The TomTom VIA 1605 M RV
A Friday afternoon tweet is a low-key way to announce this, but it looks like the 6″ TomTom VIA 1605 M RV is now available in the US
Archives for May 2013
6″ TomTom VIA 1605 M RV hits US shores
May 31, 2013 By 10 Comments
Navigation fail
May 30, 2013 By 9 Comments
What’s wrong with this picture?
Take a close look at that screenshot above. Do you see the error? read more
Trip report — Northern Michigan’s VASA singletrack
May 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
Moutain biking the VASA singletrack; image courtesy SteveF
I’ve been on the road for the past week, testing the Garmin nuvi 2495LMT 2497LMT and Oregon 650t, while visiting my wife’s family in Michigan. We got in a brief side trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and next year I want to do an extended hike there, so that may be a forthcoming trip report. For today though, I want to share our mountain biking experience on the VASA singletrack trail, just outside Traverse City. read more
This week in GPS — May 25th, 2013
May 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Check out the newest USGS topo maps!
This week in GPS is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends, from GPS Tracklog and other places around the Web. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image is from this article — Revised Kentucky and Tennessee USGS Maps Reveal New Design; via @GPSGIS_Eric. I have to wonder how these might change mapping software and maps on our handheld GPS units. read more
Garmin nuvi 3597LMTHD review
May 21, 2013 By 30 Comments
Hands on with the Garmin nuvi 3597LMTHD
The Garmin nüvi 3597LMTHD
This week in GPS — May 18th, 2013
May 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Earl backcountry Android tablet GPS promises an e-ink screen, ANT+, BT 4.0, 2-way radio, waterproofness, solar charger and more!
This week in GPS is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends, from GPS Tracklog and other places around the Web. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image is of the Earl Backcountry Survival Tablet; there’s a discussion thread on Groundspeak. read more
Truncated GPS 3 deployment in favor of GPS 4?
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
GPS III satellite
Even though the first GPS 3 satellite won’t be ready for launch until next April, it appears that the US Air Force is considering limiting the number of GPS 3 satellites launched and speeding up development of the next generation: read more
Garmin nuvi traffic symbols
May 13, 2013 By 4 Comments
I’m not sure how many folks actually take the time to review Garmin’s traffic symbol legend. When you’re fighting traffic probably isn’t the best time to do it, and it’s not that simple to find the legend either. read more
This week in GPS — May 11th, 2013
May 11, 2013 By 2 Comments
This week in GPS is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends, from GPS Tracklog and other places around the Web. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image is from an interesting geographic data visualization. read more
2013 Garmin nuvi series traffic is ad-free
May 10, 2013 By 4 Comments
Look ma, no ads!
When Garmin introduced lifetime traffic in 2008, it came bundled with their units but was ad-supported. You can see an example in the screenshot below. Personally, I found the ads low-key, but they certainly annoyed lots of folks. read more
