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 video is an intro to finding your first geocache.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
- Geocaching: Trackables 101
- Best selling GPS for October 2013
- And here’s a new Garmin Approach golf series rebate
Garmin
- GPS City has put up videos showing how to wirelessly connect the Garmin VIRB to various handhelds, which is good because it isn’t that intuitive
- Garmin has posted videos on waypoint, route and track basics for the eTrex 10/20/30 series
- Ditto for the Oregon 600 series: waypoints, routes and tracks
- Videos showing the Forerunner 620’s running dynamics and the 220/620 wireless uploads features
- The Garmin VIRB looks pretty tough (see video below), and apparently it did much better than the GoPro
- Worth noting for Rino owners:
https://twitter.com/RMHoward43/status/394108911373910016
Geocaching
- Geocaching in Harmony with Nature (Part 1)
- Nice tips on geocache hints
- Geocaching the ET Highway
- A Geocaching in Space Event Owner’s Guide to the Galaxy
The business of GPS
- Garmin Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results; gives overview by segment
- TomTom reports third quarter 2013 results
- I’m a bit surprised by this headline, since the devices haven’t exactly been best sellers
: TomTom beats forecasts as runners, cyclists snap up GPS gadgets
- LightSquared sues GPS manufacturers
- Welcome to the map biz Apple! Taiwan protests Apple maps that show island as province of China
Our non-auto/mobile markets provided 65% of the operating income in Q3. #earnings $GRMN
— Garmin IR (@GarminStock) October 30, 2013
Magellan
- Looks like the Magellan Echo sportswatch
is now available
Updates
- Garmin updates this week: BaseCamp, Monterra
- Magellan Active website v 1.11
GPS in the news
- US Seeks GPS Alternative
- Sat Nav Blamed For Sending Driver Along Rail Tracks
GPS tracking
- Video showing Star Chase tech in use by cops
- Gadget Guru Homeowner Nabs Suspect Through GPS Tracking
- CA Appeals Court: Truants can be required to wear GPS tracking devices
- Lock8 thwarts every kind of bike thief through GPS and smart alarms
- Court-Ordered GPS Ankle Bracelets Can Eavesdrop on Their Wearers:
GPS tracker with microphone
Going mobile
- 7 Apps for a Faster Commute
- Gaia Android app gets a major update
- Driving with Google Glass could earn you a ticket
Ticketed for driving while using Google Glass
Just geo
- Waste Lands: America’s forgotten nuclear legacy
All the news that doesn’t fit
- A field guide to red light vs traffic cameras
- Apple Mavericks Maps App Review
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