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Specs: 16-channel GPS; USB connectivity; 100 hrs Flash memory; AAA lithium. Company: Driving Activity Reporter. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Missing endurance racer rescued Mar 9, 2009
The batteries in his GPS were dead. For the next two days, he divided his few slices of cheese and four energy bars into squares and he fed himself every few hours. (Anchorage Daily News)
Warning on mobile phone tracking Mar 9, 2009
A mobile phone monitoring service using GPS satellite technology is being promoted by private investigators as an easy way to catch out cheating spouses, but the Australian Consumers' Association warns it is illegal ... " The company says that if clients have a mobile phone equipped with GPS, they can receive the GPS co-ordinates and view the target phone's actual location via Google Maps. Spousebusters spokesman Shane Johnson admitted there were both legal and illegal applications for the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Colonies of 'Cybots' May Defend Government Networks Mar 6, 2009
New generation of GPS gadgets does a lot more than just get you to Grandma's house. Windows bring daylight in, let us see world outside -- but can they be made more energy-efficient. (Fox News)
Golfsmith Experiential golf and tennis superstore Mar 6, 2009
GPS units, rangefinders everything golf and tennis lovers are looking for to enhance their game can be found here. Golfsmith 72-700 Dinah Shore Drive, Suite 200 in Palm Desert. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Minn. family must wait to find missing angler Feb 26, 2009
By examining the GPS on his boat, authorities know Mike launched about 2:22 p.m. Lindgren said he drove and timed the route from the hotel, and it corresponds with the time when Mike's GPS was turned on. His GPS also showed that Mike headed toward Indian Point and he fished the area until at least 4:27 p.m., when he pushed a button on the GPS to mark his location ... Lindgren said the GPS "waypoint" would be consistent with an angler seeing a muskie and pushing a button to mark the location. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
• Yellowstone wolf visits Colorado Feb 26, 2009
State wildlife officials say a GPS collar on the 18-month-old gray wolf indicated her last known position was in Eagle County, about 120 miles west of Denver. The location was recorded in mid-February. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Find Your Way Home Feb 25, 2009
The GPS Snitch, which keeps track of things you care about -- surreptitiously. The GPS Snitch, which keeps track of things you care about -- surreptitiously ... Like many other technologies, the Global Positioning System (GPS) was initially developed for the U.S. military. (Fox News)
Google launches mobile GPS Feb 25, 2009
Google Inc. quietly launched a new feature called Google Latitude Feb. 4 that enables users to view each others' exact location via Google Maps. While the feature is potentially appealing to college students, the application's tracking ability could present a privacy problem to users, according to Privacy International, a human rights group that tracks surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations. (Daily Orange, NY)
Odds are against killer getting away with it Feb 24, 2009
If his murderer drove his vehicle to a parking lot behind an apartment building to dump the body, it could very well mean there will be forensic and perhaps even video evidence or even GPS travel and destination location information. What are the odds on a quick arrest. (Toronto Sun)
Virginia man breaks record for ascent of Mt. Fuji Feb 21, 2009
With a GPS and frostbite, Burch finished in 4 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds ... Thank goodness for GPS. Using his handheld device, Burch was able to verify his speed, location and altitude ... Burch returned from the summit and showed his GPS and photographs to officials in nearby Fujiyoshida. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Herren's practice Feb 20, 2009
8:09 Herren's GPS is loaded with waypoints that appear to be outside the borders of the Red River. "Dude, you can see where I dropped these waypoints. That has nothing to do with fishing. It has to do with how to get in and out of here.". (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Hiking Gear for Western Mexico Feb 19, 2009
GPS. If you use it for nothing else, at least mark the location of your car or starting point. Be sure to get a high-sensitivity GPS or you won t get good reception in Western Mexico s deep canyons and thick forests ... For GPS and headlamp. (Suite101.com)
Scientists dig for the guts of earthquakes Feb 17, 2009
"When we recorded the first one in 2003, we had only three GPS stations. By 2007, we had 12 GPS stations and over 10 seismic stations, so the event that year was very nicely recorded.". The slow slip phenomenon has also been observed in the Cascadia fault zone off the coast of Washington and British Columbia and Japan's Nankai Trough. (Yahoo News)
Oconee County police blotter Feb 11, 2009
Theft: On Jan. 30, deputy Lisa Price met with a man at a location on Jennings Mill Parkway, who said someone broke into his Dodge Ram 1500 pickup in the parking lot of a business and stole a GPS valued at $150. Pry marks were found on the pickup and a window was forced open. (Athens Banner-Herald)
LETTER: Dump the firearm ID system in Illinois Feb 8, 2009
Should sleepwalkers be tracked or wear gps. Thank the SA for failing for this being an issue that now has precident in this state. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Confessions of a museum junkie Feb 8, 2009
" She didn't believe me, thinking I was making it up about her having studied in Spain. When we finally go there (I wasn't allowed to go ahead to be sure), I was right! They must have missed this one for the traveling show. After being told I wouldn't see any, this was like a Christmas present in July. Edgar Degas is also a favorite. I've seen his "" reproduced and always liked it. It, too, is at the Clark. I was relieved to see that the dancer's face is much sweeter in person. Other highlights... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Privacy fears over Google tracker Feb 7, 2009
The "opt-in" Latitude service uses data from mobile phone masts, GPS, or wi-fi hardware to update a user's location automatically. Users can also manually set their advertised location anywhere they like, or turn the broadcast off altogether. (BBC News -- Technology)
Net politics is all rock and role Feb 7, 2009
Britglyph relies on mobile phones with cameras and network connectivity, online maps, GPS and of course the connected community who make the whole thing "real" by their actions. And the artwork is unique because it only exists in that strange liminal space that we have created between the internet and the physical universe. (BBC News -- Technology)
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