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Don't Panic GPS App Keeps Calm When You're Lost [Review]
This app knows where you are, even if you don't Don’t Panic is one of the better names I’ve seen for a GPS navigation app. It’s not a cheap app, but neither is it any more expensive than some of the other premium on-road satnav apps. The UI is a little quirky, but generally...
A Handheld GPS For the Wilds [GPS]
The Wirecutter's singular goal is to decide which gadgets to buy or not to buy. Today, it takes a hard look at a portable GPS for wandering the wilderness.More »
This Is What Happens When Your Car GPS Blows Up [Wtf]
What happens when you leave your GPS in the car under a blazing sun and its batteries are not in the best of conditions? Well, it may explode and burn—like this one on the photo—melting your dashboard.More »
The Drone That Will Never Stop for Directions [Drones]
Until now, MAVs found their way from A to B with one of two methods—GPS navigation or a human pilot. Problem is, both of those rely on external systems to guide the robot. For a more autonomous MAV, the quad-copter must see for itself.More »
NASA Begins Testing GPS-Based Earthquake Detection System [Earthquakes]
NASA has a new trick up its sleeve: a GPS system that is designed to locate the exact positon of serious earthquakes. Known as the Real-time Earthquake Analysis for Disaster (READI) Mitigation Network, it's being tested in the western US—and it's hoped it will save lives in the process.More...
Request anyone's location, regardless of device, with Space-time for iOS
TheNextWeb points to an interesting new application called Space-time. The software allows you to see the location of almost anyone, regardless of their device, as long as they have a smartphone with a GPS locator.Of course, the iPhone already has a friend-tracking solution in Find My Friends. Bu...
Low-Tech GPS Device Keeps Track of Your Little Ones [Toys]
The Chalktrail is an inexpensive bike add-on that allows artsy boys and girls to draw pretty patterns while they ride. It also doubles (perhaps unintentionally) as a low-tech GPS device to keep track of your child's. every. move.More »
Tracking everything, Placeme is the smartphone assistant of the future
Placeme for iOS and Android may be both the scariest and amazingly futuristic smartphone app I’ve seen yet. The free software uses every sensor in your handset to track your activities, location and environment. There’s no checking in or other action you need to take; Placeme simply r...
Secretly Track Anyone Using This Fully-Functional GPS Unit [GPS]
By all accounts the LiveWire NavGenius is your typical gray-market GPS navigation device, with touchscreen functionality and basic mapping software. But tucked away inside is an extra bit of hardware that lets the unit remotely tattle on its location.More »
A GPS Device Designed Specifically For Pirates (and Other Sailing Types) [GPS]
GPS devices designed for land-lubbers work just fine on an engine-powered boat that can head straight across the water. But for sailboats who have to zig-zag—or tack— to catch the wind, The Sailing GPS is better suited as it understands that the quickest route from point A to B isn't ...
