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Archives for September 2014

Texas Hunting and Fishing App Available Now

outdoor annual

Every year, hunting and fishing regulations change a little bit, and it can be easy to remember the wordy regulations, rules, limits and public locations. But now, if you hunt and fish in Texas, you don’t have to.

The Texas Park and Wildlife Department (TWPD) has released an official app, called the Outdoor Annual with all of the information that Texan hunters and fishers need to know for the 2014 – 2015 seasons.

The app is free to download on iTunes, Amazon or Google Play. The list of information the app can supply you with is extensive and includes licenses, aid in finding public hunting/fishing locations and identifying fish/wildlife.

Here’s a breakdown of what the app does: read more

Find Your Way With Smart Shoes

The Lechal shoes (shown above) give directions using haptic feedback

The Lechal shoes (shown above) give directions using haptic feedback

While Smartshoes are not a new idea–we have actually written an article about tech-savvy shoes before–they are generally aimed at the very young, the very old or the disabled. But now, a start up company in India is intent to change of all that with the Lechal.

Meaning “Take Me Along” in Hindi, the Lechal shoes are quite eye-catching. But that isn’t all they do. Those bright red shoes can also give you directions using a combination of Google Maps and haptic feedback. The makers of the shoe, Krisipan Lawrence and Anirudh Sharma, say that the ‘smartshoes’ change the process finding your way around from a complicated affair involving staring at a tiny screen or trying to read instructions to an instinctive, fun process. read more