Driving While Gps’ing To Go The Way Of Chatting And Texting: Banned
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Texting and driving? A big no-no. Talking on the cellphone and driving? Also a big no-no. So a ban on playing with your GPS device and driving is probably coming sooner or later–starting with New Jersey. L. Harvey Smith, a Democrat from Jersey City introduced a bill on June 8 that would only allow voice-activated [...]
Mio Announces V500, V700 Digital Tv Pnds, Explora K75 Smartphone, And Litepad Gps Netbooks
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Last week, Mio announced a variety of new GPS-oriented devices that will all launch during the rest of 2009. First off is the Mio Moov V500 and Mio Moov V700 PNDs, which both feature DVB-T TV tuners and the company’s new Spirit software. Both V series models incorporate Explore Mode, an intuitive POI search, video/photo/MP3 [...]
Tomtom Iphone App, Car Kit Announced
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Site Update: Different Look, Forum Up And Running!
Posted at 3:26 am | Filed Under GPS devices
As you can see we update our site design yesterday in order to give things a cleaner look. Do you like it? We also added a forum which you can access from the top navigation bar. The forum doesn’t have the same design or color choices as the blog yet, but things [...]
Google Earth Hater News Update: Nuclear Submarines, Assembly Bill 255 And The Infamous Boring’s Are Back
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The Google Earth haters are busy this week, as three separate stories concerning privacy and Google’s satellite imagery have made headlines.
In the United Kingdom, previously blurred images of Britain’s nuclear submarine base are clearly visible after a Google Earth update. In fact, the imagery is so accurate, the country’s Trident-armed nuclear submarines are visible along [...]
Casio Protrek Prx-2000t Rugged, Titanium Watch Measures Everything Including Time
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Now this is a watch. The Protrek PRX-2000T from Casio Japan, only 11.3mm thin and featuring a carbide-coated titanium band and bezel, is built tough for the outdoor adventure crowd.
While it doesn’t have GPS, it does have a triple sensor to measure temperature, altitude, direction and atmospheric pressure, as well as reception for all six [...]
Shopsavvy Android App Adds Real-time Product Inventory Information
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ShopSavvy, an Android application that lets users take pictures of product barcodes in order to compare prices at different retailers, has long been one of my favorite apps. It’s true that I live in Canada so I’ve never actually had the chance to try it, but the concept amazes me in its practicality and its [...]
Loopt Adds “friends You May Know” Feature
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Location-based mobile social network Loopt has added a great new feature to its iPhone app. Like the feature found on Facebook, “Friends You May Know” adds an entire new dimension to Loopt.
One of the main problems with mobile social networks is the lack of a mainstream user base. When it comes [...]
Toysoft Locationprofiler Adjusts Blackberry Profile Based On Its Location
Posted at 3:21 am | Filed Under GPS devices
Wouldn’t it be nice if your Blackberry could have multiple profiles that were set to different locations such as home and work? Now they do thanks to ToySoft’s LocationProfiler, a beta application that automatically changes your profile based on your location. So, for example, at work you may want to have your ringer [...]
Nokia Point Find Launched In Beta To Improve Your Shopping Experience
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Earlier this month we heard that Nokia was testing out a mobile advertising strategy in Helsinki’s Kamppi Shopping Center. Today Nokia has announced another mobile shopping-related initiative in the form of a downloadable application called Point & Find.
The beta version of Point & Find is available for select Nokia handsets in the United States and [...]