Waypoints – February 19, 2007

This is definitely the shortest version of Waypoints in a while. Here are your news briefs from the past week:

• The coolest looking GPS of 2007.
• A review of various photo geocoding options. Via Digg.
• I’ve posted about Garmin’s foray into GPS fleet tracking over at GPS Tracking Systems.
• TomTom drops prices again, ahead of CeBIT. I foresee new model announcements. Duh!
• GPS-fueled Space Invaders. Via Digg.
• TierraWiki is another site that allows you to record and download GPS tracks. Via Ogle Earth.
• SundayMorningRides.com allows you to download off-road motorcycle tracks. Via OneWheelDrive.
• Garmin has posted firmware upgrades for the nuvi 310, 360 and 370.
• Garmin has announced City Navigator South Africa v6.
• Thanks to Allory for the above two items.
• And you thought your nuvi was high end. Check out the Garmin 5000 series marine GPS lineup.
• GoCar offers GPS-based tourism.
• Meanwhile OGG offers open source GPS-based tourism. Via Digg.
• New search capabilities for Google Earth.
• Google has started hosting Google Earth message forums.
• World Wind 1.4 has been released.

As usual, here’s the list of reviews I’ve updated in the past week.

• Garmin nuvi 660 review – Personal Computer World has posted a nuvi 6600 review.
• Garmin Edge 305 review – I’ve linked to a review by the Suitcase of Courage.
• Magellan eXplorist 210 review – Associated Content has published an eXplorist review.

And here’s a couple of other reviews from around the web:

• GPSInformation.net has posted a review of the Magellan eXplorist 500LE.
• TheFinalSprint reviews the Adeo GPS Fitness Trainer.