There’s nothing better than driving on the open road, but that feeling can quick turn to frustration if you find that your GPS has sent you down the wrong route or not managed to find the location you were aiming to arrive at. Many drivers experience out of date maps on their GPS but can…
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TomTom iPhone App vs Garmin iPhone App With more and more people now using their Smartphones to provide them with a GPS solution over an actual physical standalone device, it wasn’t going to be too long until both powerhouse manufacturers got into the game and started trying to get a slice of this ever popular…
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There are thousands of useful apps for hikers, but before listing the best of them it’s worth taking a moment to think about what iPhones shouldn’t be used for. Navigation is high on the list, and mountain rescue services around the world are finding that inexperienced hikers trying to find their way with a phone…
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Had this question come to my email from a reader and figured I’d post it for everyone since I’ve seen this question come up many times in forums and blogs over the years: Question: I’m trying to find out if the GPS on a smatphone is the same thing you would find on a stand-alone handheld GPS and if not…
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There once was a time that all one needed to make a car trip was a collection of maps and the innate ability to discern true North, but now in today’s electronic age, global positioning satellites (“GPS”) rule the roads, and maps, if you can find the right one, are few and far between and…
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I’ll admit that when I first saw the headline “GPS glasses” I had visions of a heads up display in my head. While the real mccoy isn’t quite as cool, a Japanese company has managed to turn regular old glasses into a gps navigation device. The selling point they’re offering is “safe navigation.” It allows…
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Worried that your GPS will guide you to the dark side? Fear not TomTom users, now you can get an official Yoda voice for your TomTom GPS in addition to the Darth Vader, and C-3PO voices already available for $12.95. Compatible with TomTom version 5.0 and higher. Learn all about it here – and here’s…
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