I think the amazing number of responses Google received for its Google Fiber initiative that closed last week speaks to the pent up demand for true high speed internet access that exists in this country (obviously increased since Google will pick of the capital costs).  Looks like the local efforts of Sugar Land (Think Gig) and The Woodlands have quite a bit of competition. I really hope one of these...

From the Official Google Blog today comes this:   http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/bright-side-of-sitting-in-traffic.html   If you have a GPS enabled phone and Google Maps for Mobile, Google can use your information to build more extensive traffic reports.  I may need to go get a GPS to try it out.