Verdict: Like a Bullet-Proof Vest for Your Gear

With PDA/Smartphone-based navigation on the rise, I recently took the Otterbox Blackberry 8700 protective case for a spin and found out just how rugged the Otterbox is.

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San Jose based GPS chip-maker Global Locate has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate competing GPS chip-maker SiRF, and four of SiRF's customers for patent infringement.

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Topcon's new GR-3 GPS receiver makes your newest in-car GPS look like crap. The GR-3 sports a whopping 36-channel receiver that's accurate down to one millimeter (wow), dual hot-swap batteries, and is built to withstand the harshness of mother nature.

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