satellite navigation
iPhone to kill off standalone sat-navs by 2014?
News Consumers are turning to smartphones with built-in satellite mapping to help them get around, rather than buying a standalone personal navigation device (PND). According to iSuppli, PNDs will continue to... [02 Sep 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.08.09
Round-Up Take satellite navigation, a few years ago you had to rely on following directions from your partner to get from A to B, and wouldn't you know it, B always happened to be in the fold of the map. Gone are... [28 Aug 2009]
Globalsat BU-353 GPS Receiver Review
White Paper After using a bluetooth TomTom GPS receiver for months on end, the author got fed up with the slow satellite acquisition and slow bluetooth pairing every time he turned the device on. The author mainly used the bluetooth... [01 May 2009]
Photos: Tech ahoy in round the world yacht race
Photo Stuart Bannatyne, captain of Ericsson 4, is pictured here talking on the satellite phone on leg one of the race. The two teams use satellite phones to call home or headquarters. They are also able to... [16 Apr 2009]
Photos: The tech behind the sixth Vendée Globe
Photo Practically the only contact with the outside world Josse will have is through satellite communications provided by BT. Although the Vendée Globe boats carry the very latest in navigation, autopilot and... [20 Nov 2008]
Google Earth maps onto the iPhone
News Google Earth lets people virtually fly around a 3D view of the world made from satellite and aerial imagery mapped onto the planet's mountains and valleys. Peter Birch, Google Earth's product manager, said: "The idea of... [27 Oct 2008]
Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets
Photo There is no shortage of sat-navs to choose from but the Navigon 2110 Series Satellite Navigation System - Western Europe (pictured) will give you Western European maps for around £120. Remembering what... [11 Aug 2008]
Google lays out mobile future
News S is for Satellite Chang said making navigation and interaction as simple as possible is vital. The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and unveiled its own... [13 May 2008]
Galileo phones home
News A test satellite for the European Galileo programme, Giove-B, has successfully transmitted radio signals which will one day be used as the basis for satellite navigation in Europe.... [09 May 2008]
Photos: Ellen McArthur's new boat
Photo Furthest right are handsets for satellite phone and RF comms. Here, the company has provided the team with a mobile wi-fi hotspot, so that they can connect to the web on the boat when it is moored, without having to use... [02 May 2008]
Geographic database opens doors to private sector
News The value of the NLPG is huge, with companies dealing in fields such as insurance, customer profiling, logistics and satellite navigation potentially finding uses for the database. A national... [30 Apr 2008]
Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News Kallasvuo said the new version will take satellite navigation "out of the car onto the sidewalk". Maps 2.0' also adds multimedia city guides, satellite images and a redesigned interface... [11 Feb 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Galileo
Cheat Sheet The need for a European global satellite navigation system was first identified in the mid-1990s when the EU got together with the European Space Agency (ESA) to build a civilian-controlled... [28 Jan 2008]
Mobile tracking tech to take off in Europe
News S is for Satellite As the accuracy improves through the convergence of navigation and tracking tech, demand may also be created. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for... [10 Dec 2007]
RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future
News S is for Satellite The software staff are also working on bringing more navigation and GPS-based tools to the gadgets following the August launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8310 model with built-in GPS. The... [06 Nov 2007]
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