Google Aerial Imagery Hits 3 More Us Cities
Posted at 2:18 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
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 [...]
Three More Glonass Satellites Launched
Posted at 5:21 am | Filed Under GPS devices
The Russian space agency Roscosmos launched a venerable Proton rocket carrying three GLONASS-M satellites into orbit on December 14. Each 3,000-pound satellite is designed to last seven years. They join a constellation now numbering 19 satellites, although one of those is about to be decommissioned and two more are out of service for maintenance.
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T- Mobile Pulse Payg Android Phone (htc Click)
Posted at 4:01 am | Filed Under GPS devices
It seems T-Mobile UK has revealed that it’s going to have an Android Pay-As-You-Go handset named the T-Mobile Pulse; made by the manufacturer Huawei, it will coast around £179.99 and be available in October.
The handset is a 3.5 inch HVGA touch screen with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS and Wi-Fi and like the [...]
Nikon’s Gp-1 Geotagger Gets Reviewed
Posted at 3:51 am | Filed Under GPS devices
The folks at Digital Review have performed a thorough review of Nikon’s GP-1 GPS geotagging device and were suitably impressed. If it’s not available now, it should be in the next few days for a little less than $300. Compatible with Nikon’s D90, D200, D300, D700, and D3 digital SLR camera models, the GP-1 uses [...]
New Gps Satellite Going Up Into Orbit
Posted at 3:36 am | Filed Under GPS devices
If you’re worried about your GPS signal going weak – worry no more. Lockheed Martin is on top of things and they’re planning on launching a Delta II rocket on August 17th to put the new GPS IIR-21 into orbit. If you live in Florida make sure you look up to see if you can [...]
Sirfstariv Is Out
Posted at 3:36 am | Filed Under GPS devices
After acquiring SiRF just about a month ago, CSR is continuing their highly popular SiRF series with SiRFstarIV. This is not just plain old GPS receiver though. SiRFstarIV is a location aware architecture with self assistance (SiRFaware), and micro power GPS technology.
Advantages of SiRFstarIV is that it doesn’t drain your batteries, and it doesn’t [...]
Google Earth Hater News Update: Nuclear Submarines, Assembly Bill 255 And The Infamous Boring’s Are Back
Posted at 3:26 am | Filed Under GPS devices
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 [...]
Android’s Shopsavvy Gets Skyhook’s Wi-fi Positioning Tech
Posted at 2:31 am | Filed Under GPS devices
ShopSavvy has become one of the most popular Android applications since its launch in October 2008. The application lets you take a picture of any product barcode in a store, and returns competitor prices for the same product from online retailers and other physical retail locations near you. Previously ShopSavvy used the T-Mobile G1’s built-in [...]
Google Earth Hater News Update: Nuclear Submarines, Assembly Bill 255 And The Infamous Boring’s Are Back
Posted at 2:22 am | Filed Under GPS devices
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 [...]
Study Reveals Potential Hideout Of Osama Bin Laden: Usa Today
Posted at 5:40 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
According to a geographical analysis of satellite imagery, the infamous Osama bin Laden is most likely hiding in one of three compounds in Parchinar, near the Pakistan border.
The analysis, published in the MIT International Review, not only used satellite data, but included an analysis of his personal habits and public sightings since 2001.
From USA Today:
Essentially, [...]