Archive for May, 2008
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008Filed under: GPS
First things first: considering the huge amount of press garnered by a recent position art scam, this here could indeed be just another spoof to get your hopes up. That being said, we’re pretty sure no one with any level of decency would do such a vile thing on Easter Sunday, which is […]
MSI’s MS-5654 GPS unit finds the FCC
Friday, May 30th, 2008Filed under: GPS
MSI’s been making a lot of noise with the Wind lately, but we’d heard the company was going to be bringing personal navigators and PMPs to the US back at CES, and it looks like the first one has hit the FCC — say hello to the MS-5654. As always, the gov’s photographers […]
Columbus reveals pocket-sized V-900 GPS data logger
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Compared to those bulky alternatives out there, Columbus’ V-900 looks like a real gem. This diminutive GPS data logger appears to feature built-in Bluetooth, a microSD slot and bundled software that helps you map out those coordinates once you return home from that howling backpacking trip across Europe. Your guess is as good […]
NemeriX scores patent for single-chip GPS, GLONASS, Galileo receiver
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Filed under: GPS
It looks like NemeriX is doing its part to bridge the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo divide, with it proudly announcing today that it’s received a patent for a single-chip RF receiver technology that’ll accommodate all three satellite navigation systems (China’s Compass will apparently have to go it alone). Among other things, the single-chip solution […]
Surprise! Biggest drawing now biggest GPS hoax in the world
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Filed under: GPS
We had a pretty good idea that not only was this whole “Biggest Drawing in the World” business fake, but also impossible. First, we were skeptical that DHL could make deliveries based on coordinate instructions. Then, we determined — with little effort — that the little campaign was a DHL ad. Now we […]
Sellgino shows off GS-200 GPS Photo Tour geotagger
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Filed under: Digital Cameras, GPS
Geotagging devices are cropping up at a pretty steady pace these days, and it looks like you can now add one more company to the bandwagon, with Sellgino now showing off its GS-200 GPS Photo Tour device. Like other similar options out there, this one relies on your photo’s EXIF data […]
World’s biggest drawing created with the help of GPS and DHL
Sunday, May 25th, 2008Filed under: GPS
There are all sorts of creative uses for GPS, but here’s a fellow who says he sent a self-designed GPS “device” in a briefcase to DHL with express travel instructions. He plotted the shipment’s movement and ended up with the drawing you see above. We’re a bit confused. First, he says he developed […]
Sanyo crams SSDs into new duo of in-car navigation systems
Saturday, May 24th, 2008Filed under: GPS
If you’ve ran smack into any flavor of foreign object while waiting impatiently for your navigator to “recalculate,” you’ll likely be salivating for Sanyo’s latest duo. The NVA-MS1280DT and NVA-MS1180DT each feature a 4GB SSD drive (though the former adds a 4GB SD card and DVD support), a 7-inch QVGA display, 43-watt x […]
Japanese super-thief uses GPS to steal rental cars
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Filed under: GPS, Transportation
A criminal mastermind named Mitsuhisa Kobayashi has been arrested for a series of GPS-related car thefts in Japan. According to reports, Kobayashi was responsible for stealing eight cars in the Hyogo Prefecture, five of which he sold on the internet. The man — a former auto factory worker — used two ex-wives […]
Medion GoPal E3215 Glamour Edition comes in pink and pink
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Filed under: GPS
Chances are, you didn’t really need another option for a pink travel guide, but if that rosy nüvi just isn’t as sparkly as it once was, Medion’s lookin’ out for you. The outfit has just released its GoPal E3215 Glamour Edition, which reportedly features a perfectly average 3.5-inch color touchscreen, 1.7-centimeter thick frame, […]
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