TomTom brings in some new voice talent.
by Roxanne Laverty on Apr 4, 2012 |
 The number of voices available for TomTom vehicle navigators is steadily growing. The newest edition are Sesame Street favorites, Bert and Ernie.
These new voice options join other pop culture icons such as Yoda and Darth Vader from Star Wars, TV's own Dora the Explorer, ...
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Tags: TomTom, Ernie, Bert, Sesame Street, Darth Vader, Yoda, Star Wars, voice, GPS, vehicle, SpongeBob Squarepants, Dora, Homer Simpson, Mr. Burns, Looney Tunes |
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Join in the Fun at the 10th Annual Texas Challenge
by Roxanne Laverty on Feb 27, 2012 |
 Over the last decade, the Texas Challenge has turned into the largest annual geocaching social gathering in the Longhorn state. This year's Challenge will be hosted by the TXGA North Texas Region group at Ray Roberts Lake State Park: Isle du Bois from March 10-11. Whether ...
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Tags: Geocaching, GPS, event, Texas Challenge, March, 2012, TXGA, Isle du Bois, food, activities, Ray Roberts Lake State Park, 10th annual |
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New Voices at the Garmin Garage
by Rebecca Pearson on Nov 30, 2011 |
 Just in time for holiday travel, the voices of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are now available through the Garmin Garage. Users can download the popular characters onto their GPS to keep children entertained during long road trips. To download, users simply click on the ...
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Tags: Garmin Garage, Bert, Ernie, Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, television, voice, directions, navigation |
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Video of the Week: Comparing Garmin Topo Canada and Backroad GPS Maps
by Rebecca Pearson on Oct 26, 2011 |
Our GPS City Video of the Week compares two types of topographical mapping: Garmin Topo Canada and Backroad GPS maps. Both display land elevation contour lines and descriptive details like trails, lakes, and geographical points. However, despite ...
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Tags: Video of the Week, YouTube, video, Garmin, topo, Canada, Backroad, mapping, Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, topographical |
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Rocanda's LandTracker App is Now Available
by Roxanne Laverty on Oct 19, 2011 |
 Rocanda has released an iPhone App to convert LSD or BCNTS to latitude/longitude coordinates. Oilfield, agriculture, delivery service personnel, and many others will find this software indispensable.
Based out of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border city of Lloydminster, Rocanda has plenty of on-hand experience with ...
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Tags: Rocanda, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple, Mac, App, LSD, BCNTS, coordinate, Township, Range, Meridian, Zone Block, Centizone, LandTracker, Western Canada, Lloydminster, latitude, longitude, Alberta, Saskatchewan |
Related Items: Rocanda Western Canada Grid Map |
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Friday Feature: A Long Day of Fishing
by Rebecca Pearson on Oct 14, 2011 |
 In this week's Friday Feature, Vonn from Alberta shares his story about a fishing trip gone wrong. Luckily, Vonn had his Garmin nuvi and his sons had a View Article |
Tags: GPS City Gallery, Friday Feature, fishing, Garmin, nuvi, GPS, Alberta, eTrex, Canada |
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Hemisphere GPS Introduces the A31 GPS Antenna
by Rebecca Pearson on Sep 8, 2011 |
 This week, Hemisphere GPS announced the new A31 GPS antenna. The A31 is designed to work with the Hemisphere's line of Crescent and Crescent Vector L1 receivers along with other precision GPS receivers. The new antenna provides improved reception and noise rejection.
The A31 antenna is ...
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Tags: Hemisphere, GPS, A31, antenna, Alberta, Canada, Crescent, beacon, precision, marine, agriculture, construction |
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Distracted Driving Law in Effect for Alberta, Canada
by Rebecca Pearson on Sep 1, 2011 |
 Today, September 1, 2011, a new law went into effect in Alberta, Canada. The Distracted Driving Law bans drivers from engaging in activities that take their focus off the road. The Government of Alberta passed the law to ensure driver's safety and prevent traffic accidents. ...
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Tags: distracted driving, hands-free, Alberta, Canada, law, mount, September, 2011, texting |
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SAW 2 Geocaching Event in Alberta
by Rebecca Pearson on Jul 20, 2011 |
This weekend, July 22-24, Medicine Hat, Alberta is hosting the SAW 2 geocaching event. The event will begin at 7:00pm on Friday. Caches will be divided into six categories: best micro cache, best small cache, best regular cache, best large cache, cache in a place ...
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Tags: event, geocaching, Medicine Hat, Canada, Alberta, cache |
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Best of the Bad 2011: GPS City Goes Bad
by Rebecca Pearson on Jul 20, 2011 |
 On Saturday, July 16, the Best of the Bad Geocaching Mega Event was held in Alberta. As one of the event's sponsors, GPS City had a booth in the Mega Mall, which was set up in the town center of Three ...
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Tags: Best of the Bad, GPS City, Mega Event, geocaching, cache, Wherigo, Groundspeak, Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, WestCan |
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