Tag: gps
Speed camera warnings for your sat-nav
TrafCam is a subscription service that works with your in-car navigation system, letting you know when to furiously apply the brakes in the outside lane to avoid getting a speeding ticket.
The iRiver NV – a GPS-enabled TV/radio/MP3 superbox
Well this is aspirational. The iRiver NV pretty much does it all, and could replace everything you’ve ever spent too much money buying and subsequently leaving in a pub for the landlord to find and stick on Ebay.
Sony Ericsson launches K530 3G phone with HGE-100 GPS accessory
More news from Sony Ericsson's product launch in Berlin. The company has unveiled the K530, a slim 3G phone with a two-megapixel camera, push email, and an intriguing weather forecast application preloaded.
Acer launches Ferrari GPS satnav device
Imagine how fun Formula 1 would be if they made it compulsory to navigate around the track using really rubbish GPS hardware? Half the cars would be going round the track the wrong way following the increasingly stern instructions of a posh woman’s voice, while the other half would be off on a tour of local Points Of Interest.
EB unveils MIMD Ultra Mobile PC with built-in GPS
The idea of a UMPC is pretty sound (or at least, sounder than the Palm Foleo), but they haven’t quite cracked the mass-market yet. By which I mean even gadgety friends still wouldn’t know an Ultra Mobile PC if it slapped them in the face.
Apple insider reveals iPhone's secrets
Actually, there are plenty of ‘insiders’ coming out of the woodwork to spill the beans on how iPhone performs – probably more insiders than there are actual Apple employees.
iPhone GPS speculation dampens down
The iPhone rumour mill is still in overdrive, but it seems yesterday’s big gossip about the iPhone coming with GPS built in may have been just wishful thinking. At least, satnav blog NaviGadget has poured cold water on the rumour with a dose of cold, hard sense.
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Does the iPhone have GPS built in?
For heaven’s sake. Now that the iPhone’s release date has been confirmed as 29th June, you’d think the online gossiphounds would have taken a week off.
Wayfinder launches SpeedAlert: safety camera warning system for mobile phone
Wayfinder has announced the launch of its SpeedAlert speed detection tool, that will turn any mobile phone into a speed and safety camera detector.
The SpeedAlert software can be downloaded over-the-air to a mobile phone, with no need for a PC, and once running needs no further input from the driver.
It uses GPS to note the car’s position in relation to its database of over 17,000 safety camera locations, and can give visual and audible warnings of approaching traffic observation areas, including speed and red-light cameras.
