Archive for August, 2008
How GPS Helped Convict Murderer of Killing 4 Family Members
Friday, August 29th, 2008Eric Hanson’s trial was among recent criminal cases around the country in which authorities used GPS navigation devices to help establish a defendant’s whereabouts; Garmin GPS units, similar to this one can be used in court cases to pinpoint for jurors the places defendants have been.
“Pit Stop”: A new way to return from space
Saturday, August 16th, 2008This article proposes an unusual way to land objects from orbit and probes returning from deep space. In this “Pit Stop” concept, the landing capsule, carefully steered by GPS in its plunge to earth, would aim for the opening of a deep vertical shaft set into the ground. The capsule would dive into this hole while still falling at terminal velocity
Weird and Wonderful Gadgets That Never Quite Took Off
Friday, August 15th, 2008It was the invention of the future - a tiny machine complete with its own map that would tell motorists which way to go. But this was no GPS, it was a wristwatch-style device equipped with minuscule maps. It is one of the labour and face-saving devices to go on display from a private collection of weird and wonderful gadgets from the past.
Mount a GPS in your car, get fined $108
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008In California and Minnesota, a driver can be fined for mounting a GPS navigation device on the windshield of his or her car. That’s because state law prohibits mounting anything on the windshield that can block a driver’s view.