In an effort to keep up with all things GPS, I go through over 100 RSS feeds and websites each day. It’s all complicated by GPS being an acronym for other things including schools and sports teams, and often these stories are a source of amusement. The most recent chuckle came from the headline Dragons overpower GPS, hence the title of this week’s edition of Waypoints.
Garmin
- Garmin has released BETA firmware for the Colorado 300 and 400t, which adds a "reposition waypoint here" feature, among other things; discussion at Groundspeak
- Free Garmin topo maps of Arizona; discussion here
- Barrons thinks Garmin will miss the nuvifone Q3 launch date
- A guide to paperless caching on the Garmin nuvi
- Forerunner 405 tips and tricks
- GpsPasSion reports on some new features in City Navigator 2009
- Garmin has released new versions of Training Center for Windows and their Communicator plugin
- Definitely UK oriented, Mapomatic focuses on using OpenStreetMap data on Garmin GPS receivers. Via Pocket GPS World
TomTom
- TomTom refuses to offer concessions to the EU on its Tele Atlas bid; maybe they are just looking for an easy way out since TomTom is now worth less than their Tele Atlas offer price
- TomTom has released new firmware for the GO 520/720(T)/920(T); via YourNav
- GpsPasSion, in this blurb on the TomTom GO 930, says you can now update speed limits in Map Share; I hadn’t heard that before
- It looks like TomTom will make their late April ship date on the GO 730 and 930
DeLorme
- DeLorme debuts a new GPS mouse-type receiver
- The DeLorme PN-20 nows supports SDHC cards
GPS in the news
- Be careful when following a GPS in a foreign land, lest it get you into serious trouble
- I’ve written before about how GPS negatively impacts (auto) navigation skills — now a research group at Cornell agrees
- Another geocache gets blown up by the bomb squad
- GPS can bring customers to small businesses
GPS and cell phones
- It looks like Mio’s new phone is going to be called the Lovebird
- A BlackBerry blog asks what Verizon has against GPS
- Tracy and Matt review Garmin Mobile XT, but they sure do like it more than Laptop Mag, which gave it a low 2 out of 5 stars
Just maps
- Distribution of singles in the U.S. by gender
- And a map of U.S. carbon emissions
Virtual globes
- Google gets sued over StreetView
- How Google handles disputed place names
- OgleEarth covers trailguru
- A close look at the new Microsoft Live improvements; more straight from the source
Miscellany
- Dash adds forums for registered users
- PC World Australia lists their top ten GPS — number one is the Garmin nuvi 760
- A comparison of Invisible Shield and Boxwave Crystal screen protectors (you can read my InvisibleShield review here)
- GeoPDFs get new features
- Historical aerial photos (via AnyGeo)
- OnStar gets some new features
- Looks like Disneyland is testing an onsite GPS
- Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) use grows
Updated GPS reviews
- Garmin Colorado 400t review – The Hopp Stop offers brief review
- Garmin nuvi 650 review – Props & Pans reviews this popular model
- Mio DigiWalker C230 review – The C230 weblog comes up with another great
hackpost, geocaching with the C230.
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