More and more tourism outfits are getting on the GPS technology bandwagon and renting ‘GPS Tours’ and I’m not convinced that it’s really worth it for the consumer to go out and rent one of these devices.
One example of this type of service is the GyPSy Okanagan Wine Tour in British Columbia, Canada. You can rent a GPS device pre-programmed with a tour of the Okanagan Wine Making District. The guided tour has audio prompts that tell you (more…)
Summer was not made for driving around in your car or truck all day long! We all need our own little bit of sunshine to help us get through a long year of hard work and those terrible office lights.
One thing that’ll make your summer activities a lot more (more…)
On July 11, 2008 TWENTY ONE countries are going to have access to one of the most revolutionary electronic devices to ever hit the electronic marketplace.
Apple will release the long awaited iPhone 2 in Austrailia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and yes… even in THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
It must have taken a lot of pushing, shoving and forcing to pack all the features of the iPhone into just 4.7 ounces (133 grams) of pure technological horsepower.
The iPhone comes with 8 gigs of storage space (16 gigs if you want to go for the high end model) a 3-1/2 inch widescreen display (480×320 @ 163ppi), a 2 megapixel camera that supports Geotagging, Bluetooth, internal (more…)
NEWS.com.au on May 29/08 reports that within a 3 1/2 month period in Adelaide, Australia thieves have stolen about 70 GPS devices from vehicles within the city center.
If the rotten people in other parts of the world are looking at GPS Navigators as a way of cashing in on stolen goods we can all expect that the phenomenon will quickly hit the USA as well.
Your best bet is to buy a travel pouch for your GPS Navigator and bring it with you when you leave your vehicle. If you really like your GPS you can’t be too safe when it comes to this type of investment.
You can get a GPS Travel Case for almost any GPS Navigator for less than $50 on Amazon.com
With the new GPS forums you can now communicate with other GPS users. Share your GPS track, POI’s, vehicle customizations and whatever else you can think of!
Find the forums at http://www.sourcegps.com/forums and register for your free account today!
I’m active in different parts of the Internet and in my travels around I’ve noticed that there’s some people out there that have a little paranoia about GPS Tracking Systems in the sense that maybe themselves or their vehicle is being tracked.
Todays technology makes all this possible and in fact really easy to do. Bur keep in mind that these devices are still quite large so it would be pretty obvious if someone were to put one in your gym bag or purse.
So far the hardware that is ‘dedicated‘ to GPS tracking is (more…)
Today I’m writing about the real Global Positioning System - The Price of Gold.
Yesterday a lot of people seen an historic moment in time - headlines of the price of gold blasted through whatever medium they could find to get the information out to the general public - GOLD HAS TRADED @ $1,000 USD.
For precious metal investors and mining this is really great news, a psychological barrier has been passed into history and nobody really knows where we are going from here.
Gold achieving this price really should signify (more…)
I’m writing this as a way to keep track of my thoughts while trying to solve a problem. You may not find this at all interesting but since it has to do with GPS data I thought that I would post it on my blog. If you decide to write or comment about this and expect any type of reply please ask relevant questions. Please also remember that I am not obligated to reply back to you and will do so only if I feel like it. (more…)
