photo by John J. Watkins, The Times

On Saturday, a woman was killed and her husband injured after driving off the ramp of a partially demolished bridge in East Chicago. According to NWI, who covered the incident, the bridge had been closed since 2009 and had orange road closed signs and concrete barriers to indicate that the bridge was no longer in service. read more

On Thursday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) published a document outlining current and completed research projects conducted for the U.S. military. Inside the document, which you can download by clicking here, was information on what could be the successor to GPS in the coming years.

If you read this blog at all, then you’re likely aware of how incredibly pervasive and useful GPS has become as well as the potential downfalls of GPS. All it takes is one GPS jammer, which can be purchased online, or the correct conditions to make the signals unusable so it’s no surprise that the government has been working on alternative technologies.  read more

German cycling accessory company Lezyne has made its first forays into the world of GPS this year with the announcement of a series of new GPS cycling computers, one of which is said to be the world’s smallest cycling computer. All three models in Lezyne’s GPS line are expected to be available in the United States  in May, although the smaller versions may be here as soon as next month. read more