GigaomGPS for Barbie: GloPos demos indoor location in a dollhouse
Your dolls will never get lost in their houses again if indoor-mapping-and-location company GloPos has its way. Read more »
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Your dolls will never get lost in their houses again if indoor-mapping-and-location company GloPos has its way. Read more »
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