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February 6th, 2007

GPS System - New jails: Is there a need?


Aberdeen News - home before trial, either by eliminating bond or assigning pre-trial release, which permits BSO to monitor inmates with GPS When you have a system that places people in jail, you’re placing them in the most expensive option that is available

Web records prove hit with patients
BBC News - A new system which allows patients to view their own medical records and even find out test results over the internet is about to be extended to 100 other surgeries. It has been tried out by a handful of GPs, and the system has been successfully

Tyler Cassity puts new life back into the business of burial
San Francisco Gate - Some people want us to use that GPS device to plug it into our digital inventory system so that, let’s say, Molly, your grandchild, 10 years from now will be able to walk into this building and use her cell phone to find you through something like

February 6th, 2007

Magellan GPS - GPS Devices Popular Item for Holidays


Examiner - The market leaders are Garmin, TomTom and Magellan, but others have gotten into the GPS game, including Sony, mapmaker Rand McNally and car audio firms Kenwood and Alpine. Ross Rubin, technology analyst for NPD, said the holiday sales reflect a year

Submitted by jerrmac, CNET Digital cameras forum
CNet - Garmin Quest 2 Read review Check prices More GPS devices Magellan RoadMate 300 Garmin Quest Magellan Meridian Platinum Digital camera You’re sure to come across plenty of beautiful vistas on this trip, so don’t forget to slip a compact

GET ME TO THE CLOSEST TACO STAND
San Jose Mercury News - View-based Dash is adding local search from Yahoo, the Sunnyvale Internet company, into Dash Express — a portable GPS nationwide in the fall, enters a market crowded with portable navigation products from companies such as Garmin and Magellan

February 6th, 2007

Cobra GPS - Cobra Bows ‘07 CE Mobile Line By The Associated Press


SIGGRAPH News - Cobra’s 2007 line of radar products includes a radar/laser detector paired with a GPS locator, warning drivers of fixed red light and speed camera location databases. The discreet design and patented IntelliMute feature answer drivers’ three

Cobra Electronics to Host Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter 2006
Yahoo Finance - Building upon its leadership position in the GMRS/FRS two-way radio, radar detector and citizens band radio industries, Cobra identified new growth opportunities and has expanded into the GPS, mobile navigation and marine markets over the past few

GPS Is My Copilot
Wired - GPS Is My Copilot Whether winding through mountain roads or racing to that downtown job interview, you can always have precise Cobra Nav One 3000 Wired: Can set waypoints for retracing your routes to and from remote locales. Progress bar helps anticipate

Coalition Conduct in the Ground War
Human Rights Watch - skinned vehicles and personnel. 252 The reported dud rate is 2 percent. 253 The Hydra M261 rocket is launched from Apache or Cobra This list includes GPS coordinates where these kinds of explosive remnants of war were found. 238 U.S. CENTCOM, executive

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Vanson Leathers New Cobra 2 Leather Motorcycle Jackets Feature New Patented Ventilation and Armor Capability that Improve the The hand-held system utilizes short-range radio wave technology, making it more effective and reliable than GPS salellite

February 6th, 2007

GPS Cell Phone - GPS Security Leader, Inilex, Introduces Kepler Security System


Consumer Electronics Net - LAS VEGAS , BUSINESS WIRE — Inilex, a leading provider of intelligent GPS security, launched today a new automotive The QuickFence gives the customer the ability to secure their vehicle wherever it’s parked using their cell phone. The Kepler

Search Expands For Missing Sailor
KGO - Kutz showed us some of the latest technology Gray might have had on board, like auto-pilot, GPS navigation and a homing Gray last spoke with his wife on a cell phone Sunday morning. Weather conditions were ideal for sailing Sunday. The Coast

dairy goodness
Wired - Losing your cell phone sucks. You rummage around the couch cushions and try to squeeze your head under the car seat, all GPS Tracker Japanese mega telecom NTT DoCoMo introduced six handsets equipped with a GPS tracking service in October

February 5th, 2007

GPS Cell Phone - Methanol: The Key to Building a Better Battery?


NPR News - They have image intensification devices, IR devices, laser range finders, radios, GPS, even a few laptops out there More Hours on Your Cell Phone The military’s real warriors could soon be followed by the business world’s “road warriors

Online Press Release
PRWeb - The SafeGuardian One Button Medical Alarm Safety Cell Phone + GPS Locator is the first completely mobile medical alarm system that works virtually anywhere. - 2005-02-24 Free Service to Display RSS A free service at RSS2HTML.com has been launched

Shoes with GPS keep track of wearer’s location
Lexington Herald-Leader - It’s especially true for cell phone applications, since laws already require cell phones to have GPS-location technology for 911 services. “The parameters are in place for it to really take off in 2007,” said Allan Keiter, CEO and founder of

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Vonage The US Telecoms Group Said it Will Undercut Every Existing Fixed-Line Telecoms Company in the UK, Including BT. Vonage (based in Edison NJ) plan to launch their broadband phone service in the UK on 28 December 2004. Anyone with a broadband

February 5th, 2007

Magellan GPS - Product Test: Handheld GPS Devices


KGO - GPS devices use satellite signals to determine your exact position, anywhere on earth. So the Good Housekeeping For detailed mapping features, the Magellan eXplorist 210 (retail price: $188.99) scored highest. Software sold separately

Magellan 2200T: Drivers Steer Clear of Jams with Real-Time Traffic
MobileWhack.com - The receiver processes the real-time traffic information and displays icons on the Magellan 2200T RoadMate GPS map screen to show traffic jams and other conditions that impede normal flow of traffic. The Magellan TrafficKit comes with three months of

GPS Is My Copilot
Wired - GPS Is My Copilot Whether winding through mountain roads or racing to that downtown job interview, you can always have Magellan RoadMate 700 Wired: Bright touchscreen automatically adjusts to ambient light. 3-D maps. Lets you transfer addresses

February 5th, 2007

Magellan GPS - Sex appeal of France s high tech haute couture


Sify - So I used my handheld Magellan GPS, bought in America shortly before 9/11, and saw the magic figure settle in the display: 300 kilometres per hour. No kidding. The impact on the commuter airline industry of such speeds and the convenience of

Magellan 2200T: Drivers Steer Clear of Jams with Real-Time Traffic
MobileWhack.com - The receiver processes the real-time traffic information and displays icons on the Magellan 2200T RoadMate GPS map screen to show traffic jams and other conditions that impede normal flow of traffic. The Magellan TrafficKit comes with three months of

Now There Is A GPS Site That Everyone can Enjoy and Use!
24-7PressRelease.com - We have top brand names such as Garmin, Magellan and Lowrance GPS. Whether your looking for Handheld GPS or Auto Navigation GPS, you will find it here along with Accessories, Software and information that can add to your SAFETY and pleasure. Many of

GPS Is My Copilot
Wired - GPS Is My Copilot Whether winding through mountain roads or racing to that downtown job interview, you can always have Magellan RoadMate 700 Wired: Bright touchscreen automatically adjusts to ambient light. 3-D maps. Lets you transfer addresses

February 5th, 2007

GPS Unit - THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2 p.m. ET: Personal Tech


Washington Post - I’ve seen this on a blackberry, RAZR phone, Mio GPS unit, bluetooth headset, etc. Are the AC and car adapters for these interchangeable. Can I use any mini USB adapter including a USB cable connected to a PC to charge any of these devices? Rob

Online Press Release
PRWeb - The SafeGuardian One Button Medical Alarm Safety Cell Phone + GPS Locator is the first completely mobile medical alarm Digital Camera Shipments Will Exceed 100 Million Units in 2008 In 2004 Europe surpassed the United States in camera unit

Eric Kinney, President
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Several ways to save phone photos to PC
San Francisco Gate - Q: My new cell phone has a 3-megapixel camera that gives me great shots. My question is, how can I transfer the photos from my phone to my PC so I can save and print them? [ Podcast: Wayne Cunningham and Benny Evangelista on GPS unit; and David

February 5th, 2007

GPS Software - Videocast #8: Review of the Nokia N95


All About Symbian - Rafe looks at the Nokia N95 - one of the hot phones for 2007 and a convergence super star. Covers design, camera, multimedia, GPS and software overview. You can embed our media in your webpage or blog. Simply copy and paste the HTML code below into

Crashes slow traffic on Interstate 5
OregonLive.com - The Washington State Patrol is investigating two crashes involving four cars on Interstate 5 southbound at Fourth Plain Boulevard . Officers were called to a single-vehicle crash and a three-vehicle crash shortly after 11 a.m. The southbound ramp and

Technology’s best ideas keep it simple
Biloxi Sun Herald - Dash Navigation could set itself apart from other global positioning system, or GPS, navigation devices. Its portable You can send addresses from any computer to the Dash device, and get updates on maps and software. Priced at about $700, Dash

Point. Shoot. Kiss It Good-Bye.
Wired - Future cameras with built-in GPS receivers could record the location. Data mining Personal information stored in a your calendar, address book, and email app can provide clues for photo searches. For instance, software could look for the word “birthday

February 5th, 2007

GPS - Anorexia victims left to starve in ‘twilight zone’


Daily Telegraph - Mr Gibson said eating disorders and mental health problems were in the “twilight zone” of the health service and accused GPs of being unprepared to devote the time to deal with the problem. New research by beat, involving 600 people aged 14 to 25 who

Swedish Cancer Institute First in the World to Offer GPS for the Body
Yahoo Finance - SEATTLE, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Swedish Cancer Institute today announced it is the first cancer-care program in the world to provide prostate cancer patients commercial access to the Calypso 4D Localization System for precision-guided radiation

Chips Snap: Silicon Labs, SanDisk Hit
MSN MoneyCentral - The maker of chips used in GPS devices said first-quarter earnings could meet or beat Wall Street expectations. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector Index was down 5.85 points, or 1.3 percent, at 454.68. 2007 The Associated Press. All rights

GPS Industries Wins Praise at PGA Show
Consumer Electronics Net - VANCOUVER, British Columbia, BUSINESS WIRE — GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) (OTCBB:GPSN), the leading innovator of Wi-Fi enabled GPS solutions for golf facilities, resorts and residential communities, earned rave reviews at last weeks PGA Merchandise

BMA Scotland Warns Of Ageing Workforce ‘timebomb’
Medical News Today - This, matched with a 10 year strategy to shift care out of hospitals and closer to people’s homes means that now, more than ever, it is vital that the Scottish Executive makes a commitment to increase the number of GPs in Scotland. “Today’s figures

Sirf 4Q Profit Slips on Options Expenses
MSN MoneyCentral - SAN JOSE (AP) - Sirf Technology Holdings Inc., a maker of chips used in personal navigation, or GPS devices, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 11 percent from last year, largely due to stock-based compensation expenses. However, results

Breaking News:
Plano Star Courier - The service can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at the GPS web site www.governmentpayment.com or by calling 888-604-7888, according to the Plano Police Department. A four-digit location code (1530 for Plano) along with the defendant s