“Students Create Global Positioning System Text Messages”

Posted on July 1st, 2004 by Sacha Chua

A trio of Iowa State University computer science students has devised
“spatial cues,” a computer program that combines text messaging with the
Global Positioning System. Spatial cues incorporates a setup similar to
those in art galleries and museums, in which patrons can play recorded …
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2004-6/0630w.html#item10

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