Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
New GPS release dates
- DeLorme InReach release date (October 1) and plan pricing revealed
- Garmin 62sc (August 12); Garmin 62stc (September 2); eTrex x0 (September 15); Rino 655t (September 2)
Garmin
- Garmin fan: Alice Cooper
- Garmin Connect gets improvements, including course creator, but then they got pulled temporarily
- An early look at some Rino 600 series features
- BlueChart® g2 and g2 Vision® 2011.5 released, with new detail for Ireland, Oslo and the Amazon
- Garmin GTU 10 giveaway (UK only)
GPS in the news
- Solar activity alert for high-precision GPS users today
- Thief returns GPS
- New York police launch GPS-enabled radiation detection and tracking system
- Don’t leave your GPS and garage door opener in the car together (Thanks James)
Updates
- New this week: Garmin GPSMAP 62/78, Montana, nuvi 37xx, WebUpdater; Magellan RoadMate 5120, 5145T, 9165T, VantagePoint; Allory has the links
- CacheSense for Blackberry v 4
- Garmin City Navigator 2012.20 North America now available
- Garmin Montana v 2.70 discussion
- TopoFusion Pro V 4.22
Geocaching
- Ugh, an, um, interesting geocaching container
- Geocaching.com’s newest update includes their long-awaited third party developer API; via @cachemania
- Glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t like micros and nanos; of course I’ve got a preschoolers who loves trading toys
- Add caches to OpenCaching.com; win a Dakota
LightSquared
- Philip Falcone: AT&T, Verizon are undermining LightSquared
- Boaters deliver 15,000 comments to FCC; via @GPSGIS_Eric
- LightSquared donates sat phones to tribal group
GPS tracking
- GPS tracking shows long-distance movements, like mountain lions in Connecticut
- OnStar testing a tracking service
- Sea turtle GPS tracking
TomTom fleet management
- TomTom integrates commercial vehicle restrictions into PRO 7150 and 9150
- And they are targeting tow fleet operators
The business of GPS
- Fitness market to grow to 10 million units?
- Garmin has a bad quarter
Just geo
- Explore “land art” with Google Earth
- Google Maps gets new 45° imagery for 35 cities
All the news that doesn’t fit
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- Garmin nuvi 2350LMT for $169
- $50 SPOT Connect rebate for existing SPOT owners
- Geomate.jr geocaching unit for $49.99
- Garmin nuvi 1390LMT for $149.95
- Transatlantic Garmin nuvi 2370LT for $219.95
- $50 Garmin Oregon rebate
- $50 Garmin Forerunner trade-in offer
- TomTom XXL 540TM on sale for $119.99
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin GTU 10 – Reviewed by the MiamiHerald.com
- Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM – CNet reviews this WiFi model, as does NJ.com
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