Gps Receiver Archive

  • Ford adds GPS-enhanced 911 location awareness to its Sync system

    Ford adds GPS-enhanced 911 location awareness to its Sync system

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Ford's Sync system is a fantastic application suite capable of a seemingly endless amount of functions. The system currently provides navigation, traffic info, voice commands, Internet radio, and a 911 Assist mode that automatically dials 911 in case of an accident and provides emergency dispatchers with an approximate location from the connected phone's GPS or through signal triangulation. That's the old 911 Assist, though. Most of the 2011 Ford and Lincoln models take safety up level. The new and improved 911 Assist mode improves the accuracy thanks to a dedicated onboard GPS module. Even with the new capabilities, the whole Sync system remains subscription free. You just need to provide the Bluetooth cell phone.

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  • JOBO announces updated two new photoGPS models

    JOBO announces updated two new photoGPS models

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Geotagging is pretty popular these days, but for the most part you have to buy an additional hardware. JOBO makes one such device, the photoGPS, that's been around for a while. They just announced two new versions, photoGPS 2 and the photoGPS 4. The new models offer improved reception, battery life, and storage. All in all a worthy successor to their original product.

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  • Make your own Street View rig for fun and profit

    Make your own Street View rig for fun and profit

    Posted on September 30, 2009 | No Comments
    If you suddenly find yourself with $300 to burn, an old laptop, and too much time on your hands this weekend, I might suggest that you build a DIY Google Street View-style rig for your car. That's what West Point student Roy Ragsdale did for his "disruptive technologies" class. And if someone at West Point does it, it's okay for you to do it.

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  • T-Mobile Netherlands to launch Android-powered Pulse October 12

    T-Mobile Netherlands to launch Android-powered Pulse October 12

    Posted on September 29, 2009 | No Comments
    T-Mobile’s got a bit of a thing for Android, and they’re not afraid to show it to the world. Since the fledgling OS debuted on its G1 almost exactly a year ago (Sept. 23, 2008), T-Mobile has launched more Android handsets than all of the other carriers combined – and they’re about to add one [...]

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  • GPS-enabled watch lets you retrace your steps

    GPS-enabled watch lets you retrace your steps

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    GPS WatchHere's a big, fat GPS-enabled wristwatch that'll allow you to walk around and then see where you walked around on Google Maps. You can also use it to find your way back to a certain location and even geo-tag photos to boot. There's 8 megabytes of built-in storage to log all of your nefarious movements.

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