Casio EX-10HG ‘hybrid GPS’ prototype taps into accelerometers for pinpoint accuracy (Engadget)
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010It’s not a completely new idea, accelerometers have been enhancing GPS devices for a while now with additional velocity and directional information when the GPS signal is weak, but now Casio is giving it a shot in its new Exilim EX-H10 prototype camera. The “hybrid GPS” shooter does the regular geotagging thing with its onboard GPS, but when signal is weak (like when indoors, for instance), the …
Lost Couple Can’t Blame GPS, Air Force Says (Fox News)
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010The U.S. Air Force wants to set the record straight: Neither aging GPS satellites nor a weak GPS signal were responsible for an elderly couple getting stranded in the woods for several days after following directions in their GPS-enabled SUV.
Lost Couple Can’t Blame GPS, Air Force Says (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009The U.S. Air Force wants to set the record straight: Neither aging GPS satellites nor a weak GPS signal were responsible for an elderly couple getting stranded in the woods for several days after following directions in their GPS-enabled SUV.
Lost Couple Can’t Blame GPS, Air Force Says (SPACE.com)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Neither aging GPS satellites nor a weak GPS signal was responsible for an elderly couple getting stranded in the woods, the Air Force says.
VIDEO: ‘Google Maps GPS (Turn-By-Turn) Navigation’ For Andriod 2.0 Phones
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009‘Google Maps GPS (Turn-By-Turn) Navigation’ For Andriod 2.0 Phones I have to say this looks pretty sweet despite the douchey guy introducing it. Sucks that this isn’t for the iPhone, what gives? I guess Google is trying to finally find one thing they can one-up Apple’s iPhone with… and it’s safe to say they’ve succeeded. Half the time I can’t even get a GPS signal on my iPhone when I try to use the TomTom app. Sigh. $ Related Posts Odds and Ends: iPhone 2.0 Software Released,
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