Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
TomTom
Garmin
- Garmin nuvi 295W discontinued; new WiFi models coming soon?
- GoogleTrail is a new Garmin custom map generator using sources like Google Maps, etc.; more info here
- A myTrends bug?
- Alabama Wilderness map updated
GPS in the news
- This week’s edition of “My GPS made me do it”
- Garmin Forerunner reveals deadly hidden heart condition
- File under “Stupid thieves and GPS” — GPS leads police to stolen EMSA ambulance
- The Kansas City Star weighs in on LightSquared
- And a reminder of how much of a role politics may be playing
Geocaching
- OpenCaching.com collectibles
- GeoCache Calculator is a new Android app which is sort of a geocaching utility; via Groundspeak
- Have you see Trackfiles, a geocaching video podcast? (And thanks to them for the plug too!)
The business of GPS
- Looks like somebody agrees with me about Magellan tablets
- Garmin has several new positions open; via @Garmin
- TomTom does too
Aviation GPS
- Garmin intros a nuvi-like device for airport vehicle operators; more info here
- EGNOS cleared for civil aviation use
- FAA Allows iPad as Alternative to Aviation Charts
GPS tracking
- Beijing To Track Citizen’s Cell Phones – for traffic control?
- Suit alleges FBI warrantless tracking
Going mobile
- NAVIGON contest gives away not just their iPhone app, but a car kit too
- Backpacker GPS Trails now has a free lite version
- iGO Primo coming to the iPhone
Updates
Just geo
- Index of potential unrest; via The Map Room
- US migration flows; via The Map Room
- Geospatial Revolution episode three
- New KML extensions and Google Earth API changes
- USA National Gas Price Heat Map
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Some insights into factors considered by "less fuel" routes
- Russia manages a successful GLONASS launch
- Olympus TG-810 ruggedized GPS camera
- Google Earth on the Motorola Xoom
GPS Deals
Bargains we’re currently tracking on our GPS Deals site:
- DeLorme PN-60 for $269.99
- Garmin 4000/5000 series $200 chartplotter rebate
- Garmin nuvi 1390T for $138.16
- Garmin nuvi 1300 for $89.99
- Garmin US Inland Lakes $40 rebate
Updated GPS Reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Edge 800 — PezCycling News checks out this GPS cyclometer
- Garmin Forerunner 305 –- Compared to the Polar F7
- Garmin nuvi 1260T — Macworld reviews this auto unit
- Garmin nuvi 3790LMT – Sam Penrod of GPSInformation.info reviews this top of the line nuvi
- Garmin Oregon 550 — Tech-Daddy reviews this geotagging model
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