Tag: gps
Tips for Transporting and Shipping Goods for Small Businesses
As a small business owner, you understand that making sales is critical to continued success. Sales pipelines, customer retention strategies, and marketing campaigns, therefore, get a lot of attention. Yet the sale of a product is just the beginning of the order fulfilment cycle. In reality, once an order is placed the work is just…
TIER acquires Fantasmo to help improve e-scooter parking
European micro-mobility provider TIER Mobility has acquired Fantasmo, a US-based technology company, to continue investing in and developing an accurate e-scooter parking system. TIER claims Fantasmo has already earned a world-class reputation with its Camera Positioning System (CPS), a new positioning technology that is ten times more accurate than GPS and which can validate e-scooter…
Half of van drivers risk £200 fine using smartphone sat nav
Almost half of van drivers are risking a £200 fine and six penalty points on their licence as a result of using a sat nav app on their smartphone, according to a study by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The research of 1,000 UK van drivers found 46 per cent use an app on their smartphone but…
Tech Digest daily round up: YouTube pays for Covid-19 vaccination ad campaign
YouTube has launched a multi-million-pound advertising campaign to encourage young people in the UK to get vaccinated against Covid-19. It said the partnership with the NHS would involve ads on buses, billboards, bus stops and YouTube, with the video-sharing site paying for them. YouTube has been criticised for being slow to stop the spread of…
Poor satnav positioning threatens road safety, warns GEM
Poor positioning of satnav devices on car windscreens is posing a significant threat to road safety, says breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist. Today’s large screen devices positioned in the middle of car windscreens mean a potentially dangerous reduction in driver visibility, especially on left hand bends and at junctions, according to GEM. GEM chief executive…
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About GPS Trackers
Installing a GPS tracker may not be the first thing people do when they buy a brand-new car. However, in the present time, people should definitely buy a GPS tracker for their vehicles. The crime rate in the country is increasing at a rapid pace which makes it inevitable to buy a GPS tracker for…
Apple urges older iPhone and iPad users to update to avoid GPS bug
Apple is to roll out software updates to some older devices in order to avoid a bug that could prevent them from using GPS. The company has told users of some iPhone and iPad models introduced in 2012 or earlier to update the software on their devices before the beginning of November to ensure they…
Rudolph and friends now being tracked using GPS!
Image: Press Association Rudolph and friends no longer need to rely on the famous reindeer’s red nose to avoid getting lost. Now they have wireless technology. To keep track of their animals in Lapland, Northern Finland’s vast and remote snow-covered forests, reindeer herders are turning to technology by fitting them with…
Thinkware launches F200 dashcam
THINKWARE has announced its latest dashcam, the F200. The new two-channel (2CH) F200 records in Full HD 1080p with Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) and offers 720p HD at the rear. Thinkware claims its high-quality image capability offers drivers excellent coverage at the front and rear of their vehicle, while minimizing blind spots thanks to the 140° wide…
TomTom extends GO range with GO 51 and GO 61 – with lifetime speed cameras
The new TomTom models feature lifetime world maps and lifetime speed cameras TomTom has expanded its range of TomTom GO navigation devices with the introduction of the 5inch TomTom GO 51 and the 6inch TomTom GO 61. Priced at £139 and £159 respectively, the new sat navs boast Lifetime World Maps and Lifetime Speed Cameras.…
