News tagged with gps
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Geocaching combines technology, the outdoors and the spirit of the hunt
It's been 10 years since HackAttack and Ma Bell planted one of the longest-active geocaches in the country and the oldest in Texas -- known as Tombstone, in Arlington -- but since then it has been found 342 times and counting.
May 18, 2010 |
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Air Force: Tests didn't include troubled GPS unit
(AP) -- The Air Force says it performed no advance testing on the specific type of military GPS receiver that had problems picking up locator signals after a change in ground-control software.
May 17, 2010 |
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Women navigate more efficiently than men
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico suggests women navigate more efficiently than men in some circumstances, even though previous studies have shown that in general ...
May 05, 2010 |
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New way to guide a car: With your eyes, not hands
Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Cell phones that protect against deadly chemicals? Why not?
Do you carry a cell phone? Today, chances are it's called a "smartphone" and it came with a three-to-five megapixel lens built-in -- not to mention an MP3 player, GPS or even a bar code scanner. This 'Swiss-Army-knife' ...
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Shelley, Stanford's robotic car, goes before the cameras (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shelley, Stanford's autonomous, self-driving car, did a workout at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose on Thursday, and members of the media were there to watch.
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Early warning system would predict space storms on Mars
Space weather storms will make living on Mars challenging. The first group of colonists won't need umbrellas; they will need safe houses with 30-foot thick walls made of Martian clay that can withstand radiation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Greenland ice sheet losing mass on northwest coast (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been increasing during the past decade over its southern region, is now moving up its northwest coast, according to a new international study.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet
(AP) -- A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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GPS Jamming Devices Pose Many Threats (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest GPS jamming devices are now being used by car thieves in the UK to render stolen cars and trucks undetectable by law enforcement. These devices also pose a threat to airlines and ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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High-performance ESA receiver brings satnav indoors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Satellite navigation is having an enormous impact on our daily lives. In practical terms it means the only place left to get lost is indoors, where satnav signals fail to reach. But one ESA ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Better weather forecasts with a map showing atmospheric vapour
Weather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew more about the distribution of water vapour ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Researchers develop new bushfire warning device
A new, low-cost bushfire detection and monitoring system is being developed by University of Adelaide researchers using mobile communications technology.
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Nokia to offer free mobile navigation services
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Thursday it will offer free navigation services globally for users of its smart phones, in a drive to counter a similar move by Google Inc.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Purdue researchers studied Haitian fault; warned of potential for a large earthquake (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The potential for large earthquakes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic was forecast by a model of the northeastern Caribbean created by a team of experts.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2010 |
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