Magellan, a leader of innovative GPS devices for vehicles, outdoor and mobile navigation, today announced the availability of new Magellan® RoadMate® RV GPS navigators designed to address the safety and distinct navigational needs of people who enjoy traveling in recreational vehicles. The new Magellan RoadMate RV9145, RV9145-LM, Pro9165T and RV9165T-LM models are pre-loaded with the Good Sam Trailer Life Directory and Good Sam discount locations. These RV travel resources feature comprehensive North America campground information to facilitate locating RV services, pet-friendly campgrounds and parks, Wi-Fi and more than six million points of interest.

"The Magellan RoadMate family of RV GPS devices, coupled with Good Sam Club discount locations and the Trailer Life Directory, are the ideal RV travel companions for a safer, more enjoyable and less stressful RV road trip," said Stig Pedersen, Associate Vice President of Product Management for Magellan. "We know just how challenging it is to drive over-sized vehicles on varying roadways, and have equipped the new Magellan RoadMate RV devices with the best features and content to assist drivers before and during their journey."

The Magellan RoadMate RV9145, RV9145-LM, Pro9165T and RV9165T-LM RV GPS models include extra-large, high-definition 7-inch touch screens, featuring a 50% larger display area than standard 4.3-inch screens. Versatile, heavy-duty extension mounts designed for vehicles with deep dashboards are also included to provide fully-adjustable, personalized comfort and safe viewing.

RV drivers can plan and customize their routes based on the vehicle's height, width, length and weight and navigation preferences. Highway Lane Assist guides RV drivers towards the correct lane when approaching interchanges and exits. An A/V input is included for connecting external devices such as a back-up camera or DVD player. As part of its Safety Series, Magellan also offers a Wireless Back-up Camera ($149.99) as an ideal safety companion for the new RoadMate RV GPS Navigators. When the RV is in a reverse-mode, the Magellan navigator will automatically switch from navigation-mode to become a rear-view monitor that allows the driver to see what is behind the vehicle, including children, pets and toys. 'OneTouch(TM)', another Magellan-exclusive feature, lets RVers bookmark and assign a button to their favorite destinations or searches for faster access.

For additional safety, the Magellan RoadMate Pro9165T and RV9165T-LM models include built-in Bluetooth® technology that turns the GPS device into a hands-free speaker phone. Free Lifetime Traffic Alerts notify the driver of traffic incidents on their route and suggest an alternative route.

Available now from Camping World, Good Sam Club and Magellan's retail and online channel partners, MSRP prices are RV9145 ($349.99), RV9145-LM ($379.99), Pro9165T ($399.99) and RV9165T-LM ($429.99).

'Magellan RV' Now on FacebookTo further underscore Magellan's commitment to the RV market, the company has launched 'Magellan RV' on Facebook. RV enthusiasts can participate in the Magellan community to receive targeted RV-related information, participate in specialized promotions and share their adventures after clicking 'Like' at www.facebook.com/MagellanGPS .

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We all well-known that JVC and Kenwood have amalgamated to recognized a joint investment company, JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc. previous year. Now they bring their initial car multimedia navigation system dub the Kenwood AVENUE MDV-313. It comes with the best features and design best for all cars.

Kenwood AVENUE MDV-313 is equipped with best features and it comes with pre-loaded latest map data as well it includes Virtual 3D maps. Other features include 1Seg digital TV tuner, 6.1-inch 489×234 touch screen display with LED backlight and built-in DVD player, FM/AM tuner and USB port and SD card slot for MP3/WMA music playback. This car navigation gives you a maximum of 50Wx4 output. You can also enjoy your favorite track while you driving your car. It has excellent multimedia features that allow you to enjoy the best entertainments just on one click.

It is the most excellent car navigator that serves you best and I am sure you will enjoy to driving your car. We have seen a lot of car navigator previously in the market but I found this latest Kenwood AVENUE MDV-313 best. You just have to spend 90,000Yen for buying this latest car navigator. Try this latest car navigator and enjoy finest services.

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TomTom unveils two latest series of GPS navigation devices, the Go 2435 series and the Go 2535 series. Both come with capacitive touchscreen, Bluetooth support for hands-free calling and 4GB internal storage. The previous obtains a 4.3-inch display whereas the latter has a 5-inch display.

It is built in finest features and design it is equipped with high sensitivity GPS chipset, the Go 2435 and Go 2535 both built in maps of Canada, US and Mexico. Each of them are obtainable in four models, the basic model 2435/2535; the 2535T and 2535T with the 2435M/2535M with lifetime map update, lifetime traffic update; and the 2435TM/2535TM with lifetime map and traffic updates. TomTom is a well famous company for making navigator. It comes with touchscreen, it is built in advance technology. If you are looking for the best navigator then just check out this latest TomTom Go 2435 and Go 2535 series GPS Devices.

Prior we have seen a lot of GPS Devices now these latest models are awesome. It comes with slim and sleek design. TomTom will also unveils the Go 2535M Live with TomTom’s LIVE Services; and the Go 2535TM WTE that adds maps of Europe. Unfortunately there is no more details are available. Just check out its latest image and details above.

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SAN DIEGO - A website that tracks boats by GPS shows a Redondo Beach-based yacht that was mysteriously destroyed during a race to Mexico ended up on the rocky shore of an island off Baja California. | Investigators have not determined what happened to the 37-foot Aegean, but the GPS tracking potentially undercuts the theory that it collided with a large ship.

Coast Guard investigators have not recovered the GPS device but will consider the coordinates as they try to determine what caused the crash that killed three sailors - two from the South Bay - and left another from Redondo Beach missing, said Lt. Bill Burwell, an agency spokesman.

Investigators are also scrutinizing the sailboat's debris, interviewing race participants and seeking records of any large ships in the area, Burwell said. The GPS tracking information shows the boat landed on Mexico's Coronado Islands at 1:36 a.m. PDT Saturday at a speed of about 6 knots. The coordinates were the last posted by the ship a day after it left from Newport Beach, where the 124-mile race to Ensenada, Mexico, began. The maker of the device was Spot LLC, a unit of Globalstar Inc. Its palm-size gadgets track movements of sailors and other outdoor enthusiasts.

Michael Patton, a crewman on other outings of the Aegean who did not make the weekend race, noted the tracking shows the GPS device - but not necessarily the boat - landed on the rocks. He dismissed the theory that the boat hit rocks because debris found just offshore was too small. "Look at the destruction of it all," Patton said. "You're talking about it being squished."Eric Lamb, who stumbled upon the wreckage Saturday while on safety patrol, said debris strewn over 2 square miles looked as if the boat had "gone through a blender." He said he saw debris a quarter-mile from the shore. The San Diego County medical examiner has said Kevin Rudolph, 53, of Manhattan Beach; William Reed Johnson Jr., 57, of Torrance; and Joseph Stewart, 64, of Bradenton, Fla., all died in the crash. The boat's skipper, Theo Mavromatis, 49, of Redondo Beach, was missing.

Race organizers have said they don't see what could have caused the accident other than a collision with a larger vessel. But Burwell, a Coast Guard pilot who helped locate the three bodies, has said he wasn't ruling out that the yacht collided with rocks on the Coronado Islands.

Troy Sears, an experienced sailor who owns the San Diego-based charter company Next Level Sailing, said the GPS chart "gives an important clue if not verification of what happened to the vessel."

"It looked like they plotted a course for Ensenada and North Coronado Island was directly in the way," he said. Sears, who visited the portion of the island where the GPS tracking ended, said it was unlikely that the device fell off the boat because the chart shows a steady speed and straight course. "That section of North Coronado Island is near vertical and it would be like hitting a wall. There's no beach to stop or slow a vessel, so a vessel would make contact with a near-vertical wall," he said.

The deaths were the race's first fatalities in its 65 years and came two weeks after five sailors were killed in the waters off Northern California when their 38-foot yacht was hit by powerful waves and ran aground on a rocky island.

Gary Jobson, president of the U.S. Sailing Association, said the group would look at the GPS coordinates as part of its investigation. GPS devices are increasingly popular among sailors, said Jobson, who attaches one to the rail of his boat.

Mavromatis was a sailor his entire life and has never faced scrutiny about safety, said Conrad Thieme, manager of Marina Sailing, a company that rented the boat on his behalf. "Based on his sailing resume, this whole occurrence is really surprising," Thieme said.

Mavromatis twice won the Newport-to-Ensenada race in his category and also placed second and third, Patton said, who was supposed to be the fifth crew member but canceled when his mother was hospitalized with symptoms of heart trouble in Illinois. Her health scare did not turn out to be serious.

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Whoever has someone you care about afflicted with Alzheimer’s condition is aware of the particular get worried of your walking around occurrence.

Alzheimer’s condition will be a type of dementia that creates the victim to get paranoid, puzzled, and possess memory space issues. Getting puzzled concerning their particular area, several individuals amble about aimlessly, which usually can cause life-threatening scenarios, for instance jogging directly into lanes regarding targeted traffic. The particular Alzheimer’s affected person may well today realize in which they’ve got wandered also, where they live, and even their particular identify.

Roughly 58 pct of men and women ?nduced together with Alzheimer’s condition are inclined to amble. It is a with regards to fact regarding family and also caretakers regarding Alzheimer’s and also dementia individuals, specially if you will never retain an in depth vision to them each next of each evening.

Since how many middle-agers getting close to the age of 65 actually reaches the particular thousands, the particular fee regarding Alzheimer’s patients will be expected to be able to have an effect on around of sixteen thousand simply by 2050, in line with the 2011 Alzheimer’s Condition Information and also Statistics record printed from the Alzheimer’s Connection.

Whether or not a member of family or perhaps medical care ability specialist, caregivers regarding Alzheimer’s individuals may well shortly inhale and exhale any sigh regarding reduction nonetheless, as a result of GPS DEVICE engineering.

With all the predicted go up inside how many Alzheimer’s individuals, real-time GPS DEVICE following gadgets are becoming a vital application regarding equally household in-home caregivers and also helped dwelling properties likewise. With out a GPS DEVICE following system, the job regarding locating a walking around Alzheimer’s affected person is fairly tough.

Real-time GPS DEVICE following gadgets regarding Alzheimer’s individuals can be obtained in several diverse varieties nowadays. As an example, they could be attached with someone’s garments or perhaps used since an item of diamond jewelry, being a observe or perhaps diamond. GPS DEVICE following gadgets regarding memory-challenged men and women could even be applied inside shoes or boots. In cases like this, the particular GPS DEVICE tracker will be implanted into the particular high heel with the boot, offering the particular boot an all-natural seem and also physical appearance.

These kinds of on-person GPS DEVICE following gadgets enables you to observe an individual for a number of a long way, offering correct, real-time affected person place. Several gadgets offer you the opportunity to inform the particular caregiver each time a affected person wanders away from array, although some provides a great inform in the event the Alzheimer’s affected person comes.

Inside 2011, roughly 5. some thousand Us citizens have got Alzheimer’s and also around a single inside ten folks over the age of 65 have got Alzheimer’s.

Affordable GPS DEVICE following remedies can easily identify inside real-time and also about requirement autos, folks and also house coming from virtually any online personal computer or perhaps cell system.

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GPS as well as the Global Positioning techniques have now turn out to be a tool of great assist for several fisherman all over the world to find their most favorite angling areas. For the sleep, the idea of a sequence of satellite surrounding the world using its distinctive alerts staying directed to a device, which explains to your local area in latitudes along with longitudes is actually no ponder a bit touch challenging. And having to learn functioning this particular electronic create does not really appeal sometimes. You may need to do a few preparation in order to recognize its utilization and procedures.

In all credibility, the GPS method is somewhat challenging to run initially. Though their precise discovering capability along with conveniences, it can be slowly gaining popularity. Using this device you can indicate marine structures, shape smashes, river habits, creek programs plus some places that you also have some good good fortune fishing. Along with the aid of the GPS an individual can return to the very same location later on whenever you want. The LCD shows the information. Latitudes, longitudes, surface area speed, height, floor speed, sunrise and also sun, and also an ‘accuracy warning system’ tend to be shown on the device.

What is better yet with regards to GPS is haze, darkness; bad weather conditions does not affect the precision. It is actually probable to get in touch with somebody in circumstances of urgent situation plus they would realize exactly where just to find you together with the help of the coordinates. The device also has a ‘way level capability’ function one can record several waypoints along with the aid of that you can identify very good fishing places and also find your path back home.

Working the coordinates of every fish that you’ve trapped after which making use of the very same coordinates to return to the very same place is actually an superb method to possess a ‘good fishing day’ usually. GPS program furthermore allows you to zoom in and look at the topography of the place where you stand trolling. ‘Track logging’ is yet another function of this kind of device which will help a fisher to get back to the identical area in the potential.

Not just that, a chart computer chip as well as a graph plotter GPS can provide one’s precise place comparative to the land features, possess entrances and also water depth which also upward best 15 meters. It is a fact it is a tiny tough working together with latitudes along with longitudes in the beginning nonetheless it becomes easier along with a small apply.

GPS units have made the lives of fishers easier nevertheless there are still several classic fishermen who’ve never used the device whom somewhat find that needless to change their own document angling maps using this evidently difficult tiny point. Yet those who realize the importance, benefit along with the energy of this specific device would claim it is great.

A price of a GPS device range from $80 to several many thousands nonetheless the accuracy and reliability does differ with price. Several consider it a luxury while some others would not necessarily leave home for an angling trip without them. In fact an individual can get almost all the information you’ll need simply with a feel of a button!

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ALBANY — In a bid to cut down on cases of abuse, the state on Monday will begin monitoring security cameras in public vehicles used to transport people with developmental disabilities, the Daily News has learned.

The cameras, along with Global Positioning Systems, will be installed Monday in state buses, vans and cars used to transport the developmentally disabled in the Albany area. The reform is part of a pilot project that officials hope to expand statewide within a month.

Courtney Burke, commissioner of the state Office of People With Developmental Disabilities, said in a statement the program will make the system safer while individuals are being transported. And she said it will also help resolve complaints, preserve evidence in cases of abuse and even help clear workers who are falsely accused of abuse.

Burke’s agency and others like it that provide services to vulnerable populations have been hit hard recently by reports of abuse and coverups of wrongdoing. There are no plans at this point to expand the security camera program to group homes run by the state and private companies.

Travis Proulx, a spokesman for the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities, said the federal government has “very strict restrictions on use of cameras in homes, because that would essentially remove the privacy people are legally entitled to inside their homes.”

Michael Carey — whose 13-year-old autistic son, Jonathan, was smothered to death in 2007 in a transit van as a state care worker tried to restrain him — called the camera program “a tiny, superficial step.”

He is pushing for passage of legislation that would require cameras to be installed in common areas of all group homes for the developmentally disabled, as well as in public and private transport buses, cars and vans.

“There’s an overwhelming strategy on the state’s part that they don’t want the evidence of abuse,” he said of the push for more surveillance cameras. “They’re more concerned about lawsuits than the hundreds of thousands of vulnerable, disabled children and adults they are supposed to care for.”

Putting cameras in state transport vehicles is just one step the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities is taking to crack down on abuse. It will outline its approach in a report expected to be released this week.

As part of its reforms, the agency reduced voluntary overtime by 43% since November, after limits were placed on the number of consecutive hours and days an employee can work, Proulx said.

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The Timex Ironman Run Trainer has consistently been a top selling running watch since its release at Heart Rate Monitors California because of its rich features and very competitive price point. "Timex Run Trainer is a great GPS watch for runners", says Rusty Squire, President of Heart Rate Monitors California. He adds, "I tested the watch myself for several months and was impressed by the accuracy and the breadth of timing features".

The Timex Ironman Run Trainer with heart rate will offer runners heart rate, speed, distance, zone alerts, lap timers, countdown timers, and cadence with an optional Timex foot pod. One of the vagaries of the Timex Run Trainer is that if a foot pod is in use for cadence than the foot pod will do the cadence and the speed and distance. So the foot pod cancels the GPS use for speed and distance.

The Timex Run Trainer uses Training Peaks software, either the free version or the XO version which you will have to pay a monthly subscription fee for. The XO version is used by many top pro athletes like Tour de France winner Cadel Evans and Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander.

The Timex Ironman Run Trainer is reasonably enough sized to be used as an everyday watch for guys but is a bit big for many women. "While it is smaller than Timex's Global Trainer it is still bigger than the average wrist watch so we don't recommend it for women unless they have a wrist around 6 inches diameter" says Squire.

For around $40 less than the Garmin Forerunner 210, the Timex Ironman Run Trainer makes a worthy competitor given its greater diversity of features although the testers at Heart Rate Monitors California still prefer the Garmin Connect software for its mapping and player function. The Timex Ironman Run Trainer battery lasts an admirable 8 to 9 hours, not long enough for ultra-marathons but certainly plenty good enough for marathons.

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The Global Positioning System recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. The US Air Force program has come a long way and is looking forward to many more years of technology and development.

On December 10, the United States Air Force celebrated the twentieth year of GPS systems in orbit around the earth, marking two decades of offering critical mapping data for government, commercial and personal use.

The Global Positioning System owes its success to Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 23, launched by Boeing (then the Rockwell Corporation), on November 26, 1990. The satellite was operational for navigation and timing two years later. Though it was expected to last just 7.5 years, with some repairs, it is now slated to live well into its 21st.

Originally, the satellite, Boeing’s GPS Block IIA-10, appeared to be a failure. In just its first year, the satellite’s ability to keep its solar arrays directed toward the sun appeared to be damaged and required the Air Force’s 2nd Space Operational Squadron to manually point the arrays toward the sun for fourteen years. The machinery appeared to fix itself three years later. To date, the satellite maintains one of the best atomic clocks of the GPS fleet.

Global Positioning Systems remain under the purview of the US Air Force, and work with companies like Boeing to maintain the program, which have become critical to American infrastructure for government, private businesses and the general public. There are now 31 satellites in the GPS constellation of varying models.

In the two decades since its original launch, the Global Positioning System has been used for both military and civilian uses, and the GPS system continues to improve. Boeing launched the first of its twelve IIF satellites in August of 2010, and it is the most advanced Global Positioning System in history.

As Global Positioning Systems become more advanced, programs in space, home control and civilian uses will become nearly perfectly synchronized. With these technological improvements, satellites can utilize GPS to become the standard of timing, positioning and navigation.

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Design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has announced that it has extended its ruggedized handheld system design portfolio to include a very versatile rugged GPS device with integrated mapping capabilities and two way terrestrial and satellite wireless communication. Communicator has the potential to significantly improve the work of professionals who depend on mapping locations to save lives, such as the Police, Military and mountain rescue services, and is a cost effective solution that can integrate with a range of wireless data bearers, making it suitable for a variety of in-the-field applications.
 
Current commercial devices capable of displaying a live map are generally vehicle-mounted, making them impractical and bulky. Communicator is a durable hand held device perfectly suited to challenging conditions.
 
The unique thing about the Communicator system is that points, lines and areas of interest can be exchanged between devices and updated in real time to meet a wide range of operational requirements. In a search and rescue scenario this provides the flexibility to assign users a specific square on a mapped grid, making a search far more efficient and coordinated. Tiered tracking management via Communicator, laptops or PCs will make it easy to monitor a search and assign tasks and change search perimeters remotely.

Communicator is also a highly versatile ruggedized two-way radio. It is able to work with multiple radio technologies, including GPRS, 3G, TETRA, LTE and Iridium. It will be capable of two way data messaging and emergency distress signaling, and features Bluetooth for connection to legacy modems.
 
Other features of the ultra-ruggedized handset include a 3.5” high-res, high contrast LCD day-night screen, large button controls and touchscreen. All features that could be easily applied to other technologies in other hand held device applications such as mobile phones, which may well be necessary when considering that there were over 1 million mobile phone insurance claims in 2010 and 60 percent of those claims were for accidental damage.
 
The design and technology of Communicator is highly adaptable to the specifications of different customer-groups. The software can be entirely adapted to make it compatible with any mapping system or Android platform and custom products can be designed for different applications. This adaptability makes Communicator a very attractive product for OEMs looking to develop a two-way radio/navigation or ruggedized handheld devices with minimal time-to-market.
 
"Communicator builds on CDP’s experience in creating designs such as the ruggedized, award-winning Satmap 10, amongst many others. Next generation functionality, including powerful scripting software and two-way data communication, offers a new solution for a variety of industries and professions," said Mike Beadman, partner, at Cambridge Design Partnership. Beadman adds, "Cambridge is now looking for OEM-partners who might be interested in adopting this design."

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