Between the holidays, a baby in the house, a trip to Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show and a cross-country move, I've let Waypoints slide since late last year. We're settling in nicely in our new digs now, and I'm actually finding time for a link roundup. Many thanks to all our loyal readers for their patience.
Top stories
- Dash delays shipping the Dash Express by a month. And GPS Review covers has a new Dash video.
- Garmin has released new firmware (v 2.40) for the Colorado series. Here are the links -- 300, 400t, 400i, 400c. Changes include improved backlight, NiMH battery, geocaching, and custom POI support. There is a discussion thread at Groundspeak. In case you missed it, here is my Garmin Colorado 300 review.
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Waypoints is a weekly linkfest of GPS related odds and ends, tips and tidbits, flotsam and jetsam...
GPS in the news
Continue reading "Waypoints - December 9, 2007" »
Waypoints is a weekly posting of news shorts, links and other odds and ends for the week.
Custom POIs
I've updated my custom POI resource page with the following links:
Magellan Tritons
GPS hacks
Blasts from the past
Continue reading "Waypoints - December 1, 2007" »
After a crazy Black Friday and a slacker Cyber Monday, here's a link round up for your reading pleasure. Just to ease you back into the work week.
Garmin
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Waypoints is a collection of GPS news shorts from the past week...
Garmin
TomTom
Continue reading "Waypoints - November 18, 2007" »
Waypoints is a collection of GPS news shorts from the past week...
Garmin / TomTom / Tele Atlas
- The Financial Times thinks Garmin has become a takeover target. They list Siemens, Qualcomm and Microsoft as potential buyers. Via APB.
- Why Microsoft should buy Garmin.
- TomTom ups the ante.
- And acquires a 28.3% stake in Tele Atlas. So, as GPS Business News reports, "...should Garmin win this bidding war, it may have to contend with a company in which TomTom has a significant shareholder stake and is a major customer."
- From Barron's - "In the end, neither Garmin nor TomTom believes deep down that the other company, or Nokia for that matter, will play fair and keep prices reasonable...They also worry that as new mapping features
become available, the other wouldn't make these quickly available to a
rival. The bottom line is that they don't trust each other." Via BlinkGeo.
- Are there significant barriers to entry for a new map data company?
Continue reading "Waypoints - November 10, 2007" »
Waypoints is a collection of GPS news shorts from the past week...
GPS hardware
Continue reading "Waypoints - November 3, 2007" »
Odds and ends from the past week...
Garmin
Mio
Dash
- Backstage Dash talk -- there are a few good tidbits here like "The Dash will let drivers let other Dash users know if there's a cop in the area!"
- Jasper Wireless says Dash may lower its monthly fees.
- Wired on the Dash Express.
Continue reading "Waypoints - October 28, 2007" »
Waypoints is our weekly link round up.
GPS Hardware
- The Nokia N810 is an Internet tablet with integrated GPS. $479 with a 4.13" screen. Watch out Garmin!
- Technical-Itch reviews the Navman N40i.
- Navigon has a $50 rebate on the Navigon 7100 and 5100.
- There is good info on buying blank micro-SD cards for Garmin handhelds in this Groundspeak thread.
- Mio unveils a unit with a 7" screen, but there is no indication it will ever make it to the U.S.
Continue reading "Waypoints - October 20, 2007" »
Waypoints is our weekly link round up.
GPS in the news
- Here's a blind guy who plans to use his GPS to help him through hike the Appalachian Trail solo!
- Is GPS hotter than cell phones, iPhones, iPods, the PS3 or Wii? (PDF)
- OnStar will soon be able to slow a stolen vehicle.
Continue reading "Waypoints - October 13, 2007" »
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