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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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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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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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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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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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Tom Tom's sleazy way to make up GPS revenue shortfall

Posted April 29, 2011 - 4:10 pm

Navigation device maker sold customer driving data to police to catch speeders.
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Upcoming 4G cell net may break national GPS network: Garmin

Posted March 4, 2011 - 3:35 pm

Un-objective party Garmin predicts the LightSquared net will break GPS; it's pure coincidence it might hurt Garmin's location business.
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Ford wants your car to avoid crashes on its own

Posted January 28, 2011 - 4:35 pm

Ford is showing off a GPS and WiFI-enabled crash avoidance system designed to be practical, cheap and effective.
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Heads up display makes skiing way cooler than you thought

Posted January 18, 2011 - 1:07 pm

GPS-enabled Android-running goggles may turn a run down the mountain into a real-life game; or just let you text without looking at your phone.
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iPad is cool, but wait until you can fly a jet with it

Posted December 16, 2010 - 6:23 pm

Citrix' CTO loves what bring-your-own-IT is doing for his business; can't wait to see what developers will do with more than just email and database access.
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Is your Android phone spying on you?

Posted September 30, 2010 - 3:26 pm

Got an Android phone? Installed apps from the Android Market? Congratulations, you have been named the Mayor of We Know Where You Went and What You Did Last Week.
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Scientists contemplate ways to make GPS voices less irritating

Posted July 28, 2010 - 6:56 pm

If you're like most people with a GPS, you've probably yelled at that smug little voice that seems to know so much more than you do about how to get from point A to point B.
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GPS voiceover artist aims for singing career

Posted July 22, 2010 - 6:04 pm

Karen Jacobsen is one of the most famous Australians in the world -- if by "famous" you mean "someone whose voice a lot of people have heard."
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Why location privacy is important

Posted June 25, 2010 - 3:31 pm

Location, location, location.
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Google tells users: take a hike! (Or a bike ride!)

Posted June 14, 2010 - 6:15 pm

Google announced today Google Earth 5.2, which is now optimized for the needs of outdoor athletes! Specifically, the software is ideal for walkers, runners, hikers and bikers.
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GPS Fail

Posted April 2, 2010 - 11:28 am

The Easter Bunny misses his mark.
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GPS Data Can Steer You Into a Ditch

Posted April 1, 2010 - 9:14 am

Two events, one at a new site, one at a site that's been around for decades. Lots of people were going to either for the first time. Many used GPS units. Few got there, as a result-- without external help! Standards are essentially non-existent and GPS makers don't force users to update the devices. GPS becomes so vastly less useful without these simple things.
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Honk if you love privacy (or hate having your location tracked)

Posted March 19, 2010 - 2:49 pm

It's a cliche that the three secrets to success in the retail business are location, location, and location. Turns out the same applies to privacy.
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New digital cameras get fast, cheap and smart

Posted January 11, 2010 - 11:04 am

Higher resolution? Camera makers exhausted consumers' lust for higher pixel counts long ago. All those pixels just create a burden of bigger file sizes to deal with. Smaller? Small is nice, but with pocketability comes lower quality lenses, smaller displays and cramped controls.
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GPS strands couple (and eventually rescues them)

Posted January 6, 2010 - 6:08 pm

"GPS almost did 'em in and GPS saved 'em," Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said. "It will give you options to pick the shortest route. You certainly get the shortest route. But it may not be a safe route."
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Car cam 'black box' records video forward and back

Posted November 27, 2009 - 6:18 pm

Police cars have front-facing cameras to gather evidence during traffic stops. Airlines have black-box recording devices that gather data in the event of a crash. Public buses tend to have cameras trained on the inside of the vehicle for security and evidence gathering.
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Waze: social navigation app for your phone

Posted August 6, 2009 - 8:19 am

A new free application for your Android or iPhone wants to help you get to work faster.
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GPS leads wrecking crew to wrong house

Posted June 15, 2009 - 10:00 am

GPS is great for helping drivers find where they're going -- but it isn't so accurate that it can replace common sense.
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Japanese university to track students with iPhones

Posted June 4, 2009 - 3:56 pm

Tokyo's Aoyama Gakuin University is giving free iPhones out to all of its students ... to combat truancy.
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