Sierra Wireless Compass 597 Like dogs with shock collars, Wi-Fi users are constrained to a small coverage area. Stray too far and – zap – server not found. If you want unlimited browsing freedom, you could purchase an pricey laptop…

Sierra Wireless Compass 597

Like dogs with shock collars, Wi-Fi users are constrained to a small coverage area. Stray too far and – zap

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Artist Admits He Didn’t Actually Use GPS, DHL to Create ‘Biggest Drawing in the World’
Swedish artist Erik Nordenenkar claims to have created the “biggest drawing in the world” by sending a GPS-equipped plastic briefcase on a squiggly, looping trip around the world, tracing out a 110,664-km (68,763-mile) unbroken line with the help of DHL…

Swedish artist Erik Nordenenkar claims to have created the “biggest drawing in the world” by sending a GPS-equipped plastic briefcase on a squiggly, looping trip around the world, tracing out a 110,664-km (68,763-mile) unbroken line with the help of DHL delivery planes and trucks. The result: A self-portrait of the artist as a megalomaniacal god with a planet-sized Sharpie and a rather nice sense of line.

Problem is, the project is almost certainly faked, despite the footage showing the briefcase disappearing into the cargo hold of a DHL plane and a pic showing a stack of delivery receipts at the end. Why?

• DHL does not deliver to arbitrary latitude-longitude destinations.
• DHL isn’t prone to consider “trace a few looping lines through the Indian Ocean, without landing” as a valid delivery request, even with lat-long coordinates
• You can’t get a GPS signal inside the aluminum skin of an airliner
• No GPS system, even with supplemental batteries, would have lasted the 55 days the artist says his project took
• Details on the setup’s “extended tracklog and battery time” are suspiciously absent.

So yeah, we’re calling bullshit on this one. Nice picture, though.

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The guys at Crackberry have gotten their hands on some authentic looking slides that speak about the “Kickstart experience,” which is basically all about keeping the flip phone’s BlackBerriness intact. It’s mostly “duh” stuff, though it’s sorta interesting how feverishly they’re making the experience of opening and closing the phone exactly match holstering and unholstering the plank versions. Also, you can flip through missed alerts on the external screen without opening the phone. And play music! Very exciting. (If you think so too, check out all the slides over there.) [Crackberry]

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