Archives for June 2013

Garmin nuvi 2497LMT review

June 10, 2013 By Rich Owings 6 Comments

Hands on Garmin nuvi 2497LMT review

The Garmin nüvi 2497LMT is the top of the line 4.3″ model in Garmin’s 2013 Advanced series. Improvements to this years model include active lane guidance, traffic announcements, “Real Directions” and a slide-out Up Ahead feature. I’ll explore all those features in more detail below. As a high-end model, the 2497LMT includes lifetime traffic and map updates, Bluetooth for hands-free calling and voice command. read more

Wallabee – A location-based collectibles game for iPhones

June 10, 2013 By Adrian Faulkner Leave a Comment

It would seem typical that just as the weather turns into something approaching spring that I sustain a very serious leg injury that has meant I’ve been unable to geocache for a couple of months. Worse still, with it still heavily bandaged, locations that are muddy, wet or prone to having items that will whack me in the shins are off limits for the time being by doctor’s orders. read more

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This week in GPS — June 8th, 2013

June 8, 2013 By Rich Owings Leave a Comment

DeLorme employees testing the inReach (presumably the new SE model)

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 shows DeLorme employees testing the inReach, presumably the new inReach SE. read more

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GPS modernization highlighted in new Air Force video

June 6, 2013 By Rich Owings Leave a Comment

http://youtu.be/chNQW22vVNI

Here’s a new YouTube video posted by the US Air Force that briefly discusses the new signals on the forthcoming GPS III satellites. The modernization segment starts about 3 minutes and 10 seconds in.

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