June 30, 2008
How to Geo-Map your Movies!
With Seero, I guess you can even geo-map your movies. It’s interesting as this movie is based on San Francisco streets and I know where they shot it. It’d be way cool if all new movies came out with a PiP screen of Google Maps showing the location. (maybe one day when Google starts buying theaters…) I’m a huge fan of &# ... More
June 20, 2008
Knight Rider GPS with Kitt’s Voice!
If you are thinking about getting a GPS, make sure to get the Knight Rider GPS with Kitt’s voice. It’s almost like riding the Knight Rider. the display is flanked by a series of red LEDs that mimic KITTs hood-mounted lights. Further details are scarce, but we do know the Mio Knight Rider GPS will retail for $299 via gizmodo Consume ... More
June 16, 2008
Nokia E71 Confirmed for Production!
Nokia E71 looks so much like Blackberry 8830 I’ve got here, perhaps slimmer. If the price is right, Nokia E71 might not be a bad choice. The E71 is one of the thinnest phones we’ve ever seen exit the doors of the Finnish giant, at 10mm thick, but there’s still plenty of room for everything you’d expect out of an E series p ... More
May 22, 2008
Sony PSP GPS Dongle for Japan!
Well, Sony PSP GPS dongle does look pretty impressive, now you have more reasons to mount it on your car besides the fact that in the US, laws were passed so you can mount your GPS. Today Sony’s PSP guys gave us a heads-up on what’s next for the portable. Two years after launching in Japan, we’re finally going to get GPS action f ... More
May 4, 2008
DIY HACK - How to build a cheap bluetooth audio for your GPS!
Here’s a good instructable on how to build a cheap bluetooth audio for your GPS. If your GPS doesn’t already support bluetooth (I believe most don’t), this is a great cheap way to get all those audible directions into just the driver’s ears, not everyone in the car. I needed a way to hear my cheap a$$ GPS under the helmet ... More
January 21, 2008
Easy geo tagging
This is a great device which will allow the photographer to geo tag your photographs without any of the hassle that can be involved in this sort of process. This is a GPS receiver which uses the satellite network to get a precise fix on a location, this is then embedded into the code of the jpeg, which is just brilliant, and unfortunately this on ... More
October 4, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO build An Internet Controlled Security Robot with GPS!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Looks like Shelto has been updating his internet robot project from couple months ago. Check out this cool internet controlled security robots made with some CUBLOC PLCs an ... More
January 24, 2007
Control your car using your Cellphone!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Here’s a cool Smart Car system for your car with GPS tracking so you don’t have to pay some big name service to track where your car is. Do you need to control your vehicle using your cellphone or track where it is in the world on your computer? Here’s a cool smart car system bui ... More
January 3, 2007
DIY HACK - Howto Hack a Compact GPS!
Here’s a cool GPS serial hack using a Compact GPS from older PDAs. Below is a description of how to modify the compactGPS to work with a standard serial port. This mod will allow you to use the device using your PDA serial port, a PC serial port, and a PDA/GPS car kit. This device is a compact flash adapter for GPS If you are a walk ... More
December 26, 2006
DIY Tool - Epson unveils smallest GPS chip ever
Here’s the smallest GPS chip ever! Great news for us hackers and DIYers! PhysOrg.com says “thanks to clever use of space-saving technology the S4E19863 series is the world’s smallest GPS module (7 mm x 6 mm x 1.28 mm), making it ideal for applications with limited component space, such as mobile phones. ” Epson’s new GPS is alread ... More
November 22, 2006
Useful technology, overpriced - OnStar for GM, Chevy vehicles
Here’s a useful technology that I personally have on my car because I couldn’t opt out unless I got the car with it. The news that OnStar could go black for millions of analog subscribers in ‘08 tells only one story, that a useful technology that is overpriced might become useless and still overpriced. I am not bagging on GM fo ... More
November 21, 2006
Easy-to-use GPS module for DIYers
Check out Parallax’s GPS module that you can communicate to it using 4800 bps serial TTL and 5V DC power. You can use this for communicating with any microcontroller capable of RS232 communication. We will have to add on to our list of peripherals and DIY ideas on using this module to make a simple GPS tracking device. The module provides ... More
September 17, 2006
Crop cam GPS enabled plane for your farm
Here’s an emerging technology that will help farmers become more efficient using the latests GPS gizmos. The CropCam is a self-guided GPS plane for keeping up with your crops. The farmer tosses it into the air, and the CropCam will fly around in a preset pattern around his fields, snapping precise stills marked with latitude and longitude o ... More
September 11, 2006
GSM / GPS modules & Arduino boards @ Spark Fun
I’ve checked out some GPS modules before but this one from sparkfun seems to be the one to use, it’s small, easy-to-use, well, i am going to find out soon by ordering one… It’s got a serial interface and its own RTOS and you can customize the ARM7TDMI if you want to and you are that advanced… and try to see if i can m ... More
September 9, 2006
General Dynamics GoBook XR-1 Rugged Notebook
Here’s a notebook you can carry to industrial environments including Mt. Everest. You can pack GPS, Wireless, all the tech goodies you need for your next rugged travel. “This laptop is lightweight, and has a rugged outer casing and backlit keys. It will sell for a hefty $4,300.” via gizmodo backlit, Bluetooth, Business, Busine ... More
