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Garmin unveils dog-tracking GPS collar

June 26, 2008, 4:30 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: astro, dog, Garmin, GPS

Someone at Garmin needs to tear a couple of pages off the calendar. April was months ago, but they’ve just unveiled their first dog-specific satnav system, perfect for pinpointing your pooch.

Video: BlackBerry Bold: caught on camera

June 25, 2008, 12:00 pm by James Holland 1 comment

Filed under Mobile phones, Videos Tags: , Blackberry, bold, GPS, HSDPA, Mobile, Wi-Fi

BlackBerry’s big-screened Bold smartphone just got a thorough mauling in the Big B’s official demo video. Take a squiz at its gorgeous interface and speedy browsing skills.

Turn your car into KITT with a Knight Rider satnav!

June 23, 2008, 9:41 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: GPS, knight rider, mio, Satnav

Sorry TomTom, apologies Garmin, but right now there’s only one satnav on our shopping list. Sure, it lacks fancy mapping, and doesn’t come with a reversing camera, but what it does have is the voice of KITT and some red LED lights. SOLD!

GPS enabled HTC Shift tips up on Expansys

June 20, 2008, 3:30 pm by Will Head Leave your comment

Filed under Laptops Tags: Expansys, GPS, HTC, News, Shift, SnapVUE, Vista, Windows Mobile

A version of HTC’s Vista/Windows Mobile hybrid packing GPS was spotted on Expansys’ US site by eagle eyed Jenn K. Lee over at Pocketables. Initially it looked like a mistake in the listing, but further investigation reveals it does exist, there’s just a slight catch.

Microsoft prepping Windows-powered satnavs

June 17, 2008, 3:14 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: GPS, Microsoft, Satnav, Windows

The Big M’s not satisfied with owning the majority of the PC market, or even shovelling Windows Mobile into smartphones. Now it wants to dominate satnavs too.

It’s announced a new version of Windows, ready to be embedded into GPS boxes.

TomTom clears up iPhone satnav confusion

June 17, 2008, 12:45 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: 3G, Apple, GPS, iPhone, Satnav, TomTom

When a TomTom executive let slip the firm had a version of its software already up and running on the iPhone we were beside ourselves with joy, then an internal e-mail seemed to squash the story flat. Now we’ve got an official statement from TomTom, and it’s good news!

RadarGolf: next-gen golfing at a stroke

June 11, 2008, 9:00 am by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: BPS, golf, GPS, RadarGolf, sports

GPS, pah! Who needs that when you can have BPS? Helping golfers concentrate on the course and not looking for their ball is The RadarGolf System complete with RadarGolf balls features Ball Positioning System to help locate those stray golf balls.

Be a golfing great with the Sureshot GPS

June 10, 2008, 1:41 pm by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: golf, GPS, Sureshot GPS

We’ve lost count of the number of times our sat-navs have got us out of the wilderness. Who needs a map when you’ve got GPS? But now the road-conquering technology has found its way to the golf course with the Sureshot GPS to help golfers lower their handicap.