I’ve never been a fan of Magellan because I’ve had some previous problems with their professional line of GPS devices. Mainly my problem was their total lack of customer support. They also have has some serious name problems like Thomson, Thales, Thomson-Thales, Magellan (again or something) and now they’re displaying Ashtech on their Professional GPS [...]

One of the things I like best about the electronics market these days is the real usability of some of the products that are coming out. When I’m talking about usability I’m not referring to the entertainment value of any particular product – I’m referring to the actual use of the electronic device to help [...]

Garmin, one of the leading GPS manufacturers, has some great software that’s available for some of their Nuvi model GPS devices. If you have a Nuvi 205, Nuvi 705, Nuvi 1200 or a Nuvi 1300 you’re on your way to saving some money. The Garmin Nuvi EcoRoute software lets you choose between getting to your [...]

Changing the voice file on a Garmin or TomTom GPS these days has become something you can do in just a few minutes. It takes no longer than the time it takes to load up your iPod or MP3 player with your choice tunes. If you’re going on a road trip with the guys you’ll [...]

Quoted from International Mining “Today (June 10) at the MassMin conference in Lulea, Sweden, Greg Baiden of Laurentian University, Canada (also Chief Technology Officer of Penguin Automated Systems) presented on a newly developed Underground Positioning System (UPS). The UPS has a range of some 2 km through rock and accuracy better than 3%. Mine trials [...]

The Triton isn’t just showing off a tough exterior – it really is built with rubber armoring, impact resistant plastic and a water resistant seal so you won’t have to worry when you take this electronic device outside where it’s actually supposed to be used.