Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. One quick note on the webhost move I referenced last week; it isn’t complete yet. Apparently this sort of thing takes time with a 7 year old site with nearly 2,000 posts and 19,000 comments!
Garmin
- How to put a map on the Garmin fenix; via GPS File Depot
- In case you missed it, here’s why your Garmin tempe may be giving you stuck max/min readings
- Garmin eTrex 20 - Video tutorials; via AtlanticGeocaching.com
- Garmin MapInstall video tutorial
- DC Rainmaker reviews the Bar Fly TT Edge & Forerunner combo mount
- Road.cc on alternative Garmin mounts
- Garmin updates released this week: BaseCamp for Mac, Forerunner 10, nuvi 37xx, Rino 520/530HCx, Time zone map
GPS giveaways
- Win a Garmin Approach S1, Forerunner 10 or nuvi 50LM
- Win a Magellan car kit
- Visit Garmin Chicago for a chance to win $3,000 Shopping Spree!
GPS rescues
- Good detailed GPS (SPOT) rescue story
- Another GPS rescue: Australian tramper taken off track
- Doubt that this one had anything to do with GPS, but it has actual video of the rescue
Other GPS tracking news
- Private investigators who use GPS trackers to monitor suspected cheating spouses are in a legal gray area
- GPS tracking for arsonists
- Sheriffs’ departments pitch using GPS to find missing seniors
- Philly Man Allegedly Stalked Hatfield Woman With GPS
DeLorme
- DeLorme has discontinued the SPOT Satellite Communicator, in favor of the PN-60w/inReach combo
- Bicycling to the Geographic South Pole and apparently he’s taking a DeLorme inReach along
Going mobile
- Charge your phone with fire
- Anybody remember Terrain Navigator Pro? There’s an app for it
The business of GPS
- Lowrance rolls out two-year warranty, five year support guarantee; via GPS City
- GPS Nav Start-up Waze Launches U.S. Local Ad Platform
- Huh, I didn’t know there was a This Week in Location Based Marketing podcast; via GPS Business News
- TomTom releases HD Traffic 6.0 for businesses and government
Just geo
- Why Red States Are Red And Blue States Are Blue; via VerySpatial
- NASA: Why and how Hurricane Sandy became a monster storm
- What Movies Were Filmed Near You? Via Google Maps Mania
All the news that doesn’t fit
- With the advent of driving recorders, I guess we’ll see more stuff like this on the Internet; via @PocketGPSWorld
- What Is Achievable with the Current Compass Constellation?
- Not sure if this is new or not — GPS City carries geocache containers
- The world’s first GPS solar-powered watch
- Ford Plug-in Hybrids Leverage GPS Data to Drive Longer on “Electric-Only“ Mode
- I think this is the first time I’ve linked to Pinterest: Map crafts
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- NEW: DeLorme inReach for $174.95 after $75 rebate
- 5″ Garmin nuvi 1490LMT for $139.98 shipped
- Garmin GPSMAP 78 for under $225 shipped
- Garmin nuvi 40 for $89.99 including shipping
- Magellan eXplorist GC for $119.99 shipped
- Garmin eTrex 30 for under $250 shipped
- $50 Garmin Forerunner rebate for student athletes
- Garmin eTrex 10 for $99.99 with free shipping
- Garmin dezl 560LMT truck/RV GPS for $339.99 shipped
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Forerunner 10 – GPS City has posted some video overviews; I also linked to this review by Collections of a Wanderer
- Garmin Forerunner 610 - PC World Magazine New Zealand reviews this sportswatch
- Garmin nuvi 3590LMT – PC Mag names it the best GPS navigator of 2012
- Magellan Switch Up - Macworld Australia reviews this one
- TomTom Go Live 1535M – A YouTube video review
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