Check the product here: http://labs.google.com/ridefinder

Here’s my feedback

1. Preferred location:
   1. Detect user location via their IP
      1. If I am in NY the google map should point to NY
      2. ISSUE: If the user’s ISP is in another state or country, 1 won’t work
   2. To solve 2, there should be messaging to select a preferred location. This location should be cookie saved
   3. if cookie is disabled, the user should be prompted to sign-in
   4. The reason why I am not requiring users to sign-in at the beginning is because we want the product to benefit as many unregistered users as possible. If the business goals were to drive registrations, the these requirements would have to change accordingly.
2. Auto-update (vs user-driven)
   1. Markers geo-location should change automatically every 5-10 secs
   2. distinguish moving markers vs stationary
3. Car status
   1. Is the car empty or loaded?
   2. Ideally, user would be able to call the car directly before it leaves the area of interest
   3. Short of being able to call the car, the car should have an ID that can be referenced with the dispatch
4. Marker brand
   1. design taxi/limo icons to replace the typical google marker

Mamute en LREI, originalmente cargada por pazcu.

Mamute fue la escogida por Luna para su projecto. Esta foto con una descripcion de lo que hace mamute con los caballos y palabras que derrochan amor por su abuela esta colgada afuera de la clase de luni.

mi baby!!!!

This site is pretty cool. It allows you to create playlists and share them with your friends and public. What I don’t know is how they get the rights to so many songs…. they must have a deal with the right holders… very impressive as most of the tunes i searched for were free to listen to and to download.

What I would like to see in the coming years is a kinetic gadget that will eliminate the need for conventional chargers. By strapping it to your arm, leg or simply nestling it in your pocket, this green device will maintain all of your portable electronics energized. The idea being that we create energy by moving our body parts but once it is used it gets dissipated into thin air. This green charger will transfer the energy generated by our muscles and converted in 9volt current.

Maybe there are engineers out there that can give me a better understanding on how this could be done. I have seen some instances of this technology, but take a look a this industrial designer’s vision. That’s what I am talking about!