TomTom ProClip car kit allows permanent iPhone mount

February 22, 2010

TomTom on Friday introduced its second iPhone car mount. This time, however, the mount is a screw-on attachment for a secure ProClip dashboard mount. This differs from its adjustable windshield mount released in 2009.
The company’s second iPhone GPS mount features all the specifications of the first car kit including a built-in GPS receiver, microphone and [...]

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AIS Mobile Rugged PDA is tough

February 18, 2010

AIS has introduced the Mobile Rugged PDA, probably the most rugged looking of rugged devices I’ve ever seen. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 and powered by a 624MHz Marvell PXA270 processor, the Mobile Rugged PDA features a 240 x 320 pixel, 3.7-inch display (a 480 x 640 pixel upgrade is optional), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional 3G [...]

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Ski gloves now record your GPS coordinates

February 18, 2010

Austria’s Zanier have announced a ski glove model with integrated GPS. Dubbed the X-Plore.XGX, the gloves help you follow a route or get back to your car along with recording important ski-related info such as altitude, speed and distance. Information is displayed on a monochrome display placed on thumb while the controls are located on [...]

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Gobandit HD camcorder with GPS for extreme athletes

February 17, 2010

Given the amount of running I’m doing lately and my goal of running an extreme ultramarathon sometime in the next 2 years or so, the Gobandit HD digital camcorder is definitely something I’d like to try out. Billed as the “world’s first digital HD action camera”, the Gobandit is targeted at videographers/athletes participating in extreme [...]

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Travel the Trans-Siberian Railway using Google Maps (Mashups)

February 17, 2010

Google Russia and Russian railways have teamed up to put together a fascinating multiplatform mashup of the Trans-Siberian railroad journey. During August 2009, two video crews travelled the normally 6-day, 5, 753 mile journey from Moscow to Vladivostok in 30 days in order to acquire 150 hours of high-definition video footage. Using a combination of [...]

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Quick reads: Garmin nuvi 1860, Apisphere raises money, Ouidoo AR phone

January 31, 2010

Geomate.jr maker raises cash: Apisphere, maker of the Geomate.jr handheld geocaching device and location-based enterprise software has raised $4.6 million in funding.
Ouidoo augmented reality phone with GPS: A company called QderoPateo is attempting to make a mobile phone specifically for augmented reality called the Ouidoo. According to co-founder Steve Chao, the Ouidoo combines GPS, accelerometers [...]

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VZ Navigator 5 shares your GPS location with Facebook

January 31, 2010

Techcrunch’s MG Siegler has the scoop on a new feature coming to Verizon’s VZ Navigator mobile navigation software tomorrow. Apparently VZ Navigator, which features turn-by-turn GPS directions, will be released in its fifth iteration tomorrow with the ability to share your location with Facebook.
Personally I don’t find this interesting, though it is useful for hardcore [...]

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Rocky Mountain Tracking Smart Tracker…and the winner is…

January 31, 2010

Our Rocky Mountain Tracking Smart Tracker GPS giveaway contest wrapped up yesterday afternoon and a big thanks to everyone that entered. It was fun reading all the comments and submissions–so many people don’t trust their teenagers! But enough blabbing. I know you all want to know who the winner is…Ken Wayne has been [...]

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Free stuff: Rocky Mountain Tracking Smart Tracker GPS giveaway ($175 value)

January 24, 2010

Free stuff! Free stuff! And right here, no less. Fort Collins-based Rocky Mountain Tracking is looking to give away a Smart Tracker GPS device which enables the owner to track, in real-time via any PC, the location of his or her vehicle in the event of a theft.
Smart Tracker GPS utilizes a simple box design [...]

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Google aerial imagery hits 3 more US cities

January 24, 2010

Back in December, Google announced the launch of aerial imagery for 2 cities in the United States. The high-resolution imagery augments the satellite imagery of Google Earth and the street-level imagery of Street View, giving viewers a look at the ground as if they were flying in a helicopter or some other low-flying aircraft. Originally [...]

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