Waypoints – July 8, 2006

There was no Waypoints posting last week, as I was at a conference all week long. Then there was a holiday and then…

Anyway, here are hot items from the past two weeks:

Hardware and reviews

• The best of both world’s? An in-dash installation of a Garmin StreetPilot III in a VW.
• Garmin has discontinued the iQue 3200 and iQue M5. Via Allory.
• Here’s a review of the Navman iCN 750 with NavPix (navigation by photos). More here.
• GpsPasSion reviews the Cobra NavOne 4000/4500.
• Motion Lingo’s GPS-enabled Adeo Fitness Companion can give you verbal feedback on your workout progress through an MP3 player.
• TeleType has introduced the WorldNav 3100 GPS, which includes an MP3 and video player.

Software and firmware

• Get customized voices for your TomTom from Navtones.
• And here is a site where you can download free TomTom voices.
• Add-ons for your TomTom GOx10.
• Garmin has released a firmware update for the SiRFstar III chipset. Via Allory.
• Garmin delays Mac compatibility.
• Reverse geocode (coordinates to address) with Geo-Names. Via Ogle Earth.
• NASA WorldWind 1.3.6 will have 3-D clouds. Via Ogle Earth.

Canadian aerial photos and DEMs

• Cartography reports on a browseable, searchable map of Canadian aerial photos.
• Free DEMs of Canada, at 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale.

Cell phones

• GPS is coming to Blackberry.
• Spot for BlackBerry is a geocaching application for BlackBerry.

Google

• A compilation of resources for geotagging photos with Google Maps.
• Ogle Earth discusses GeoFeeder, which allows you to view the closest geotagged photos from Flickr in Google Earth.
• Google Maps for China.
• Annotate Google Maps.
• Shape2Earth, a shapefile to KML converter, now has a manual. Via Ogle Earth.
• GPX Google allows you to display GPX files on Google Maps.
• Live tracking of the Tour De France with Google Maps.

News, rumors and everything else that doesn’t fit above

• Even Oprah is into GPS.
• Here is an article on using GPS on your boat.
• Rumors are flying that Microsoft is interested in acquiring TomTom.
• Next time you steal an ATM, remember that it may have an embedded GPS tracking device!

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