Sunday, March 18, 2012

This week in GPS — January 4th, 2014

Garmin Edge Touring Plus

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. The image above shows what’s next in my review queue; now if the weather would just cooperate!

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UPDATED: Latest TomTom GO series coming to US

TomTom GO 2014 series

TomTom GO 2014 series

UPDATE: I’ve added the above image, plus several screen shots at the end of this post.

The US will finally get the new TomTom GO series, perhaps within a year of when they were announced for Europe. The company still hasn’t released model numbers, saying “more details, pricing and availability will be announced closer to the launch date late Q1 2014.” read more

Magellan Echo to get hiking, golf, skiing and Android support

Magellan Echo sportswatch smartwatch Magellan has unveiled some coming attractions for it’s Echo sportssmartwatch. For one thing, they will be adding hiking, golf, skiing and other activities to the device which initially focused on the fitness crowd. Also welcome is the announcement that Android support is coming early this year.  read more

Best selling GPS for December 2013

Best selling GPS for December 2013

The Garmin 2595LMT and Oregon 450 topped our best seller list for the past month

It’s time once again to take a look back to see which models our readers bought over the past month.
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2013 — The GPS year in review

2013 GPS year in review

Looking back at the biggest GPS stories of the year

How about a GPS retrospective before we jump into the new year? Take a look and see if you missed anything! read more

This week in GPS — December 28th, 2013

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. Instead of a lead image or video, we have a lead tweet this week. You can read more about the project by reading GPS-Tagged Sharks Post Location to Twitter, Alerting Beachgoers.

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15 tips for the new handheld GPS owner

HIll Walking in the English Lake DistrictIf you got a new handheld GPS, I’m hoping the weather is nice enough for you to get out and play with it. Here are some tips to help get you off on the right foot:

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9 tips for the new auto GPS owner

Auto GPS gift

Some tips for your new auto GPS

Was Santa nice to you? Did you get a new GPS for your car? What? A handheld one? We’ll cover that tomorrow! Back to that auto unit – here are a few tips for using it:

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GPS predictions for 2014

2014 GPS predictions

Time  to prognosticate! My annual GPS predictions… read more

This week in GPS — December 21st, 2013

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. The video above fills you in on geocaching etiquette.

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