Category: Transport
London buses now accept NFC contactless payments
London buses have been upgraded to accept contactless fare payments from NFC-enabled smartphones and credit cards as of today, alongside regular cash and Oyster Card fares. All 8,500 of London's buses will have the new systems introduced today, though the…
Virgin Media Underground Wi-Fi now installed in 41 stations, serving 100,000 commuters
Virgin Media have now rolled out Wi-Fi to 41 London Underground stations, with 100,000 people getting online down in the tube stations within the first month of the service going live. One million tweets, Facebook posts, emails and web pages…
Here are the 80 London Underground stations getting Wi-Fi
Yesterday we saw the first ever tweet to be sent from Virgin Media's newly installed London Underground Wi-Fi system, and now we have a list of the initial 80 stations that are lined-up to see the service go live this…
Virgin Media's London Underground Wi-Fi network now live
London's commuters took one important step closer to getting underground Wi-Fi access today, with Virgin Media's new London Underground Wi-Fi service delivering the first tweet from the iconic tube system. BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones had the privilege of sending the…
Boris Johnson reveals the greenest red London Bus ever
London's latest double decker bus has hit the streets of the UK capital for the first time, after first being revealed back in November 2010. Described as a true "21st century bus" and the "most environmentally friendly of its…
Ford investing heavily in the Future of Child Car Safety
Today car giant Ford announced that it is developing one of the world's first digital human child body models as part of their program to make car travel for young people safer. The company has won numerous awards for…
Cycle to the beat with Xceon ACOUZTIC bike light/ MP3 player combo
Letting you cycle and listen to your favourite tunes without fear of getting your headphones caught among the wheels or missing ambient noises crucial to staying safe whilst peddaling away is the new ACOUZTIC bike light and speaker from…
CONCEPT VIDEO: Autoglass showcase the AR car windscreen of the future
Augmented realiy features are quickly becoming widespread in smartphone technology, and are now even making their way into games consoles with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS. It's an exciting area of growth for the tech industry, and even…
iPads may hit Qantas airline flight decks
Qantas flight decks may soon come equipped with iPads, according to Australian Business Traveller. The airline are reportedly looking into using the touchscreen tablets to replace the ring-binder flight manuals that are commonplace within airplane cockpits. The benefits of an…
120 Wi-Fi hotpsots headed to London's tube network
London's Underground tube network is to get a series of Wi-Fi hotspots in time for next year's Olympic Games, it has been revealed today. 120 hotspots will be coming to the capital's tube stations, with the first 16 coming from…
