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Archives for March 2014

This week in GPS — March 29th, 2014

Garmin nuvi 2798LMT backup camera

The Garmin nuvi 2798LMT’s backup camera in action

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 photo is from a Garmin blog post on the nuvi 2798LMT backup camera.

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Garmin Dash Cam 20 review

Garmin Dash Cam 20

The Garmin Dash Cam 20 is a compact windshield driving recorder, the company’s first in the US market.  I’ve been testing it for the past week, and have a full review for you.  read more

This week in GPS — March 22nd, 2014

Garmin Dash Cam 20 box

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 (above) should give you a pretty good clue as to my next review.

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Erasing the trip log on 2014 nuvi Essential series

Garmin nuvi trip log

Garmin nuvi trip log (the thin blue line shows where you’ve been)

Garmin has certainly upset their customers before, but few things have raised the ire of folks as much as the inability to clear the trip log on the 2012 and 2013 nuvi Essential series (including the popular 50LM model). The trip log is that thin blue line you see above, showing where you’ve recently traveled. read more

This week in GPS — March 15th, 2014

The Sigma Rox 10.0 cycling GPS and the Satmap Active 12

The Sigma Rox 10.0 cycling GPS and the Satmap Active 12

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. read more

Garmin GPSMAP 64s review

Garmin GPSMAP 64s review

Hands on with the Garmin 64s

When the Garmin GPSMAP64s was announced this winter, I was pretty excited. The older 62s is my go-to handheld, and I was psyched to see new features like GLONASS, smart notifications and preloaded geocaches. So let’s take a closer look at them… read more

TomTom Cardio GPS watch clears FCC

TomTom Cardio GPS watchLooks like TomTom is coming up with a new sportwatch, the TomTom Cardio GPS watch according to their FCC filing. read more

This week in GPS — March 8th, 2014

TomTom GO 600 US

Looks like the TomTom GO 600 may hit the US market at the end of March

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.

Our lead image this week is of the TomTom GO 600; looks like it and the GO 500 may be available in the US by the end of this month

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Commercial use of drones now legal?

GPS drone (UAS) with GoPro camera

GPS drone (UAS) with GoPro camera; Creative Commons image courtesy Don McCullough

Well, it is for at least one person. Back in 2011, Raphael Pirker operated an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the University of Virginia. The FAA said he couldn’t do that and levied a $10,000 fine. His attorney claimed that the “FAA’s position is based on policy statement and not an enforceable regulation.” And now a National Transportation Safetey Board (NTSB) Administrative Law Judge has agreed, saying that: read more

Best selling GPS for February 2014

Bestselling GPS February 2014

The Garmin nuvi 2555LMT and eTrex 20 topped our charts this past month

It’s time once again to look back and see which models our readers bought over the past month.
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