GPS

DeLorme Earthmate PN-30 – handheld GPS

So for those of you that are into GPS units, take a look at the DeLorme’s Earthmate PN-30. Very recently DeLorme released their PN-40 with a recommended list price of $400 – the PN-30 trumps this with a price of $300 whilst retaining the majority of the features. It is easily recognizable as an Earthmate [...]

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GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending June 26, 2009

Here’s the quick recap for the week: Skyhook Wireless has a new positioning service that works via WiFi Metal detecting sandals IEEE has a video contest to celebrate their 125th anniversary. Guitar Hero 5 on its way!. Really Easy Reader can help speed up your reading Google could add number portability to Google Voice, and [...]

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Skyhook Wireless – A Credible Alternative to GPS?

Perhaps a little known fact is that iPhone doesn’t always get its positioning from GPS, but sometimes from WiFi and cellular towers, using Skyhook Wireless’ system. Skyhook provides an alternative form of positioning that is more reliable in areas where there may be excessive sky coverage, such as trees or tall buildings – it is [...]

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Products Using GPS To Tag Digital Photos

GPS is becoming more and more popular in high(ish)-end phones so that SatNav can be used on the move and for a good laugh on Google Earth. But a growing use of GPS is seriously cool (and useful!) – digital cameras with GPS capabilities which allow you to tag your photos onto a map, so [...]

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Fun and interesting uses of Google Latitude

The bloggers of Google’s mobile division has put together a quick entry on some interesting uses of Google Latitude (that they probably didn’t envision). Perhaps the best one is of a poor guy tracking down his phone after he forget it in a cab. Phone made it to Boston less than half a day later. [...]

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Eye-Fi Explore – Automatically geo-tags your photos

We featured the Eye-Fi SD card that bundles WiFi connectivity onboard. Stick this in your digital camera and then you can automatically upload your photos to your favorite photo sharing website. Now Eye-Fi is rolling out a new version of its product dubbed the Eye-Fi Explore that goes one step further – it automatically geo-tag [...]

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Dash Express Two-Way Internet-Connected Portable GPS Navigator

UPDATE Jun 2008: Dash is now $100 cheaper! You can pick one up at Amazon. I’m probably the biggest evangelizer of Dash Network’s Dash Express GPS device. The Dash Express is the first two-way Internet-connected GPS navigation system delivering traffic and destination information in wicked new ways. The Dash Express is the next generation of [...]

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