Schlagwort: travel

  • Cool stuff to eat, see, and do in San Diego

    Cool stuff to eat, see, and do in San Diego

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    Sightseeing and experiences

    Our second widely recommended experience is the San Diego Zoo. It’s no wonder, based on these raving reviews:

    I know sometimes people feel weird about the idea of animals being kept in enclosures, but the San Diego Zoo is renowned for their work in conservation and reintroduction of endangered species to the wild. They raise condors, tigers, polar bears, and are one of the few zoos to successful breed giant pandas. -Annemunition

    One of my favorite places to go will always be the San Diego Zoo with friends so I can gaze in wonder at all my favorite animals and get lost in the attractions, not to mention all the Pokémon in Pokémon Go. -Dracontious

    This zoo is legitimately the biggest and best zoo in the country – it’s amazing. They also have a separate Safari zone that is pretty cool as well. -Jericho

    If the zoo isn’t the walk in the park you’re looking for, here are some literal walks in the park you might be looking for:

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    Mission Beach Boardwalk: Bikers, skaters, fire pits on the sand, amusement park rides, beach volleyball… Rent a scooter and cruise the boardwalk. It’s a little far from the convention center, but if you’re a newcomer to this edge of the continent then Mission Beach is the peak California experience.

    Jericho

    The USS Midway: The Midway is a museum and tour of an aircraft carrier. It’s at your own pace, so you can go through it quickly or take your time.

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    Balboa Park: Very rich in history, museums, and a joy to walk around. I often would go to take my pup to the dog park there, but I also personally love to visit the pond and try to spot turtles.

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    Mission Beach and Belmont Park: Before moving to San Diego, I always made it a habit to visit both. There’s a little amusement park there and one of the best beaches San Diego has to offer. Now after living here, I still try to go as much as I possibly can!

    Website: LINK

  • Cabin Cloud: bump-free travel on the night bus

    Cabin Cloud: bump-free travel on the night bus

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    Planes, trains, and automobiles — we all have our preference. And at one company in California, the team is trying to smooth bus travel to broaden commuters’ options for a blissful night’s sleep.

    Cabin bus Raspberry Pi Wired

    Leaving on a jet plane

    Not everyone wants to fly. While many enjoy the feel of take-off and landing and the high speed at which they can travel from A to B, others see planes as worrisome tin cans of doom, suspended in the air by unreliable magic. I consider myself mostly the former, with a hint of the latter for balance.

    In truth, I’d rather catch a train, where the smooth ride sends me into blissful sleep, only occasionally interrupted by a snap of “Damn, did I miss my stop?!”.

    But trains are limited to where their tracks lead, which is why so many people still opt to travel by bus. But who can sleep on a bus when the roads are dotted with potholes and cracks? I can’t, and neither can many of the 10000 passengers of the Cabin bus, an overnight service running between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

    Cabin bus travel

    To address complaints about the road conditions affecting costumers’ sleep, the Cabin team decided to challenge gravity using a Raspberry Pi and the electric motor from a hoverboard in their new venture Cabin Cloud.

    Introducing the first active suspension system designed specifically with passenger sleep in mind. Combining patent-pending software and hardware, our technology mutes ‘road turbulence’ and dramatically reduces vibration, so you can get a good night’s sleep while on a moving vehicle.

    “We can isolate a passenger’s body, and input frequencies that help people relax and fall asleep,” explains Cabin CTO Tom Currier. “We have a set of sensors that are measuring the acceleration of the vehicle, and also the bed, to compute in real time what we should be cancelling out.”

    Cabin bus Raspberry Pi Wired

    The sensors are accelerometers, two per bed, that measure the bumps from the road and adjust the bed accordingly — up to 1000 times a second. The Cabin Cloud beds only adjust for motion up and down: the team isn’t too concerned about back-and-forth movements due to breaking too hard or turning corners, since Cabin busses predominantly travel on wide, open highways.

    Delve a little deeper

    Check out this article from Wired for more about the project, and about how similar tech is implemented in trucks for long-haul drivers, and in aeroplanes for turbulence-free travel. You can also sign up for the Cabin Cloud newsletter here.

    But the big question about Cabin Cloud is…

    Does it have Bluetooth?

    Website: LINK

  • Adventure through the world’s most diverse ecosystem in Amazon Odyssey

    Adventure through the world’s most diverse ecosystem in Amazon Odyssey

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    Experience the wonder and scale of the Amazon with VR

    Spanning twice the size of India, the Amazon River Basin is the single largest tropical rainforest in the world. Ten percent of the world’s known species call this lush ecosystem home, resulting in a diverse community of flora and fauna unlike any other. Now you can and explore this amazing ecosystem right from your home with the launch of Amazon Odyssey for Vive.

    Vive Studios and developer Heavy Iron Studios have brought the adventure of the rainforest to VR with the launch of Amazon Odyssey. This new experience on Viveport and Steam, takes you on an interactive and informational eco-tour of the world’s most famous jungle river.

    In Amazon Odyssey, you’ll explore four interactive environments while engaging in activities such as paragliding above the tree-tops, navigating a boat down the river and capturing local wildlife on film. By completing tasks throughout the experience, an encyclopedia is filled with interesting and educational facts on the incredible species you encounter. Amazon Odyssey gets you up close to experience and appreciate the biodiversity of one of natures’ most powerful ecosystems.

    Amazon Odyssey is available now for Vive on Viveport and Steam for $9.99.

    Website: LINK