Tag Archives: GPS

GPS is a crutch that many of us lean on daily. Gone are the days where we pull out a map to try and plan a route, with apps like Waze and Google Maps giving us step by step directions to get to our destination quickly and efficiently. GPS devices for bicycles are nothing new, but Kickstarted compass Beeline takes ...

Pokémon GO was announced last year, and people have been freaking out about it ever since. The original trailer (included below) blew everyone’s minds, and it was a tough wait. I mean, it’s a big deal – this is something we’ve all been dreaming of since the original Pokémon games came out! We’ve all wanted to set out on a Pokémon ...

Apple yesterday confirmed to The New York Times their purchase of global positioning company, Coherent Navigation.  MacRumors got wind of the acquisition before the official announcement, reporting that Coherent Navigation’s CEO, Paul Lego, and co-founders, William Bencze and Brett Ledvina, had already made the transition to new positions at Apple. Apple has not officially released the reason for the purchase, ...

The kill-switch is something we’ve been reading about a lot recently, and it basically entails the ability to take away every functionality of a certain device remotely. A kill-switch has mostly been discussed in connection to automobiles and drivers, many arguing that if cars had kill-switches, accidents and thefts could be more easily avoided. For example, if your car is ...

Who hasn’t dreamed about being able to find their personal lost items by calling them or making them ring, when in a rush? Keys, bags, objects that are not interconnected, it is a nightmare to loose them in the chaos of your office or home. Now, our dreams came true. The Bluetooth-powered lost item finder called the “Tile” has finally ...