Design and types of GPS tracking units
A GPS tracking unit is a device which uses global positioning systems in determining the specific position or location of a person, vehicle or any other...
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Foursquare adds promoted updates
It has been challenging for Foursquare to make money. The popular location-based check in app has made news, generated buzz, and been the subject of...
MapQuest lives (despite every attempt to replace it with smartphones)
It's hard to let a good thing die. Most people who do not have navigation in their vehicle or a portable GPS system at the very least use their...
Full disclosure is becoming a normal thing in social GPS tracking and check ins
While the privacy war wages on one end of the spectrum with people, companies, and even governments going after Facebook, Twitter, and Google about how...
Foursquare hits the big one-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Your service is probably pretty fly if you've hit ten million users, and Foursquare as of Monday has become such a service. Foursquare, in case you're...
Ford's "talking" cars could mean fewer crashes, reduced congestion
Ford has an innovative solution to reduce car accidents and curb congestion. Combining technologies like WiFi, GPS, and radar-based safety features,...
GPS Navigation Goes Small Scale
The world is getting smaller, but not fast enough for Nokia. The Finnish tech giant has been working on small...
Old School GPS? Eat Your Heart Out, SteamPunk
We're all aware of the SteamPunk phenomenon - time-rich nerd takes high tech device and fancies it up with some Victorian apparel. But sometimes going...
Essential Gear for Last Minute Summer Road Trips
With summer officially winding down, now is the time to take those little road trips and weekend getaways. Naturally, a well chosen selection of tech gear...
Watch Your Step: As If Glasses Couldn't Get Any Geekier
Hey, eyes on the road, hero, do you want to get us killed? Sadly, current navigation technology leaves us little choice but to devote considerable time to...
Unfortunate Thief Not Too Bright About Tech
Yes, we've all read the iPhone theft/loss stories where the owner happily retrieves their lost phone, but I couldn't resist posting this story about a...
Yoda Makes a Bunch of Cheesy Star Wars References, Tells You Where Dunkin Donuts Is
If you've taken part in the civilized world in the last couple years and/or drive an automobile (the two terms are mutually exclusive more often than...
Geotagging Comes To High-End Nikon Cameras
The world is quickly getting smaller and smaller, and one prominent area that's helping this cause is geotagging, a GPS-based technology that adds...
A GPS App With a Badass Wikitude
Worst headline pun ever. I'm so sorry. But, if you can forgive me, I'll fill you in on something totally wikid. Okay, no, seriously, that's the last...
TomTom Says 'May The 4th Be With You'
We’re really liking TomTom’s new daft idea: the Darth Vader navigation pack for TomTom!Narrated (as you...