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January 7, 2007
It's a radio, CD player, and GPS all in one. Okay, that's been done before, but Eclipse has taken a different route by partnering with TomTom GPS on the nav unit. A TomTom unit docks into the Eclipse unit and...
December 10, 2006
The Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an article over the weekend describing the challenges faced by 911 dispatchers and other people dependent on accurate and current map data: Althoff is on the front lines of a growing challenge in the ever-expanding...
November 6, 2006
John C Dvorak is not a fan of GPS systems: The Nokia promotions for the company's new GPS phone, not to mention that every new car is being equipped with GPS, should give the technology a boost, yes? Maybe, but...
October 22, 2006
Not all GPS units are the same. Personally, I have experience with the Garmin Nuvi, Magellan 760 and 800 models, the Lexus GPS system, and Ben's Tom Tom for the Treo (with John Cleese voice commands). Gizmodo had some fun...
August 29, 2006
Flickr has added a drag and drop mapping feature to their popular photo sharing site, demonstrated below. Flickr's Organizr console - previously used primarily for batch editing photos - has a new mapping feature using Yahoo Maps. Yahoo is the...
SiliconBeat is reporting that Dash, makers of an Internet connected GPS system have raised $16 million in VC to bring their product to market. The concept of a Internet connected GPS system has intrigued me for some time now. Why...
June 20, 2006
We have covered the basics of why I like the Treo 700p but now it's time to tell you what I don't like about it. No digital device is perfect, and while the Treo line is the best of the best, I still have a few items I wish Palm would include:
May 9, 2006
Have you ever taken a GPS reading of your current, stationary position to get your coordinates? Chances are, if you stayed in that spot for a while you would see the numbers change ever so slightly. Also the unit might tell you that you are moving with speed and direction changing all the time. To try it, take a hand held unit outdoors, pick up the satellite signals and watch the readout. Why the apparent movement?
March 27, 2006
One week ago today at 9:05:03 CST, the Global Flyer coasted into a perfect landing at home base ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Salina, Kansas.
January 10, 2006
The Technology Evangelist team is at the McCarran airport after a long day of gathering as much last-day footage as possible at CES. We'll have more HD video content ready tomorrow. Here are a few highlights from today:
December 25, 2005
Spending the holidays in Hawaii means relaxation and a chance to test the latest technology offerings.
December 7, 2005
A personal evolution from the Magellan Roadmate 700 through 800 GPS models.
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