It turns out that the worlds biggest GPS drawing that everybody has been linking to is actually a viral campaign created by DHL. Their excuse is that student Erik Nordenenkar asked them to use their warehouse for some photos for a project.
Looks like DHL have been caught out, still, they’ve managed to increase exposure and get a massive amount of free advertising…… so it’s not all bad
Go check out the full story in this article from wired.com
Heres a really nice hack coming from 2shaneHunter from the UK. It’s an accurate DIY replica of the KITT Voicebox and LED system from Knightriders KITT car.
The system he has developed uses voice recognition which has been implemented using flash software on a connected PC. I can’t seem to find a relevant webpage for the project, if one exists at all. But in the meantime you can visit 2shaneHunter’s youtube video account for more related videos
Three detailed videos chart his progression, read more to see the other two videos……
Fed up with never getting through to a human being? Being herded round in an endless loop of automated recordings?
Well now you can fight back with www.gethuman.com
The site provides a list of codes for both UK and US companies allowing you to bypass the automated phone system and get put through to somebody human!
An invaluable resource if you deal with any of the companies on the list on a regular basis! Go check them out and see what they have to offer, and never have to wait in a phone queue again!
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