Qualcomm’s new SnapDragon processors now support both GPS and Glonass satellites. that means now instead of 27 satellites your phone can look up an additional 24 satellites for a grand total of 51 satellites. that will be available on the Qualcomm SnapDragon S2, S3, S4 processors. The dual co…

TeleNav recently announced the HTML5-based navigation service that works on any platform since it is browser based. It claims to be a full pledged voice guided turn-by-turn navigation service with moving maps and robotic rerouting in case you miss turns. Oh yeah.. it will plus be completely free. T…

There’s a new GPS device for tracking your activities in town and it is from satsports. The two biggest highlights from that device is that it has WiFi connectivity and it is all Android based. that means it will be super easy to share your info with any other device but more importantly you&…

Recently there was an article in NYT which claimed GPS watches can be unreliable and give you the wrong distance. One example is running around a track and soon after downloading the map details to your computer. You’ll see that none of your laps will actually overlap and they may not even loo…

public at Recon Instruments have made some big advancements since we last visited them last year. Currently their new product is the MOD and MOD Live which is a GPS integrated micro optics that fits into your Alpine goggles. They’re pretty much the only company offering such a product.
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More than a year ago we put together a list of the best GPS digital cameras. New models come out all the moment so it’s date for another comparison.
A new grade that made it to our list that year is Canon with their Canon PowerShot SX230 and Canon PowerShot S100. Canon took it’s moment …

China at 5:07 a.m. on Friday, sent their 10th navigation satellite to orbit in an effort to complete their own navigation system known as Beidou. The satellite was strapped to a lengthy March-3A carrier rocket. Beidou is currently functional but only provides position knowledge for China and its su…

New Jersey branch of Transportation (NJDOT) that they will be using GPS devices in their trucks during their annual fight to clear snow and ice from highways. The installed GPS devices will supply storm managers with exact location of their vehicles in their fleet of plow trucks and salt spreaders. …

Nascent NavStar Technologies just announced that they received 2.4 million dollars to invest in the final development of their GPS tracking and monitoring products. The devices are supposed to be available my March of 2012 – with in 4 months or so.
NavStar Chairman N. Douglas Pritt said “…

Navigon’s newest MobileNavigator is out for Apple’s iPhone. It is called the Navigon MobileNavigator 2.0 and will be a free upgrade for those fans who already owned it. One of the biggest change in that version is that you have the ability to load the states you choose so Navigon’…