Handheld GPS Receiver: Technology in your hands

March 10, 2009

by Alexis Kenne The rapid technological progress in todays world has enhanced our way of living and added convenience to our lives. In the earlier times, you could not think of exploring an unknown area or a foreign land on your own lest you get lost. Now a days with the invention of handheld GPS receivers you can go wherever you want and yet you wont get lost. Initially these kinds of satellite navigation systems were used for the military and were developed around the 1960s. A handheld G

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Samsung A877: 3.2″ AMOLED Smartphone

March 10, 2009

Copyright © 2009 DisplayBlog . Visit the original article at http://www.displayblog.com/2009/03/10/samsung-a877-32-amoled-smartphone/ . Samsung A877 Specifications Display: 3.2″ Touch AMOLED Pixel Format: 480 x 320 Webcam: 3MP with Geotagging Connectivity: Telenav GPS, Dualband HSDPA (850, 1900), Quadband EDGE/GSM, Bluetooth Availability: March 29, 2009 (probably) Samsung ’s A877 sports a touch-enabled 3.2″ AMOLED with a 480 x 320 pixel format. The A877 has a 3MP webcam

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RoBe:Do, Robots for Sale

March 10, 2009

What does this look like? It could easily be the great-great-great grandfather of Wall-E don’t you think? It’s called RoBe:Do, and it’s a robot powered by a 12V rechargeable NiMH battery and controlled by an Eee PC netbook. There are two models you can choose from, Coppa and Silvio which can be yours for only $1,649 or $1,449, respectively. What can they do for all this money you wonder? Well, you’ll be surprised to learn that they are completely mobile and can be equipped with any number

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Sneak peek: Garmin Nuvi 1200 and Nuvi 1300 GPS

March 10, 2009

Garmin unveiled its latest portable GPS navigators at the CeBIT consumer electronics show in Hannover, Germany, last week revealing slender, portable units with a variety of features to aid pedestrian and driver navigation. Among the notable features, these new devices promise to improve on pedestrian tools and add a public transit mode that supports optional CityXplorer content. Available by summer as a download for select cities for $10-$15, CityXplorer allows the user to plan and use rout

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Don’t tell ME how to drive! – Next-gen Ford navigation system could have “emotions”

March 10, 2009

In the near future, Ford vehicles may fire back a retort if you get cheesed off enough to yell at the car. According to the details of a patent filing, Ford is working on an Emotive Advisory System (EAS) that simulates emotions when interacting with occupants, and may also use an avatar to express itself.The EAS also uses sensors to detect the emotional state of occupants and generate responses based on that data. We all tend to forge some kind of bond with our cars, but it’s a little too fantas

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