Live map for the London Underground plots real-time tube train movements
This neat map shows the locations of all the tube trains currently traversing the London Underground network in approximate real time .
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Google celebrates the 150th birthday of London Underground with a tube doodle
As the London Underground celebrates its 150th birthday London Underground, Google have decided to join in with the action by releasing a special ‘doodle’ for the day – and we …
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Bicycle barometer lets London commuters decide between taking the bike or the tube
This nifty prototype creation by Brixton-based techie Richard Pope helps commuters decide between cycling into work or getting the tube, based on weather and travel conditions.
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London Underground wi-fi – register now for free service in 2013 – if you’re with the right network
The free wi-fi service on the London Underground is coming to an end in January 2013, and the only way you can keep on enjoying the service is if you’re …
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Free high speed wi-fi coming to London taxi cabs
Gor blimey Guv’nor. Would you Adam and Eve it? Free wi-fi in Sherbert Dabs! Lovely jubbly! Or, in other words, a new start up is rolling out a free, advert-supported wi-fi service for passengers using the iconic London …
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Enjoy five fabulous minutes of zero gravity weightlessness for around five grand
With the prospect of ordinary folks being able to bounce around the Moon remaining an unlikely proposition for the foreseeable future, all is not lost for zero G thrill-seekers.
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Experiments in Bicycle Flow Animation – 5m bike journeys visualised in rave-style animation
It may look like the kind of visuals you’ll be enjoying when you’re deep in a ketamine hole, but the fabulously psychedelic animation below actually shows a summary of five million bicycle …
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London tube wi-fi network to remain free until the end of the year
According to the BBC, Virgin will now be continuing to offer free wi-fi to London tube travellers until the end of the year.
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Tube Star Android app serves up crowd-sourced, real-time London tube information
With the Olympics nearly upon us, there’s sure to be outbreaks of tube chaos ahead, as confused tourist hordes disappear down into London’s labyrinthine tube network.
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TheTrainLine couples up with TripAdvisor for added-value iPhone app
Synergistic sparks and team-bonding explosions have resulted in a new deal which sees popular travel site TripAdvisor partnering up online train ticket retailer, thetrainline.com.
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TomTom Start 60 – a jumbo sized GPS unit with 6 inch screen for £169
Ready and willing to serve up some big screen action in the motor is the new TomTom Start 60 GPS unit, offering the biggest screen seen on any of TomTom’s portable …
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London Overground and Underground passengers to get free Wi-Fi
Following on from the decision to install free wi-fi at 80 Underground stations, London Overground users are also set to feel the wireless love, with 56 stations on the network scheduled …
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Mercedes Benz creates the invisible car to befuddle passers by
Keen to come up with a cunning way to promote their new zero emissions F-Cell car, the clever clogs at Mercedes Benz got thought-clouding and dreamt up the idea of making it …
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Bus Checker app for Android and iOS ensures you’ll always get home in London
Now available on both Android and iOS platforms is the excellent Bus Checker app, which makes it a cinch to swiftly access all the bus info you’ll ever need.
Read MoreGoogle Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying
Google has teamed up with online train ticketing website thetrainline.com, with the partnership integrating national rail travel information directly within Google Maps.
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