Hill
In playing with the print.google.com I came across an excerpt from Haunted Heritage talking about the witches of Jerimoth Hill.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, Rhode Island, Technology, Web
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Telescope Size of Football Stadium Proposed for Mauna Kea
A Canadian company is seeking to build the world’s largest telescope — the size of a football field — on Mauna Kea.
Posted in Controversies, Hawaii, Highpoint (States) News, Native Issues, Technology
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Use Your Water Bottle as a Flashlight
Lightcap has unveiled a solar powered cap for your water bottle.
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Full Text of Many Guidebooks Available at Google Print
The full text of many guidebooks including guides to highpoints is now available at print.google.com.
Posted in Books, Culture, Highpoint (States) News, Technology
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Engineers Honor North America’s First Pumped Storage Generators at Taum Sauk
A PR Report says The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric plant its prestigious “Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing” award.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, Missouri, Technology
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Pennsylvania Profs Unveil Backpack That Generates 7.5 Watts
Science Daily reports University of Pennsylvania biologists have created a backpack that generates 7.4 watts of electricity.
Posted in Offbeat, Technology
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Google Earth Tour of U.S. Highpoints
Hill has posted an impressive tour of satellite images of U.S. highpoints using Google’s nifty new Google Earth service.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, Technology
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Cell GPS Phone Leads to Hawaii Rescue in Nu’uanu Mountains
Hawaiichannel reports T-Mobile workers using the GPS coordinates of a phone organized a rescue of a mssing hiker in the Nu’uanu mountains.
Posted in Accidents, GPS, Hawaii, Technology
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Popular Rescue Doctor Fatality in New Zealand After Rescue Beacon Blocked By Cliff
Stuff New Zealand reports Andrew James Ogilvy, 41, died when he fell 500m while climbing Mount Berth, near Lake Ohau in the Ahuriri Conservation Park in New Zealand
Posted in Accidents, Fatal, General, New Zealand, Oceania, Technology
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Google Spectacular New Map Service
Google has unveiled the beta version of its online map program. It has the usual Google niceties — no ads and astonishingly fast. One of the coolest features is that you can drag the map to move it making it … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Technology
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