Posts Tagged ‘Units’


December 28 2011

TetherGPS – Share GPS Units on Android Devices

This video shows how to use TetherGPS to share the GPS from an HTC Evo with a Nook Color running Honeycomb.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

April 11 2011

GPS units don’t recognize Barlow closure

GPS units don’t recognize Barlow closure
Hotel and rental car company staff are trying to steer tourists in the right direction following the closure of a main route to and from the airport.
Read more on CBC via Yahoo! Canada News

Microsoft to link Toyota cars
The software and car giants are investing mil in a Toyota unit that will focus on ways to combine telecom technology and data to offer GPS, multimedia and power-management tools for drivers. Toyota also plans to set up a network based on Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT – News) Azure cloud-computing platform by 2015, allowing customers to access Toyota’s digital services, including a way to track …
Read more on Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News

Woman’s Car Taken At Knifepoint; Two Arrested
Peoria police arrest two men who they say took a woman’s car at knifepoint Thursday morning.
Read more on CBS 5 Phoenix

March 31 2011

Are there any car GPS units that should be avoided altogether?

Question by xtremelyeuro: Are there any car GPS units that should be avoided altogether?
I’m looking to buy a GPS pretty soon. I’ve been looking at various different models and they all look pretty good. I’m new to the GPS market and I really don’t know much about them. Are there any GPS units that give really bad directions, are unreliable and should be avoided altogether? If so, which brands/models have a poor reputation for performance?

Best answer:

Answer by Ryan Miller
Well, if it has all the same features as one that costs much more and seems to good to be true stay away, I would say Garmin is my overall favorite though. Good luck =)

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March 13 2011

Garmin Friction Mount for GPS units review

Review of Garmin Friction mount for GPS units. You can purchase one for a good price here: www.amazon.com I also discuss various mounting options.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

March 13 2011

Cambridge cops catch Somerville man with heroin, GPS units

Cambridge cops catch Somerville man with heroin, GPS units
Cambridge Police arrested a Somerville man after he was allegedly found with heroin and a bunch of GPS units on Feb. 28. At about 4:33 p.m., Officer Brendan Pasco saw a car driving on Rindge Avenue with no front plate and a red number plate in the back. The car was stopped on Alewife Brook Parkway by the bridge and the driver identified as Manuel Dennis Sheehan, 26 of Somerville.
Read more on Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab

GPS-Guided iPhone Tours Create Multimedia Travel Experience
Imagine visiting a new city. Your iPhone knows where you are, it’s guiding you to the town’s hot spots, and it’s automatically entertaining you with multimedia relevant to your surroundings. Today, GPS-touring technology makes this a reality. (PRWeb March 10, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/GPS_Tour_Guide/GeoTour_iPhone_App/prweb5147794.htm
Read more on PRWeb

Radios, GPSs snatched from cars in Brighton, Allston
A man reportedly told police he parked his Jeep on Washington Street near Allston Street at 11:45 the previous evening, and returned at 9:30 the following morning to find a side window smashed and his Garmin GPS missing.
Read more on Allston-Brighton Tab

Practical Applications for Government Data, Online
Here’s a sampling of online destinations that turn streams of government data into useful information for consumers.
Read more on New York Times

February 26 2011

How much a month does Tomtom and other similar GPS car units cost?

Car GPS
by nettsu

Question by Jacob: How much a month does Tomtom and other similar GPS car units cost?
My friend told me its free, or well included into the total price of the unit but how much a month do they cost?

Best answer:

Answer by tradesman408
They just have the cost to buy them from the store. There is no month to month fee

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