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GPS Use Can Cause Memory and Spatial Problems: Study

You better turn off that reassuring GPS voice, for it may be dumbing down a region of your brain, says a new study. Veronique Bohbot and colleagues at McGill Univeristy have shown that avid GPS users have a higher risk of suffering from [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Best Buy Ad: Black Friday 2010 GPS Deals

You will gather by now that the Best Buy Black Friday 2010 ad has appeared online, and we have already had a look over a few items, such as the Nook Color and a Samsung TV with $1000 off the normal selling price. We now thought we would [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

National GPS Search Data Reveals Which Brands Consumers Seek...

one of the largest global wireless location-based services providers with more than 17 million subscribers, today released usage data* indicating the brands drivers are most actively searching for while on the road. The top brands were i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

How to Buy a GPS

It's a great time to buy a GPS. The category has matured and competition from nav-equipped smartphones has helped drive prices way down. As a result, you can get a capable stand-alone GPS that can do much more than just help you find [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

GPS iPhone App Shows Trucking Well Beyond CB Fad

It used to be that truckers were the hippest cats on the road. In the 1970's kids fantasized about hauling loads across the country on the open highway in a great big convoy, while communicating with other 18-wheel wonders via CB rad [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

GPS Tracking Ignites Privacy Outcry

A GPS tracking device found by California student Yasir Afifi has sparked complaints from the Muslim-American community which claims that warrantless surveillance is unlawful and an invasion of privacy. Afifi, a community college st [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Digi Unveils New Embedded Dual-Mode Modem with GPS

Device manufacturers now have the fastest way to integrate cellular, global positioning system “GPS” and satellite connectivity into their fleet management and asset tracking applications in one design with the help of Digi I [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Where This GPS App is Going, It Doesn’t Need Roads

Most GPS devices can flawlessly and effectively guide you through the grid of cities foreign and domestic, but not all of the quickest routes to the places you want to go are on the beaten path. Sometimes you've got a jeep, fly [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Get a loaded Garmin 4.3-inch GPS for $98

Much as I'm a fan of GPS apps for smartphones, I usually prefer to use a standalone GPS so I can keep my phone available for, you know, phone calls. Today only, Wal-Mart has the Garmin Nuvi 855 4.3-inch GPS for $98 (plus $1.97 f [...]