Archive for February 11th, 2010
« Previous EntriesRoad to Nowhere: GPS leading some Colo. drivers astray (FOX 31 Denver)
Thursday, February 11th, 2010MARBLE, Colo. - You may have heard stories about people getting lost or stranded because their GPS system took them the wrong way. It recently happened to a family traveling through Oregon who ended up stranded in the wilderness for 3 days. But we’ve discovered a road that’s left dozens of families stranded right here in Colorado.
GPS: A Stalker’s Best Friend (PC World)
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Watch out for common ways that a creeper can follow you by using the same GPS devices you love so much.
GPS: A Stalker’s Best Friend (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Let’s face it: A GPS device can be a godsend. It’s fun (you can use it to play games like Foursquare and to see what people are buzzing about in your area through Google Buzz), it’s functional (it gets you from point A to point B and finds a suitable place to eat in between), and it’s friendly (the unit’s reassuring voice puts you at ease, whether it be one of the accented strangers it comes …
GPS Device May Have Cost Woman Disney Job (WFTV 9 Orlando)
Thursday, February 11th, 2010ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — GPS ankle monitors are not a part of the Disney costume. An Orange County woman called WFTV after she believes she was fired from Disney for wearing a court-ordered GPS device. She had to have the device because of problems that stemmed from a traffic stop.
Mobile Solutions Launchs Locator Phone Based on u-blox GPS Design (GPS World)
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Mobile Solutions AG, a Swiss provider of products, concepts and solutions in the field of mobile communications, announces the launch of Creon, a GSM mobile phone with GPS locator capabilities.