Tag Archives: traffic

Traffic Sign Technology

Just as signs have changed to fit the times since the Roman period, in the future, road signs will need to change again to ensure they are relevant to the society they are required by. In the very near-future, it’s likely we’ll begin to see more digital road signs.

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Stoplight Visually Counts Down the Seconds Until Go Time

There’s a reason everyone’s always trying to rush ahead of everyone else on the road. No one likes to get stuck at a stoplight unless they need to adjust their sack or something. The color red is considered torture to many impatient drivers. The Eko Stoplight includes a circular ticker which counts down the intervals until the light will turn ...

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A Few Crucial Thangz

What up fellow GEARheads. Your man Andrew here in the hizzouse, just giving you the low down on recent Gearfuse activity. 1.) With four days left in July, we’ve already passed our record month in page views. This is all because of you and your sexiness. So, thanks, from the bottom of our icy hearts. You’ve kept us beating out ...

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Facebook Overtakes MySpace

The social media war has finally come to an end. We all know that MySpace has been declining in popularity and use since 2006 and since then, has only been beating out Facebook in US-based traffic. Now, Facebook has overtaken MySpace, according to Comscore. The exact results? For May of 2009, Facebook actually passed MySpace with 70.278 million unique visitors ...

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Thank You

Just wanted to give you guys, our beloved readers, a big thank you. We had our best month ever for traffic in April and we’re really proud of what we’ve accomplished. So from all of us at Gearfuse, even the french-speaking one, thanks for visiting and tell all your friends how much you love us and all that jazz.

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MySpace Founder: Facebook Beat Us

Say it ain’t so! Brett Brewer, the guy who formed MySpace parent company InterMix Media and later sold it to News Corp., says that Facebook will dominate the social networking war on a worldwide scale. Facebook’s traffic is already overtaking MySpace and MySpace’s appeal is dying by the week. But it’s not just Facebook that Mr. Brewer focuses on: But ...

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Mario Kart: For Real

Meet Remi Gaillard. He’s a real Italian plumber (except he’s French). The kind that drives a go-kart in live traffic, throwing banana peels at those trying to pass him by in an attempt to thwart their course. Yes, this man is playing Mario Kart for real. A hilarious video that’s well made and fun to watch. Don’t miss out. Link ...

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Get Ticketed, Get A Free Headset

If a cop pulls you over for nothing more than driving while calling work to let them know you’ll be a little late, don’t piss yourself just yet. Just because you’ve been ticketed for a traffic violation involving cellphone use whilst driving doesn’t mean you’re in the shitter just yet. You might be able to get a free Bluetooth headset ...

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Breaking: Comcast To Be Punished By FCC

This is just coming off the wires but it appears the FCC is going to punish Comcast for the way it has been handling its ‘net traffic. As you may recall, Comcast has been at the center of an argument over whether or not it has the right to throttle Bit Torrent traffic. The FCC claims that by doing this, ...

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