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83 posts from June 2010

June 30, 2010

NYTimes: Exercise: Bicycling to Keep Off Extra Pounds

From The New York Times:

VITAL SIGNS: Exercise: Bicycling to Keep Off Extra Pounds

Riding for exercise may help women who put on extra pounds during their 30s and 40s, a study says.

"bicycling is highly beneficial to women."

Ride the City App in 9 Cities

Back in April we launched the iPhone app for NYC (blog post). Since then we got plenty of feedback - hootin and hollering - requesting added features to make the app easier to use. We put our developers at Door3 to work and today we're happy to announce that version 1.2 of the Ride the City iPhone app is now available.

via www.ridethecity.com

We'll test this soon. Good to see more cities added

June 29, 2010

Photo from Reuters Pictures: Frederik Rides

via www.daylife.com

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik (C) rides a bicycle during a ceremony at the Shanghai World Expo site on Denmark Pavilion Day, June 29, 2010.

June 28, 2010

NYTimes: Apple Sells 1.7 Million of Its New iPhones in Three Days

From The New York Times:

Apple Sells 1.7 Million of Its New iPhones in Three Days

Apple said the release of the iPhone 4 was its most successful product introduction yet.

Photo from Reuters Pictures: Critical Mass G20

via www.daylife.com

We rode Toronto 2 weeks ago. More G20 from ibiketo http://www.ibiketo.ca/blog/2010/06/26/g20-photos

Photo from Reuters Pictures: Is This War?

via www.daylife.com

A cyclist waiting for protesters to get released from a G20 detention area.

June 27, 2010

NYTimes: Are Cells the New Cigarettes?

From The New York Times:

OP-ED COLUMNIST: Are Cells the New Cigarettes?

Gavin Newsom, San Francisco’s iPhone-loving mayor, takes on potential cellphone dangers.

Police on My Back

via www.daylife.com

Photo from Reuters Pictures of bikes, cops, at the G20 Summit. @VisgerCommaAndy told us that 

30 bike cops escorted critical mass on Fri but nothing more than protestors breaking the fence and 3 cop cars being set on fire

June 25, 2010

“What have they done to the earth? What have they done to our fair sister?” | TEDxOilSpill

via tedxoilspill.com

@kk photo essay on the BP Oil Spill

Apple Retina Display – Jonesblog

via prometheus.med.utah.edu.nyud.net

According to this scientist, Apple's claims about their new display are true.