GPSmagazine.com http://www.gpsmagazine.com/ The latest GPS news, reviews, and ratings en Copyright 2009 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:50:49 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss TomTom ONE 140 S Review Verdict: Good Things Come In Small Packages TomTom's ONE 140 S manages to bring an impressive suite of high-end features to this small, powerful, and affordable GPS navigator. Advanced Lane Guidance, text-to-speech, daily updates of fuel prices, and multi-destination routing...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/11/tomtom_one_140_s_review.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/11/tomtom_one_140_s_review.php Reviews Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:50:49 -0500 Holiday GPS Sales Expected To Be Up 8 Percent This Year. Here's Why That's Actually Bad News For Retailers According to a repot put out by the NPD Group, PND sales are expected to gain about 8 percent this holiday buying season compared to last year. That's the good news. The bad news is that average selling prices...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/holiday_gps_sales_expected_to.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/holiday_gps_sales_expected_to.php Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:56:42 -0500 GPS U.S. Household Penetration

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/gps_us_household_penetration.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/gps_us_household_penetration.php Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:28:02 -0500 What are the Best-Selling GPS Models This Year? So far this year, these are the top 5 selling GPS models for 2009: Garmin nuvi 255W Garmin nuvi 205 Garmin nuvi 205W TomTom ONE 130 TomTom ONE 125 (Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service) Nothing too shocking here. The...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/what_are_the_best-selling_gps.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/what_are_the_best-selling_gps.php Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:59:17 -0500 Man Builds Ultimate Wedding Gift. Creates Geocoded Treasure Chest Wedding registry, schmedding registry! In lieu of a boring blender or cutlery set, Mikai Hart built his friend what has to be regarded as one of the coolest wedding gifts ever: a working, GPS-equipped global treasure hunt puzzle. Or,...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/man_builds_ultimate_wedding_gi.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/man_builds_ultimate_wedding_gi.php Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:37:15 -0500 TomTom Goes XXL, Releases 5-Inch Screen Equipped GPS Models TomTom has released two new large-screen GPS units. Dubbed XXL, the XXL 540S and 530S both offer a large, 5-inch screen, IQ Routes, and text-to-speech. The 540S adds Advanced Lane Guidance and IQ Routes. Neither unit is available for...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/tomtom_goes_xxl_releases_5-inc.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/tomtom_goes_xxl_releases_5-inc.php Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:19:53 -0500 Satsports Rugged All-Weather GPS Helps Golfers, Cyclists, and Skiers Navigate, Re-Live Glory via Google Earth

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/satsports_rugged_all-weather_g.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/satsports_rugged_all-weather_g.php Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:34:06 -0500 Red Light & Speed Camera Detector with Huge OLED Display is Probably For Serious Speeders Whistler's RCL-250 light and speed camera detector uses GPS to warn the driver of upcoming speed traps. The device comes pre-loaded with a database of 6,000 known red light and speed camera locations. Database updates are issued monthly, and...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/red_light_speed_camera_detecto.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/red_light_speed_camera_detecto.php Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:14:08 -0500 Tracker Wristband uses W-iFi To Locate You Indoors and Underground I'm always on the lookout for new personal tracking devices, and Ekahau's new T301W looks interesting. Instead of GPS, this waterproof wristband uses Wi-Fi to locate the wearer's position. Accurate to within a few feet, in many ways Wi-Fi...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/tracker_wristband_uses_w-ifi_t.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/tracker_wristband_uses_w-ifi_t.php Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:45:28 -0500 Ford Looks To GPS To Help Prevent Accidents Ford Motor Company thinks GPS technology could be used to alert drivers to pending danger, and help avoid accidents altogether. Official findings from the joint Ford-Auburn University research project will be presented next week, but company officials say researchers...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/ford_looks_to_gps_to_help_prev.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/ford_looks_to_gps_to_help_prev.php Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:23:44 -0500 Garmin nuvi 1690 Review Verdict: The First Connected GPS You Might Actually Buy REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Combines Garmin's familiar nuvi experience with suite of connected services Includes 2-years of free wireless connectivity. $5/month after that Feature-wise, virtually identical to the nuvi 1490T, but with nuLink!...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/garmin_nuvi_1690_review.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/10/garmin_nuvi_1690_review.php Reviews Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:42:38 -0500 A Traffic-Enabled GPS Can Save You An Average of 4 Days of Driving Per Year That's the claim being made by a recent Navteq-sponsored study in which the company analyzed the driving data from drivers without any GPS, drivers with non-traffic enabled GPS, and drivers with real-time traffic information. The results? Drivers with real-time...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/09/a_traffic-enabled_gps_can_save.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/09/a_traffic-enabled_gps_can_save.php Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:23:34 -0500 Garmin Announces nuvi 1690 Internet-Connected GPS Garmin today formally announced the much rumoured nuvi 1690. The company's first Internet-connected GPS, the nuvi 1690's built-in wireless will provide Google local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, movie listings, flight status, local events, white page telephone listings and...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/09/garmin_announces_nuvi_1690_int.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/09/garmin_announces_nuvi_1690_int.php Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:39:36 -0500 Garmin nuvi 1490T Review Verdict: Bigger, Brighter, Louder, Faster...Better REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Noticeably faster to use than previous nuvi models Large, bright 5-inch screen makes things easy to see while driving Internal speaker is 35% louder than other Garmin nuvis Virtually identical to the nuvi...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/08/garmin_nuvi_1490t_review.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/08/garmin_nuvi_1490t_review.php Reviews Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:13:00 -0500 How to Manually Extract & Install Garmin's Map Update Anyone who's installed a Garmin downloadable map update knows that one of the most annoying aspects of the update is dealing with the 2 GB update file. If you follow Garmin's instructions, and double-click the single 2 GB update...

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]]> http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/08/how_to_manually_extract_instal.php http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2009/08/how_to_manually_extract_instal.php Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:20:19 -0500