RIP Geomate.jr
UPDATE: As of February 9, they have revived the update zone, at least temporarily. Sad news today for geocachers on a budget – the Geomate.jr will no longer be sold and the Update Zone service has been discontinued. Keep reading for all the gory details along with how to get a new pocket query into your Geomate…
Nike+ SportWatch GPS powered by TomTom
The Nike+ SportWatch represents TomTom’s debut entry into the fitness arena. Their partnership with Nike brings a different design language and style than other sport watches.
MOTOACTV GPS Fitness Tracker and Music Player
The MOTOACTV GPS Fitness Tracker and Music Player brings a new power player to the GPS fitness market. This amazing device comes in an 8GB and 16GB version, and offers a clean interface and music player, as well as Bluetooth and ANT+ compatibility.
Satmap Active 10 TREK review
The Satmap Active 10 TREK has finally come to the US, four years after its introduction in the UK. And what a difference four years makes. We didn’t have touch screen Oregons then, and super-thin iPhones and GPS receivers with raster imagery were just starting to be seen. But in 2011, the Satmap is reminiscent [...]
TomTom partners with Nike for Nike+ Sportswatch GPS
UPDATE: We now have a dedicated Nike+ SportWatch page with links to hands on reviews. In perhaps the biggest surprise yet at CES by a major GPS player, TomTom has partnered with Nike, announcing the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS. This is the second time I’ve heard “game-changing” from TomTom this year, and I’m inclined to believe [...]
SPOT Connect lets your smartphone call for help without cell signal
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the SPOT Connect I should have seen this one coming. The folks that brought you the SPOT Satellite Messenger and SPOT Communicator have announced the SPOT Connect – a satellite communicator that pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth, allowing you to send text messages, email or even post [...]
Satmap Active 10 Trek comes to US
UPDATE: I’ve posted my hands on review of the Satmap Active 10 TREK. The Satmap Active 10 is finally coming to the US this week, as the Satmap Active 10 Trek. National Geographic is partnering with Satmap to offer TOPO! state series maps, Adventure Maps and Trails Illustrated maps. The unit will include a basemap, [...]
TwoNav Aventura is a lust-worthy GPS
I don’t often write about GPS receivers that aren’t available in the U.S., but I’m making an exception today with the TwoNav Aventura. For one thing, the company is on the lookout for a stateside distributor, so we may see it here yet. Another reason is it will accept just about any kind of map [...]
Geomate.jr low cost handheld GPS for geocaching
UPDATE: Read my hands on Geomate.jr review With so many manufacturers undercutting the big boys on auto GPS, I should have seen this coming. It appears that the Apisphere Geomate.jr will be officially launched come Monday, but REI has scooped the company by having it already available for sale on their website. Here’s what we [...]
OnPar GPS
Looks like the Garmin Approach G5 may have some competition. Savant GPS has announced the OnPar GPS, which they claim is the "first hand held color touch screen GPS rangefinder," and with availability slated for next month, it does indeed look like they'll beat Garmin to market. It looks quite attractive and perhaps even more [...]
