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GPS deals
It’s been a slow GPS news week, but I’ve posted some hot new deals on our sister site, so I’m leading with them…
- This weekend only – 20% off any Garmin handheld GPS
- Garmin GPSMAP 62s for $339.95 with free shipping
- Garmin nuvi 40LM for $99.99 including shipping
- Magellan eXplorist GC for $119.99 shipped
- You can see the rest of the current GPS deals here
Garmin
- More Garmin BaseCamp video tutorials
- Firmware updates this week: Alpha 100/TT 10, eTrex 10, eTrex 20/30 (beta; includes tempe compatibility for the 30), Rino 6xx
- Forerunner 910XT giveaway (ends Saturday 11:59 PM Hawaii time)
- Daniel Martin, Ryder Hesjedal say Garmin backs its testifying teammates
Geocaching
- ‘Grenade’ Cache Confuses Bomb Squad
- Geocaching.com on the benefits of premium membership
- NFC tags in geocaching?
Satellites and such
In-car systems
- Cars that let you send smartphone navigation to their in-dash screen
- More budget navigation systems
- And an expensive option
The business of GPS
- Magellan partners with Classic Hikes of North America
author
- CoPilot Guns For TomTom, Says Android Maps Apps Work on 250+ Devices
- Problems with Apple’s Maps have helped third-party developers
- Garmin voice guidance now in 5 Indian languages
- Garmin gives South Africa free map updates for life
Going mobile
- TomTom for Android review
- Ending October 15: Scout Plus for iPhone Free for a Year!
- Apple Turn-by-Turn App Recommendations to Avoid
- New Taxi Booking App Comes to U.S.
GPS in the news
- Lorry Ban for West Sussex Town
- Crazy Maize: Designing Corn Labyrinths With Computers and GPS
- GPS mapping impacts insurance premiums
Just geo
- Get notified when new high-res imagery is available for your area in Google Maps and Google Earth
- Elk-shaped geoglyph discovered in Russia here; via @ogleearth
- Biggest Street View update ever
- Remember the guy who used Google Earth to figure out where he grew up?
- The League of Dangerous Mapmakers (gerrymandering); via @maproomblog
- GeoCoder Europe; via Google Maps Mania
All the news that doesn’t fit
- TwoNav Ultra: Wrist-Worn GPS with Maps
- Note left by teen hiker in ’72 finds way back
- Los Angeles Continues to Reign as North America’s Most Congested City (but 3 of the top 5 are in Canada!)
- How will the death of paper maps change the way we live?
- GPS ankle bracelet ties man to burglary
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Approach S3 – I’ve linked to this video review
- Magellan eXplorist 710 – I’ve linked to this brief review at Examiner.com
- Magellan Switch – reviewed by Gear Junkie
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