GPS reviews, news, tips, tricks and deals
There are a couple of GPS-related lawsuits in the news today:
GPS Tracklog is a labor of love, but it takes a great deal of time, and at the end of the day I often feel like I haven’t covered the subject in enough breadth or depth. So I’m asking for help. Specifically I’m looking for folks who have experience in and can write about the following subjects:
I’m rolling out a new feature today on GPS Tracklog, allowing users to post their own review and ratings via the comments. Underneath the comment box on review pages, as shown above, you’ll see “Have this model? Please review it and click the stars below to rate it.” Once multiple reviews are made, an average rating box will show up at the top of the post.
At the first of the month, we look back on the top ten auto and handheld GPS. The rankings below are based on the number of units sold on GPS Tracklog and our sister site, GPS Deals, through our various partners like Amazon and REI. Of course, more auto units are sold than handhelds, so you’ll see more ties in the latter category. On to the charts…
Now this is what I call a contest. Not content to do the normal GPS giveaway, TomTom has ramped it up, with a contest to send five families or groups of friends to map a tropical island for two weeks. Their “Map Paradise Project” will create new navigable maps for Fiji, St. Lucia, Mauritius, Cape Verde, and the Seychelles. Not only will they cover the winners’ expenses, they’re going to pay each group $15,000 to boot.
It’s time to look back at our reader’s favorite reviews for the past month (which seems to be a good indication of what folks are researching for purchases). With few new releases out there, the rankings were once again pretty static; one thing worth mentioning though, is the arrival of the new Garmin nuvi 3590LMT, debuting at number five on the auto chart. And for the second month in a row, Garmin makes a clean sweep in both the auto and handheld categories, with the nuvi 1450LMT and eTrex 20 continuing to hold the top spots. On to the charts…
Around the first of each month we look back on our reader’s favorite reviews for the past month, which seems to be indicative of what many folks are researching for purchases. While there weren’t many changes this time around, there is one item of note, and I believe it’s the first time it’s ever happened – there was a clean sweep by Garmin in both the auto and handheld categories! Other than that, the most notable change is the eTrex 10 debuting at number seven on the handheld side. The nuvi 1450LMT and eTrex 20 continue to hold the top spots. On to the charts…
The BBC is reporting that Professor Kosuke Heki of Hokkaido University in Japan may have found a way to predict earthquakes using GPS: read more
Garmin recently released a firmware update for the nuvi 2×5 series, which was introduced four years ago and discontinued in June of last year. This extended support for previous generation products is one of the reasons why people love Garmin.
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin nuvi 3590LMT.
UPDATE 2: Read my Garmin Forerunner 910XT review.
Been hankering for a new top of the line nuvi or the latest and greatest for triathletes? Well wait no more, for they are here: read more
