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.
Garmin Montana
- Garmin 24K topos will generate spoken directions on the Montana series, but not text-to-speech
- I added quite a few updates to the tail end of my Garmin Montana post since Wednesday; good info in the comments too
- Draft Montana owners manual & pics hit the FCC (link will likely show a security certificate warning)
- Montana estimated shipping date moved up to June 22 at GPS City
- A look at Montana map setup menu options
More Garmin news
- Garmin City Navigator 2012.10 brings photorealistic Junction View to the US
- Is Garmin hinting at new releases coming June 2-5? GPS Review offers their predictions
- Garmin nuMap guarantee extended to 90 days
- Picture from inside a Garmin customer care center
- Comparison of Garmin vs. BiciMaps in Mexico
- Custom type style topo maps for Garmin receivers for Maine and New Hampshire
- Updated info on using G-Ratser with GeoPDFs
LightSquared
- The GPS industry picks up a friend in the US House
- FAA warns of LightSquared testing in Nevada
- NM first responders report interference
- LightSquared to hit high-precision users hardest (due to small constituency)?
- LightSquared delays rollout of commercial service
Updates
Geocaching
- Hide a GEICO Gecko trackable and win a Magellan eXplorist GC; via @gcpodcast
- Great muggle song; via @locuslingua
- Geocaching.com Android app v 2.0
- Custom geocache icon set for Garmin Oregons, Dakotas and compatibles
- DiveCaching
The business of GPS
- Ratting on you to the cops for speeding may not be enough for TomTom, now they want to let your insurance company know too! Via @gatorguy2
- Curious about screen size market share for auto GPS? Here’s my own stats
- Lower cost capacitive touchscreens coming to a GPS near you?
- Not sure I buy that in-dash navigation is the future
- Trimble acquires MyTopo; no word on how this will affect the many companies using MyTopo maps
Mobile
- INRIX app gets comparative traffic GPS Review
- Five things you might not know about TeleNav
GPS in the news
- This weeks edition of “my GPS made me do it”
- Humanitarians give GPS rescue beacons to ‘coyotes;’ wonder how likely they are to get used
- GPS helps confirm Einstein’s theory of relativity
Just geo
- Pretty amazing tornado track image
- First panorama from top of Mount Everest?
- US Wilderness Areas map; via Google Maps Mania
- Vallejo mapping homeless camps
- Finding Carolina Bays with LIDAR
Miscellany
- Nike+ Sportwatch review cites accuracy issues; via Navigadget
- FCC and FTC to Hold Public Forum on Location Privacy
- Left turn lasers
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- GPS sale at REI.com (includes the Garmin GPSMAP 62s for $279.99)
- Garmin nuvi 2450LM for $165
- Garmin nuvi 2350LMT for $169.95
- DeLorme PN-60 for $249.95 ($220 for REI members)
- Connected Garmin nuvi 1690 for $135.62
- Garmin nuvi 2450 for $169
- $50 Garmin Approach golf GPS rebate
- TomTom ONE 130-S for $59.99
- Garmin nuvi 2350LMT for $198.88
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Delorme PN-60W with SPOT – TechGrid reviews this pairing
- Garmin dezl 560LMT – Linked to a new RAM locking mount/case for this model and a source for this model
- Garmin Edge 800 – FitTechnica reviews this cyclometer
- Garmin Forerunner 110 – Review by The World According to Sog and i like margarine has posted a part 2 to their review
- Garmin Foretrex 401 – Packs & Beyond reviews this wrist-top navigator
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