It’s a busy Monday for Magellan, which has several bits of news for you fishermen and fitness types:
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Archives for 2012
Magellan news roundup – Angler series, Switch hits the market, Active website
July 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Navionics Marine & Lakes for iOS review
July 9, 2012 By 6 Comments
Hands on review of Navionics Marine & Lakes: US & Canada HD
The Navionics Marine Charting app is targeted for recreational boaters. This app allows viewing the proprietary Navionics Nautical Vector Charts on your favorite iOS device. Users can create routes and record tracks, which can be shared with friends using Facebook, Twitter, and email. The routes can also can be uploaded to certain fixed mount chart plotters that might be found on a boat. The Navionics app will function as a chart plotter displaying your position on the chart with the enabled route making it somewhat practical to use as a chart plotter while underway. read more
Connected Garmin nuvi 2598FL clears the FCC
July 4, 2012 By 3 Comments
Well this isn’t what I expected to wake up to on Independence Day, but here it is; a Garmin nuvi 2598FL has cleared the FCC. And I would say that the model number is just a place holder, but the documents clearly state that it’s the marketing name and describe it as a connected personal navigation device. read more
5 Reasons Every Geocacher Could Benefit From GSAK
July 3, 2012 By 6 Comments
If you’ve been geocaching for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard experienced cachers talk enthusiastically about the PC software application GSAK. And no doubt, if you’ve asked them what’s so special about it, and what it can do that your GPS cannot, you’ve received some vague answer that hasn’t had you completely convinced.
GSAK stands for Geocaching Swiss Army Knife and it’s a very apt name, because GSAK can do a lot of those fiddly things manipulating your Pocket Queries and ‘found caches’ data in a way that you wish your GPS could.
Best selling GPS for June 2012
July 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s that time again — the first of the month, when we look back on our readers’ favorite auto and handheld GPS. The rankings below are based on the number of units sold on GPS Tracklog and our sister site, GPS Deals, through our various partners like Amazon and REI. The nuvi 1450LMT and Oregon 450 continue to rule the roost, just like last month.
Garmin GPSMAP 62stc
July 2, 2012 By 7 Comments
The Garmin GPSMAP 62stc adds a 5MP geotagging camera to the GPSMAP 62st, allowing you to snap pictures on the go, and have those images automatically tied to a location, without having to carry another device. You’ll also get added memory, NiMH batteries and charger and a picture viewer. Like the 62st, this one also comes with pre-loaded 1:100,000 scale topos of the US.
TomTom finally brings Map Share to new models
June 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Ah, the marketing folks are at it again. All over the Web this morning, you can find the headline “TomTom offers free daily map changes on all devices.” Sounds great, huh? The problem is that TomTom has been advertising Map Share as a feature on their newer devices ever since they came out.
DeLorme inReach app gets free worldwide atlas with topo maps
June 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Globetrotters rejoice! One of the missing pieces of the GPS puzzle for jet-setting adventurers is the lack of detailed maps for their devices. Sure, there are decent maps for most of Europe, Australia, etc., but you don’t even need to be in a third-world country before your GPS is pretty much devoid of mapping options. Now smartphone-toting trekkers have a new option though. read more
The Geomate.jr is back
June 20, 2012 By 8 Comments
It appears that the phoenix-like rise of the Geomate.jr from the ashes is almost complete. In a Facebook post yesterday, the new owners shared the following with geocachers: read more
Garmin and Strava sued over fatalities
June 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There are a couple of GPS-related lawsuits in the news today:
- Strava, the maker of a GPS cycling app, has been sued by the family of a cyclist who was killed while trying to regain his downhill speed record and “King of the Mountain” title
- Meanwhile Garmin has been sued over a 2010 plane crash in the Congo; the suit claims the GPSMAP 496 was defective…
