As I begin my 3rd article on what I’ve learned from about development for Intel® Ultrabooks™ on codeproject.com, I feel I need to bring the subject closer to earth. I am so glad Dr. A. Bell submitted his article to the site called, “Road and Driving Pattern Analyzer using Ultrabook™.” I drive about 15,000 miles per year for commuting and vacations, some years more. One such vacation was a 6 week journey through the southwestern United States with my wife and dog. Now if you’ve ever watched Roadrunner* cartoons you have a good idea where we were. We saw so many beautiful vistas and learned a little as well. There are phenomenal landscapes and fascinating pre-history, but there's also a lot of time on the road looking at different shades of dirt. For me, I spend a fair amount of the time playing with various calculations in my head like trip miles per hour including gas/potty/food stops or more importantly, is there enough gas in the tank to get to the next fueling station (a real concern when crossing Death Valley for instance). Too bad I didn't have a device and application that approaches what Dr. Bell's analyzer does, I'd have never got bored. Check out the references at the bottom of the article - they really help explain the possibilities of combining generally available information systems like web maps with Intel Ultrabook sensor specific data to create compelling and often even useful applications. Oh well, now that I read about connecting the app to Microsoft* Bing* and my own Intel Ultrabook's GPS we just may have to bring the kids along on the next trek.
Google* Maps Image of Our Route
Road and Driving Pattern Analyzer using Ultrabook™ -
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/481804/Road-and-Driving-Pattern-Analyzer-using-Ultrabook
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