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Using GPS to Hail Cabs

Posted by michael on from the almost-as-good-as-having-a-flying-car dept.

The Benefactor writes "The guys at The Register are running a story about using mobile phones to hail cabs in London. Using GPS technology to locate the nearest available cab and to direct it to where you call from this should make frantic arm waving to get their attention a thing of the past."

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  1. Along the same lines... by reelbk · · Score: 0, Troll

    The citizens of London have begun testing the new "Scrotox" technology. Gps satellites will now scratch their balls when necessary. Could this be the end of frantic ball scratching throughout London? Only time will tell.

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  2. But how long until... by 5n3ak3rp1mp · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...we can put in our dating preferences in some GPS dating service and find the nearest single young brunette who likes to, say, be smitten on the buttocks? ;)