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
- Monday is the last day to get an Oregon 450 for $199.99
- HD Traffic limited to the nuvi 3490LMT, but you’ll be able to add it to nuvi 24×5, 25×5 or other 34xx models
- Some nice Garmin Montana 600 tips
- Garmin Forerunner 610 giveaway
- Things to do with Garmin’s Auto Lap function
- New color option for the Garmin Edge 500
- Some Garmin Rino 600 series videos
GPS in the news
- A special trucker edition of my GPS made me do it
- GPS rats out cop
- Man stabs suspected GPS thief
- File under GPS art: Man Runs Giant Apple Logo Path in Tribute to Steve Jobs
Geo-privacy
GPS tracking
- GPS-tracked shorebird migrates through Hurricane Irene
- Washington Post editorial says GPS tracking should require a court order
- Track your dog(-walker)
Updates
- New updates this week: Garmin Forerunner 310XT, Oregon x50 (read the warning), and Training Center; Allory has the links
- Also updated – Garmin Montana 3.30; discussion
- Oregon x50 v 5.00 discussion
- Geocaching.com app v 2.3 for WP7 released
The business of GPS
- Navigon and Garmin say it’s too early to talk about joint products
- Garmin: Gunning for number one in Europe; sees PND sales stabilization
- TeleNav acquires Goby
Going mobile
- The Samsung Galaxy Note uses both GPS and GLONASS; Via @c_susie
- Nice reader review of Garmin StreetPilot Onboard, which he calls the best iPhone nav app
- NAVIGON announces updated Android and iPhone apps; WP7 coming too
- How to load multiple regions for MobileNavigator
- INRIX traffic comes to MotionX-GPS
- Are cellphone (and GPS) bans needed
- TomTom Unveils iPad Optimized App
- India gets a 7’’ Android Tablet with Navigation
- Parrot Asteroid = Android in-dash
Marine GPS
- Homeport marine trip planning software now available for Mac
- A marine use for the Garmin GTU 10, as a remote anchor watch
Just geo
- Video: Hurricane Irene’s Birth, Death Seen From Space; via @andrewmatranga
- Google: New 45° imagery available for 24 cities
- And a Google imagery update
- Circumnavigating Switzerland; via Google Maps Mania
- The Absaroka-Beartooth Front
- The Chocolate Hills of Bohol
- Strange time zones
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Buy four tires,get a Magellan 2035
- Do golfers prefer laser range finders over GPS?
- Field testing the BadElf + iPad (geocaching)
- LightSquared to Face Congressional Science Committee Hearing
- Europe says none of that PRN crap; we’ll name our satellites after kids!
- The 100 most congested roadways in Texas
- No more red lights?
More GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- Garmin nuvi 1390LMT for $149.95
- Garmin nuvi 2350LMT on sale for $169
- Garmin Oregon 450 for $199.99 after rebate
- Garmin Forerunner 210 with heart rate monitor for $184.99
- Garmin Edge 800 cycling bundle for $499.99
- Garmin Forerunner 110 for $144.99
- TomTom VIA 1405TM on sale for $141.95
- TomTom VIA 1505M on sale for $136.99
- Garmin nuvi 1250 for $79.95
- Geomate.jr geocaching unit for $49.99
- Garmin nuvi 1390LMT for $149.95
- Transatlantic Garmin nuvi 2370LT for $219.95
- $50 Garmin Oregon rebate
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin GTU 10 – I’ve posted links to a couple of videos
- Garmin nuvi 1350LMT – WoWasis reviews this auto unit
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