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 gives you a look at the Garmin VIRB screen (at right).
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
- Its official – Garmin VIRB and VIRB Elite announced
- And don’t miss this update to our GPS Deals page — 25% off Garmin GPSMAP 62 series, sportwatch deals too
Garmin
- Estimated shipping dates: VIRB (Sept. 1), VIRB Elite (Sept. 28); Monterra slips to Oct. 21
- DC Rainmaker’s initial thoughts on the VIRB
- Garmin VIRB galleries
- Panbo offers a mariner’s take on the VIRB
- How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge
- A positive Garmin support story
Updates
- City Navigator 2014.20
- Firmware updates this week: Garmin Dakota, eTrex 20/30, GPSMAP 62/78, fenix, Montana, Oregon x50/6×0, quatix, Rino 6xx; Magellan eXplorist 310
- Nexus 7 Update Rolling Out – Fixes GPS/GNSS and Multitouch Issues
- TopoFusion 4.81 includes JuicyTrails
- Geocaching.com release notes
TomTom
- Mapping with TomTom
- TomTom Runner & TomTom Multi-Sport How to: One Button Control (video below)
http://youtu.be/LZpfPPQWOGM
Giveaways
- Magellan SmartGPS Giveaway
GPS tracking
- GPS darts for police chases
- Google Adds Location Sharing Features To Google Maps
- Nearly Half Of Teens Have Turned Off (some form of) Mobile Location Tracking
- Breaking up two-state equipment theft ring
- MedicAlert Foundation Announces GPS Product to Address Autism-Related Wandering
GPS in the news
- Do our brains pay a price for GPS?
- Call For No SatNav Signs As Another Lorry Gets Wedged
- Breaking Bad GPS Coordinates Lead to Studio Where Show Was Shot
Geocaching
- The Geocache Type that Cares – CITO
- West Virginia GPS adventure trail
GPS jamming
- Making The World Unsafe For GPS Jammers
Going mobile
- Google: New features ahead — Google Maps and Waze apps better than ever
- Shake to send feedback with the new Google Maps app
- Breadcrumb trails for Google Glass?
- Telenav’s Scout comes to Windows
The business of GPS
- Apple acquires Embark, a transit app it recommended during the iOS Maps disaster
- Boeing sees future in GPS biz
- LightSquared’s Falcone Agrees to SEC Securities Ban, Admits Wrongdoing
Just geo
- The Earth’s most otherworldly sites
- 40 Maps They Didn’t Teach You In School
- A More Complete iOS Solution to the China GPS Offset Problem
- Rumsey Historical Map Collection Updated
- Google Maps developer resources
- The World on an Egg, circa 1504
- And a million year old map?
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Signal Mirrors – an often under appreciated piece of your survival gear; via Outdoor Quest
- Selecting a Magnetic Compass
- Tagging your summer travel photos with GPS location info
- Sirius Buys Connected-Vehicle Unit of Agero for $530 Million
- Engadget: Nokia Here research brings map data to life, and a ride-along
- Glopos claims 10-30 meter indoor accuracy using crowdsourced 3G positioning data
- The 10 Most Dangerous Hikes:
Oh how I miss my years of technical canyoneering; image via Flickr/Indigoprime
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