A fellow RTN member, Devin, expressed an interest in producing a series of short promotional spots for the channel as an opportunity to learn basic digital production. I served as camera operator, and attempted to teach Devin how to record audio and manipulate video. He had his own stylistic twist on the production.
This could be a simple piece of software that could be integrated into GPS-capable cell phones (most likely as a piece of add-on software for smartphones), PDAs, or standalone GPS units, which would require minimal user interaction to accurately track fuel efficiency over time, and though the utilization of some simple logic, could establish a detailed model of the vehicle’s overall efficiency, to the point of even being able to predict fuel consumption.
I’ve managed to install and do some basic configuration of a Laconi.ca Microblog, which can be found at http://laconica.ivankowalenko.com. It’s not something I plan to do too much with, nor do I expect a great amount of participation, but I figured it was something worth playing with and experimenting with.