Your 0-to-60 Time? Just Ask Your iPhone By PETER WAYNER
The New York Times October 30, 2008 WHEN Greig McArthur gets in his Ferrari 360 Modena, he likes to take his iPhone along. He might have to call someone, of course, but it's certain he'll use the phone to see how his car is running. Mr. McArthur, a programmer who lives in Scotland and works there and in New York, likes to use the Dynolicious application on his phone to test the acceleration of his car and, for that matter, anything he happens to be riding in. He says his Ferrari went from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 5.2 seconds and the Q train in Queens reached a maximum speed of 42.4 m.p.h when he rode it about a month ago. Software like Dynolicious is now appearing as programmers begin to appreciate just what can be done with an iPhone and other advanced cellphones that know where they are and just how quickly they are going someplace else. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/automobiles/autospecial2/30phone.html *********************************** * POST TO [email protected] * *********************************** Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
