Bikers no longer need to gripe about how they’re being left out by the GPS industry. Clarion has delivered the DrivTrax GPS navigation system especially for bikers, where the use of AA batteries offer up to 11 hours of autonomy. Other than keeping you on track in your journey, the DrivTrax GPS also features an integrated speaker that voices out directions so you can keep your eyes on the road. As with other motorbike-centric devices, it is important that the DrivTrax GPS is waterproof, and it does not disappoint in that aspect. It will retail for approximately 125€ when released.

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You know the old saying – if the mountain cannot come to you, the only logical step would be to go towards the mountain. The same applies with the ResQFix 406 Personal Locator Beacon that allows you to transmit your current location to anywhere in the world, giving you a better chance of being found. Of course, if you’re prone of getting into trouble yourself, it would be prudent to have one of these attached to your clothing and equipment at all times, especially when you’re in unfamiliar territory. The ResQFix 406 Personal Locator Beacon currently retails for $649.95.

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Keeping track of a teenager often involves a keen mind and a sensitive nose, but thankfully we have the people-buddi GPS system that helps you keep track of your family no matter where they are. Small enough to be tucked into a pocket or backpack, the people-buddi GPS system uses both GPS and GSM technology to keep you informed of the individual’s whereabouts that can be accessed via the Internet or the company’s customer support line. The people-buddi isn’t cheap though, retailing for $600 a pop and requires an upkeep cost of $40 per month.

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Scientists from the University of Massachusetts have used a combination of orthodontic cement and duct tape in order to keep a postcard-sized waterproof computer in place on a turtle’s shell, hoping that this along with a new wireless communication network will be able to help biologists track snapping turtles which are headed towards the path of being an endangered species. This new wireless communication network will consist of constantly moving devices that are capable of storing and recording information via transmitting data from one device to another, saving information to a central location while powered by self-charging batteries.

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Garmin has dropped news that it will be unveiling the new nuvi 200W and nuvi 250W widescreen GPS navigation systems that come in a sleek package while being easy on your pockets. Research has shown that customers prefer a much larger display on their personal navigation devices, and this is where both the nuvi 200W and nuvi 250W step in to fill that niche. For more information on the specifications of both devices, head on after the jump.

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You can find out where you are down to a centimeter thanks to the real-time kinematic position corrections with Trimble’s new VRS system.

Their new VRS customer system allows companies (mostly farmers, contractors, and civil engineering teams). The system incorporates radio, rea-time kinematic positioning corrections, DGPS, and standard GPS to identify tiny increments of positioning. This way precise measurements can be made without specific base station setup (which are often prohibitively expensive, and can be tricky to set up).

What it looks like, is that for surveying in growth communities, it’ll be a real boon. Not just that, but there are a bundle of uses for this system, and likely hundreds more to be created. From disaster aversion to land mapping, and even archeology, this stuff is going to change digital location marking for good (at a reasonable cost). Read the rest of this entry »