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Nokia N79 Active With SportsTracker

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, GPS, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,

Maybe the only exercise you get these days is on your Wii, so Nokia has upped its N79 smartphone to bring you the Active and get you out of the house. It has a SportsTracker application that utilizes an onboard GPS, accelerometer and data connection to keep track of your exercising. Track your miles run, speed, heart rate and include music. You can also upload to the SportsTracker website. The Active comes with a Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt and a CP-324 elastic armband case at a price of $492.00.

Missing Girl Tracked by Cell Phone and Google Street View

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Google, GPS,

This should be a lesson to all those parents who complain when their kids ask for cell phones. Utilizing Google Street View and a mobile phone signal, a 9 year-old girl has been found after she was allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother. After Natalie Maltais went missing in Athol, Massachusettes in what was supposed to only be a weekend, police officer Todd Neale used the girl’s cell phone to track them. Fire chief Thomas Lozier used View to locate the hotel in Virginia where the child and grandmother were found.

Backtrack GPS Finder

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Transportation,

Never worry about getting lost in the woods again. With the Backtrack GPS Finder, you mark a spot (like your car,) press a button and it instantly records the space. Even better, it will keep up to 3 locations in its memory. The self-calibrating compass has a SiRF Star III GPS receiver, is water resistant, runs on 2 AA batteries (not included,) and includes a lanyard for wearing or attaching. At a size of only 9 x 7 x 1cm, the Backtrack Finder carries a price of £59.99 (~$111.58.)

GPS Homing Device Leads You Back To Where You Started

Posted by Patrick Phelps Categories: GPS, Handhelds,

If you’re anything like several people we know and get lost in your own driveway, we’ve found a new device to help get you oriented. Hammacher Schlemmer’s keychain GPS Homing Device promises to take you back to a predetermined starting point (within five yards). Say you’ve parked your car in the giant parking lot at the mall and come stumbling out with armloads of new purchases - if you pressed one of two simple buttons to set the location of your car, this little wonder fob will tell you exactly in which direction you need to go.

At $79.95 for the water resistant, drink coaster sized unit which includes a self-calibrating digital compass and a lanyard, we’re more inclined to suggest that you get a “more complicated,” fully functional portable GPS unit for a few dollars more. And, if along with being directionally challenged, you have a habit of losing your keys, this is definitely not the device for you…

Read More | GPS Homing Device via Chip Chick

TomTom Route Planner

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Internet, Transportation,

TomTom has kindly created a Route Planner for those who don’t have GPS and find that Google mapping is sometimes a long means to an end. It features live traffic information so you know the best time to leave and calculates routes on real average road speeds. Their Map Share technology is renewed every day by members of the TomTom community. Test the beta site for free before you head out on your next vacation or road trip.

MedicalPhone iCEphone

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, GPS, Video Games,

MedicalPhone recently debuted their iCEphone, so named because of a dedicated emergency button that sends the GPS location to emergency services. The cellie runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro, and has a 3.1 megapixel cam with autofocus and LED flash. At a size of 5 x 2.4 x .9-inches, it has a QWERTY keyboard, 3-inch touchscreen and gaming keypad. Expect 5 hours of talk time and 3 days of standby. Targeted for the military and governmental use, look for it to formally come out in Q2 next year with a price of around $1,000.00.

Nikon GP-1 GPS Unit

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Cameras, GPS, Transportation,

Nikon GP-1 Nikon’s GP-1 GPS Unit can add geotags to your photos so that the latitude, longitude, altitude and time information can be noted. It features 3 blinking lights for satellite receiving indications and gets its power from the camera itself. It takes about 45 seconds to record from a cold start and only 5 sec. with a hot one. The GP-1 is compatible with the Nikon D90, D3, D300, D700, D2Xs and D200, although some may need a cable and firmware update. At a size of 2 x 1.8 x 1-inches, pre-order at J&R for $209.00.

Mio Windows-based 3.5G GPS Handset

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Corporate News, GPS,

Mio 3G Handset Mio Technology plans on launching a Windows Mobile-based 3.5G GPS handset in Q1. It will feature a Qualcomm 3.5G chipset, a Spirit touch user interface and a built-in 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera. The company has also announced that it will be releasing a MID with GPS capability by the end of the first quarter and will have a 7 or 8-inch TFT-LCD display, 3G technology and will run on a Windows CE operating system.

ClarionMiND’s Mobile Internet Navigation Device

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Internet, Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games,

ClarionMiND’s mobile Internet navigation device is now available for purchase. With it you get GPS, can play movie and music files, and surf to watch YouTube videos or play online games. With a 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display, it comes with preloaded North American maps and Google Maps points of interest. The fun device features a Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 operating system with Intel Atom processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD flash memory and a built-in Firefox-based web browser. Choose from red, black or white and get yours for a hefty $649.00.

Walmart Black Friday Deals

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Misc. Tech, Portable Audio / Video, Storage, Video Games,

Zen Keychain Walmart has released their Black Friday specials. We took a look at it and found all of these electronic gadgets for under $100.00.

Flat Panel TV Console with Swivel Mount - $94.00
Philips 7-inch Digital Photo Frame Alarm Clock - $89.00
Pure Digital F230 30-Minute Digital Camcorder - $79.00
Garmin nuvi 200 3.5-inch GPS Navigation System - $97.00
Guitar Hero 2-Pack (Wii or Xbox 360) - $50.00
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB External USB Hard Drive - $69.00
RCA 8GB Opal MP3 Video Player - $49.00
HP Photosmart A526 Photo Printer with 2.4-inch Color LCD - $49.00

Want more? Check out Wally World’s Pre-Holiday online specials that include the Creative Zen 4GB EF MP3 Video Player w/ Bonus Clear Keychain Case for $78.00.

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