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  • Japanese engineers build GPS into glasses

    Personal navigation systems are about to get a lot more personal. Japanese engineers have created a prototype device that places GPS navigation technology into a pair of wearable, seemingly everyday, glasses.

    Written by Chris Brandrick06 Aug. 10 08:22
  • Unlucky Thief Steals iPhone Used in GPS Tracking Tests

    In perhaps what was one of the unluckiest moves of his career as a petty thief, Horatio Toure stole an iPhone on Monday afternoon. The irony? The iPhone Toure stole was being used to demonstrate a program that tracks GPS location in real-time--it took the police all of ten minutes to pin down his exact location and arrest him.

    Written by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal23 July 10 23:10
  • 10 Mobile & Wireless Technologies To Watch

    Gartner is highlighting 10 mobile and wireless networking technologies -- including new versions of Bluetooth and location-awareness -- it says will play a big role in business-to-employee and business-to-consumer interactions over the next couple of years.

    Written by Computerworld Philippines staff02 June 10 10:14
  • Garmin-Asus to show its first GPS smartphone of 2010

    Garmin-Asus plans to display its first GPS smartphone of 2010 on Thursday, the M10, loaded with the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and a 3.5-inch touchscreen.

    Written by Dan Nystedt04 Feb. 10 06:57
  • New Linux-based technology to make ‘smarter’ GPS

    Sick of having your GPS tell you to turn the wrong way up a one-way street or lead you to a dead end? Fear not: Linux-based technology developed at NICTA is on its way to help make personal navigation systems more accurate.

    Written by Dahna McConnachie06 Aug. 09 07:51
  • GPS close to collapse

    The world's Global Positioning System (GPS) could collapse next year, say US officials.

    Written by Carrie-Ann Skinner20 May 09 11:15
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