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GPS device maps typically two years old

Openstreetmaps?What about http://www.openstreetmap.org/ ? This is a great project that anyone can contribute to and download.RE: GPS device maps typically two years oldI have reported several discrepanices to Navteq. What bothers me is the priorities. On their website, they were two years behind on a major 4-lane highway that had...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, GPS Device

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

New laser fights tailgating in AZ

New laser fights tailgating in AZLidar's better than the usual Radar.Most cars are of known length so taking that into account should be no problem.

Tags: laser, LIDAR

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

HOWTO: Writing Your Own GPS Applications: Part I

GPS devices are designed to report any information they find, even if the information is inaccurate. In fact, information about the current location can be off as much as half a football field, even when devices are equipped with the latest DGPS and WAAS correction technologies! Unfortunately, several developers are...

Tags: StormSource Software, GPS Device, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

White papers 2004-12-21

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Are manufacturers shifting resources away from GPS navigation devices?

$200 GPS navigation device or $300 Smartphone with GPS?If the GPS in the phone is good enough, it will continue to depress sales of standalone GPS devices. The biggest issue facing phones is the screen size.I like the larger size of my standalone GPS device. It also performs better than...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, GPS navigation device

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Garmin Nuvi 1690

Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Review: Who needs a PND when you have CoPilot Live 8 on an HTC HD2?

Earlier this summer I posted on the release of CoPilot Live 8 for Google Android and loaded it up on my T-Mobile G1 to evaluate for a full review. A ton of new devices came shooting across my desk and I never had the chance to finish my review of...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile G1, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Image Gallery: CoPilot Live 8 on the HTC HD2

The HTC HD2 has a fabulous 4.3 inch high resolution display that takes up most of the device. Thus, loading up a GPS navigation application and testing it out makes perfect sense. CoPilot Live 8 was preloaded on the HD2 and with a reasonable cost of only $35 you can't...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Video, HTC HD2, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, screenshots, htc, gps, navigation, windows mobile, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-11-23

Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone

Unveiled alongside its turn-by-turn navigation app for iPhone at WWDC 2009, TomTom's Car Kit for iPhone is finally available for purchase. Offering a bit more than just a way to hold your iPhone steady while driving, the Car Kit also has a GPS receiver built-in, a car charger, and...

Tags: Smart phones, GPS, Apple iPhone, TomTom, car, Car Kit, bracket

Product reviews 2009-11-19

Samsung SCH-220 Code - silver (MetroPCS)

The Samsung Code (SCH-i220) is MetroPCS's first Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, which seems like a step backward seeing as Windows Mobile 6.5 devices are available. However, that shouldn't detract the customers from getting the messaging-centric device. The Code offers a sleek design, easy-to-use keyboard, and decent performance and call quality....

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-18

Garmin nuvi 1690 unboxing

A Garmin nuvi 1690 connected GPS device has landed on my desk. Let's see what's inside of the box. by CNET News.com

Tags: Garmin Ltd., GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-18

OkMap 7.5.4 (Windows)

OkMap is a free software for many outdoor activities: Trekking Off road Mountain bike Sailing Hunting and fishing Finding mushrooms Soft air Geocaching. OkMap help you to: Calibrate vectorial and raster maps with different types of cartographic projections. Create own digital maps drawing point, multipoint, polyline and polygon vector. Display...

Tags: Raster, Microsoft Windows, Gian Paolo Saliola, OkMap, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Bobble Rep for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Bobble Rep for iPhone application come with a full contact database, it also uses your device GPS to identify your corresponding US senators and representative in seconds. Contact them directly from the app by phone, e-mail, or webform in seconds. It features complete database of every US Senator and Representative...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Senator, Mobile, RG Entertainment, Smart Phones, GPS, Storage, Databases, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-15

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)

Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-14

Pocket Weather World with Push for iPhone 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Pocket Weather World with Push for iPhone gives weather information for thousands of locations around the globe, all in the palm of your hand. It features push the current temperature or forecasted high for your favourite location straight to your device, search for a location anywhere on the globe, add...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Location, Shifty Jelly, Smart Phones, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Sunrise Sunset Lite for iPhone 1.4 (Mobile)

Sunrise Sunset Lite for iPhone is a simple and easy to use appliation that displays important sun times such as: sunrise, sunset, civil twilight begin, sun transit, and civil twilight end. It features use current date, select a custom date, location is selected using current GPS location, and automatically adjusts...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Location, Kekoa Vincent, Smart Phones, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Palm Pixi (Sprint)

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Garmin plots Android phone

Why does everyone think they can make a good phone?!Granted Apple made it look easy with the iPhone, but look at Motorola. The Droid appears to have broken their streak of clunkers, but even a company with a long-history of successes in the market can struggle to turn out a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Droid, Garmin Ltd., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Google hopes to remake programming with Go

Could be a really cool programming for old C/C programmers!!I will definitely try it out.No. No pointers.Umm, no. No pointers, no "*" symbols littered in my code anymore, thanks.. . . and, frankly, it pushes typing from bad to worse. No OOP, and no replacement, other than what...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Development tools, Programming languages, cloud computing, large project, object-oriented programming, Google Inc., programming

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Garmin Communicator Plugin 2.9.1 (Mac)

The Garmin Communicator Plugin allows your Garmin GPS to communicate with any supported website: send your zumo rides to Garmin Connect, plan your trips with Google Maps and MapQuest, find your favorite caches with Geocaching.com and so much more. Communication with your Garmin GPS just got easier thanks to the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Garmin Ltd., Plug-in, Garmin Communicator Plugin, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-11