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HP uses Lady GaGa lookalikes to give away free Veer 4Gs to Subway riders
It’s not only select Best Buy employees that are getting the HP Veer 4G for free it seems. This past Monday HP gave away units of the smartphone to some people riding the New York City Subway. Instead of just handing out the phones, HP decided to use a bunch of Little Monsters to stir more »
Saturday morning geeky fun post: Boba Fett playing the Zelda theme song on an accordion
What can you really say here, you have a guy sitting in the subway wearing a Boba Fett helmet and playing the Zelda theme song on a accordion. Geekiness at its best, or maybe at its worst, I am not really sure but still it was fun to watch. Read [The Hollywood Reporter] Via [Boing more »
Text your sandwich: Subway gets hip to SMS
Hungry in the Big Apple? Of course you are! Hate standing in lines while a plastic gloved sandwich artist prepares your sandwich and love to text? Of course! Subway’s new “Subway Now” service allows customers to use the SMS functionality of their phone to place an order.
I can hear you already: “I don’t want to type out all the toppings I want!” Right you are. When you sign up for the service (which you must do to use) you’ll enter your favorite sandwich combos. Upon texting “Menu” to the company, they shoot back your favorites. Then you make selections based on that. Two texts and you’ll have your order confirmation and a time to swing by.
Google marks up Grand Central Terminal; adds NYC to transit directions
Look at what showed up in Grand Central Terminal in New York City today! Google Map markers atop GCT signifying the inclusion into Google Map directions. In what seemed to be a Herculean effort to bring the nuances of the MTA transit authority under their reigns, Google has finally included the Big Apple in their “by public transit” option on Google Maps. To be fair, the MTA is the largest in the nation serving 2 out of every 3 public transit users in the country. It is not something you want to get wrong.
Using the service is much like using Google Maps, very clean, very simple, very Google. As a bonus, estimated train times in each station are provided for your trips (something I didn’t even know were known). Times of walking, time on the train/bus and the like are all computed for you.
Check out this video by Google Transit:
