Always remember to pack your common sense.
by Roxanne Laverty on Apr 23, 2012 |
 A trio of Japanese tourists traveling to Australia remembered to pack their swim suits, sunglasses and cameras. However in all the vacation excitement they forgot to bring along their common sense.
While exploring the area of Cleveland, these three travelers asked their GPS to take them ...
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Tags: Garmin, nuvi, Japan, Australia, travel, vacation, trouble, stuck, navigation, bay, water, tide |
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HTML5 Turn-By-Turn Navigation from TeleNav.
by Roxanne Laverty on Apr 18, 2012 |
 Mobile users now have another alternative for GPS navigation, with the launch of TeleNav's HTML5 browser-based navigation service. This is a sequel to the popular Android and iOS turn-by-turn software available from TeleNav.
This service offers full-color moving maps and voice guidance with turn-by-turn prompts. ...
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Tags: HTML5, TeleNav, Navigation, turn-by-turn, GPS, mobile, Android, iOS, maps, developers |
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ION International Technical Meeting
by Roxanne Laverty on Jan 24, 2012 |
 The 2012 International Technical Meeting, sponsored by the Institute of Navigation or ION, will take place from January 30th to February 1st, 2012. This year's event is being held at the Marriott Newport Beach Hotel and Spa in Newport Beach, CA.
The first of three technical ...
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Tags: ION, navigation, technical, meeting, Newport Beach, California, Mariott, Tennesse, Nashville, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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Garmin's Guidance 2.0 vs. Guidance 3.0
by Roxanne Laverty on Jan 23, 2012 |
 When looking back through the years of Garmin vehicle navigators, starting with the original bulky Street Pilot models to the current thin and sleek nuvi models, it's incredible how the features have evolved. A great example of these evolving features is the Gamin nuvi 2012 ...
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Tags: Garmin, Guidance 2.0, Guidance 3.0, search, POI, navigation, Birdseye, 3D, terrain, building, speed limit, InstaSearch, voice command, nuvi, 2012 |
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Lockheed Martin Manufacturing the Third and Fourth GPS III Satellites
by Rebecca Pearson on Jan 17, 2012 |
 Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to start building the third and fourth GPS III satellites by the United States Air Force. The $238 million contract is the second contract the company has received to manufacturer GPS satellites. Back in 2008, Lockheed Martin received a $1.4 ...
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Tags: Lockheed Martin, GPS, GPS III, jammers, 2014, navigation, positioning, commercial, civilian, military, signal, satellite, globe, US, Air Force |
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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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Friday Feature: Tips for Buying a Truck Routing GPS
by Roxanne Laverty on Nov 18, 2011 |
 While there are plenty of options for truck routing GPS devices, some are definitely more popular than others. Some key features users should research about any GPS, especially trucking navigators, are:
1. Coverage area - Detailed maps covering a driver's entire travel area is imperative. Since maps should ...
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Tags: Garmin, TomTom, PC Miler, GPS, truck, routing, Navigation, fleet, maps, restrictions, data, driving, nuvi, dezl |
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Video of the Week: Lowrance StructureScan with Barry Stokes
by Roxanne Laverty on Nov 14, 2011 |
Barry Stokes, a Lowrance enthusiast and avid outdoorsman, gives a detailed look at the StructureScan add-on for the Lowrance HDS models. In the video, Stokes provides an excellent overview of the StructureScan's main features, including SideScan, DownScan, and TrackBack.
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Tags: Video of the Week, YouTube, video, Lowrance, DSI, StructureScan, SideScan, TrackBack, Imaging, GPS, chartplotter, fish finder, Navionics, marine, navigation, chart |
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Video of the Week: Lowrance HDS And Navionics Platinum
by Roxanne Laverty on Nov 2, 2011 |
Lowrance, a world leading marine company, offers a wide variety of units. In their video below, TV host Barry Stokes shows off a Lowrance HDS model with Navionics Platinum charts in its natural habitat. Although Stokes uses a high-end large screen model, all the HDS models ...
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Tags: Video of the Week, Lowrance, HDS, GPS, video, Platinum, chartplotter, fish finder, Navionics, marine, navigation, chart |
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Video of the Week: Updating a Lowrance HDS Unit
by Roxanne Laverty on Oct 3, 2011 |
An in-depth look at how to update the firmware in your Lowrance HDS model. The video brings you step-by-step through the updating process by showing you how to determine your unit's current software and where to find the updates on Lowrance's website.
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Tags: Video of the Week, YouTube, Lowrance, HDS, GPS, software, update, chartplotter, fish finder, Navionics, marine, navigation, chart, firmware |
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