Archive for the 'GPS' Category
GLONASS infographic
We haven’t talked about Russia’s GLONASS for a while so we looked around and found that infographic. Even though GLONASS positioning constellation was completed in 1995, it wasn’t very useful considering of lack of funds and poor maintenance. However 16 years later December 2011 it…
Samsung Galaxy S 4G Blaze from T-Mobile
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T-Mobile just recently announced Galaxy S Blaze 4G from Samsung. Blaze will feature a GPS receiver like all other smartphones these days and come pre-installed with TeleNav GPS Navigator which brings you voice-guided turn-by-turn driving directions in addition real-time traffic info as well as 3D m…
Magellan Switch vs Magellan Switch Up
We talked about Magellan’s first attempt at fitness products with GPS operate when Switch series first came out. The two products are very similar except a very few add-on which you can see in that photo. Magellan Switch is going to cost $250 and Magellan Switch Up is going to cost $300. You…
Epson GPS watch
Seiko Epson just announced they have developed world’s lightest GPS watch designed for runners. It is capable of providing runners with performance documents in real instance including distance, pace, and speed. that new slim designed GPS watch plus boasts a distant battery life which can last…
LightSquared responds to FCC, plus plans to lay off 45% of workforce
As you may already know FCC decided to revoke permission for LightSquared to build a 4G wireless across America. So LightSquared responded to that with a press release which you can read after the break. FCC revoke permission for the network after they were convinced that the interference with GPS s…
Nikon CoolPix AW100 GPS camera review
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Nikon’s CoolPix AW100 is one of the cameras we talked about in our compare GPS digital cameras scoop. The price has gone down on that camera to $300 right now and that’s pretty good deal for a waterproof camera with GPS technology.
So we decided to look around the web for some user rev…
FCC wants to kill LightSquared’s planned network
AP is reporting that FCC has reached a conclusion in favor of the GPS industry after National Telecommunications and info Administration (NTIA), concluded that there’s no way to eliminate the risk of interference with GPS devices.
FCC now revoked LightSquared’s permit – after givi…
Garmin BlueChart Marine App for iPad
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Garmin today announced BlueChart Mobile marine app for iPad and iPhone. With the new BlueChart app, captains can now manufacture use of BlueChart details found in Garmin chartplotters.
The app plus lets you connect to ActiveCaptain, a website community that provides substance generated by mariners …
Lowrance HDS-10 Gen2 Fishfinder/Chartplotter
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Lowrance, which specializes in marine GPS technology and chartplotters and fishfinder just recently introduced the Lowrance HDS-10 Gen2 Fishfinder/Chartplotter. It has a 10″ color screen and comes with either enhanced U.S. basemap, or intuitive, life-like Insight USA mapping, or Worldwide (no…
G5000H flight deck from Garmin
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Garmin just introduced an integrated flight deck for medium lift helicopters called the G5000H. It combines widescreen displays with touchscreen controls.
The G5000H has hi-res, wide primary flight displays (PFD) as well as multi-function displays (MFD). that lets pilots view their flight display, …










