GPS

News, reviews and articles about GPS product.

This analog watch uses satellites to automatically set the time in over 40 time zones!

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NEWS – We talk a LOT about multi-tools and knives here on The Gadgeteer, but we can’t forget that watches are also a part of people’s daily gear. That’s what long time Gadgeteer reader DStaal thought when he sent me a link to the Citizen Satellite Wave GPS Freedom watch. Yes, it looks cool, but […]

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Add photos, video, voice, and GPS tracking to anything with BitRip digital tape

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NEWS – Check out this roll of scannable tape from BitRip. Available in a variety of colors and with UV or polypropylene coating, this sticky tape comes in lengths with 50, 300, or 600 scannable labels per roll. Rip a piece, attach it to a tool, or another item that you want to track, and

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Invoxia LongFi GPS Tracker review

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REVIEW – Everyone in my family has traded in privacy for convenience.  We all share our location with Google and each other, we have smart devices listening to us throughout our house and we don’t kid ourselves that our phones aren’t eavesdropping all the time. When the Invoxia GPS tracker came up for review, I

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Invoxia GPS tracker review – “Find my phone” for all your stuff

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REVIEW – I’ve always been interested in a GPS tracker for valuables, but haven’t gotten one yet for a variety of reasons.  When the offer came to review the Invoxia GPS tracker, I jumped at the opportunity to see if it’s worth it.  I recently bought a somewhat-expensive e-bike, so this gave me a great

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The Veriot Venture Smart GPS Tracking Device keeps you just a touch away!

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We live in such a busy world today, that no matter whether your primary responsibility is personal or professional or both, we often have a need to keep track of something or someone, and any device that can help us to do so in an efficient and effective manner would add value to our lives.

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SmartHalo adds GPS navigation and more to your bicycle

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SmartHalo is a device that attaches to your bicycle’s handlebars to provide visual GPS navigation, a headlight, alarm, and even fitness tracking. The SmartHalo device was a successfully funded Kickstarter project from 2015, but it looks like they just now starting to ship to their backers and offer the device to the public.

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Magellan’s eXplorist TRX7 CS helps you navigate off-road

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Pre-loaded with more than 117,000 trails and landmarks, the Magellan eXplorist TRX7 CS is an all in one GPS turn by turn navigation system that can take you off the beaten path and back home again without getting lost. The eXplorist TRX7 is shock resistant and IP67 dust and waterproof. It includes a 7-inch touchscreen,

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Never lose an umbrella again with the Kisha Bluetooth and GPS-enabled umbrella

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The only thing worse than not taking your umbrella on a day when rain is expected is losing it.  You won’t have to worry about either event with the Bluetooth Never Lost Umbrella by Kisha.  The umbrella is 100% windproof and corrosion-proof.  It has 16 ribs and a “perfect opening and closing mechanism”.  Pair it

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Magellan eXplorist GC handheld GPS review

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  If capturing virtual creatures around your town with the Pokémon Go app isn’t your idea of a fun time, consider geocaching which is another outdoor hunting game. To play you’ll need to use your smartphone or a GPS unit like the Magellan eXplorist GC which I’m going to tell you about today.

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Julie’s gadget diary – Geocaching adventures or lack thereof

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If you’ve never heard of geocaching, it’s a high-tech game of hide and seek that is played with a smartphone or handheld GPS unit. It gets you outdoors in the fresh air and helps build your observation, puzzle solving and navigation skills to find caches. Caches are small containers that have been strategically hidden all

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