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DARPA makes an indoor GPS chip that's smaller than a penny

Posted April 14, 2013 - 7:15 pm

DARPA's new navigation tool is smaller than a penny, helps you get around with indoor GPS.
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Lawmakers to cops: Don’t mess with Texas

Posted March 7, 2013 - 6:28 pm

Lone Star legislators have introduced the toughest location privacy laws yet. Cops want to know where you've been? They'd better have a warrant.
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Who really wants a self-driving car?

Posted February 20, 2013 - 1:14 pm

There's lots of hype around self-driving cars; some of it sounds good, some of it sounds pie-in-the-sky and some of it sounds downright dumb
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Rumors of the library's demise have been greatly exaggerated

Posted January 23, 2013 - 12:05 pm

New Pew study finds that, even in the digital age, people still go to libraries for printed books - but they also use and want more Internet-based services
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Making big data smaller

Posted December 11, 2012 - 12:49 pm

MIT researchers develop a new approach to working with big data: reduce it to a size that can be managed and analyzed with conventional tools
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Galileo satellites now in space

Posted October 14, 2012 - 9:50 pm

Europe's rival to GPS is stepping up its efforts to provide precise navigation, road transport management, search and rescue services and secure banking.
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New Timbuk2 power bags will charge any USB device on the go

Posted July 14, 2012 - 7:55 am

Wish you could carry your gadgets and charge them too? Soon you will be able to do just that. Starting October 2012, Timbuk2 will sell two new bags that will provide much-needed power on the go.
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Drone hackers needed only $1,000 worth of parts

Posted July 10, 2012 - 10:57 am

Plan to allow drones over US airspace need to protect against GPS Spoofing after demo by University of Texas researchers.
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Robotics starter kit helps you build your first bot, just needs your code (and funding)

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:20 am

Do you ever dream of building a robot army to take over the world, but you don't quite have the know-how to create a robot from scratch? Sometimes, knowing a bit of code isn't enough to complete a DIY project--you need to make sure all of the different hardware components correspond with each other before you can get your project up and running.
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Cool summer gadget guide

Posted June 22, 2012 - 8:00 am

Here are some suggestions for some great summer gadgets for work, travel, outdoors and exercise that will get you more enjoyment out of the summer season.
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GPS jammers getting more powerful, causing more problems

Posted June 18, 2012 - 11:00 am

Illegal GPS signal jamming can disrupt local GPS devices and cell phone towers, according to UK reports.
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Location tracking of mobile devices gets really nosy

Posted June 9, 2012 - 7:25 am

By now you likely understand that Apple, Google, your cellular carrier, and others can track your phone's location. But you probably aren't aware of the extent to which location tracking technology is evolving.
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What iOS 6 might mean for Maps

Posted May 19, 2012 - 7:25 am

That Apple is working on a substantial update to its Maps app seems a foregone conclusion at this point. But aside from the occasional vague rumor, any features that might be contained in such an update have remained shrouded in shadow.
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8 more new uses for your old smartphone

Posted May 5, 2012 - 7:00 am

If you’re searching for a new GPS navigator or a touchscreen remote control, a good place to find one is at the bottom of your desk drawer. Old smartphones, long forgotten after being buried under a pile of debris, still pack some punch with a decent processor, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth--and the devices can run apps that transform them into a new stand-alone machine.
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NASA set to market headset that lets pilots (and drivers?) see through fog

Posted March 19, 2012 - 2:36 pm

Think your phone is smart because it can translate pictures of signs, overlay directions on roads you can't identify and tell you where the nearest good coffee (or Starbucks) is? NASA's version is designed to let you land a 747 with all the windows covered in spray paint.
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3,000 warrantless FBI GPS trackers ordered off by Supreme Court

Posted February 27, 2012 - 2:17 am

The FBI has been placing GPS trackers on cars without warrants. The Supreme Court ruled this practice must stop.
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Google Maps help you find love at the Mall (of America)

Posted February 13, 2012 - 3:12 pm

I've never been to the Mall of America, but I hear it's pretty big. So big that you might need GPS on your phone in order to find anything, instead of going up to the giant kiosk and looking for the "You Are Here" sticker and remembering that you're in standing in front of the Orange Julius.
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LightSquared 4G VS GPS: comments on whether the tests were rigged

Posted January 19, 2012 - 12:53 pm

LightSquared says tests showing their equipment interfered with GPS signals were rigged against them.
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What the next-gen GPS satellite upgrade means for you

Posted December 17, 2011 - 8:42 am

Testing is about to begin on the next-generation of Global Positioning System satellites, with the arrival of a prototype unit at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado.
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Viral video week in review (Nov. 5 - 11)

Posted November 12, 2011 - 9:59 am

Looking back at some of the more entertaining videos in the world of sciene, tech and "geekery" this week, I noticed a lot of robots.
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How GPS works: The cartoon

Posted November 7, 2011 - 4:01 pm

With GPS navigation devices in everything from cars to your smartphone, you may not also realize that GPS satellites can also synchronize time down to the nanosecond, and detect nuclear explosions!
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OnStar reverses course on controversial GPS tracking plans

Posted September 27, 2011 - 6:19 pm

GM subsidiary OnStar has reversed a planned change to its privacy policies that would have let it collect and share GPS tracking and other data from vehicles -- even after users stopped subscribing to OnStar.
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Sprint-LightSquared deal puts off network FAA warns could kill 800

Posted July 29, 2011 - 3:34 pm

The FAA is already counting to its credit the 800 lives it expects to save by replacing its current GPS navigational network with a new one. Cell carrier LightSquared's spectrum is too close to GPS, so it's buying some of Sprint's for $9 billion until the FAA's shorts get unbunched.
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The Spot Connect sends location data when there's no wireless available

Posted May 11, 2011 - 10:44 am

It tethers to your cell but uses satellite to send check-in, track progress or help messages.
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MIT and Audi team up on advanced auto navigation

Posted May 9, 2011 - 10:59 am

Of course, all of this data might be even more distracting to drivers.
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