Category: gps

The NSA says it stopped tracking cellphone locations without a warrant

Post author By Randall
Post date November 14, 2019
Categories In fisa, gear, gps, Mobile, nsa, odni, patriot act, Politics, Privacy, ron wyden, section 215, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Last year the Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that a search warrant is required for law enforcement to perform cellphone tower searches to track someone’s location. The Daily Beast reported on a letter sent by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to Senator Ron Wyden affirming that ever since […]

The PowerWatch 2 delivers GPS powered by your body heat

Post author By Randall
Post date November 7, 2019
Categories In gear, gps, industries, matrix, matrix industries, powerwatch, powerwatch 2, Tech, thermocouple, Wearables

[ad_1] The PowerWatch 2 is another wearable designed to sit in the space between a smartwatch and a fitness watch. It offers fitness tracking, smartwatch notifications, heart-rate monitoring and GPS. The company says it’s positioning the new PowerWatch as an alternative to high-end running watches, like Garmin’s Fenix 6 and Suunto’s 9. It’s ruggedized, for […]

Xiaomi’s first real smartwatch looks just like an Apple Watch

Post author By Randall
Post date October 29, 2019
Categories In Apple Watch, esim, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, gps, mi band 4, mi watch, nfc, Qualcomm, Smartwatch, Tech, wearable, Wearables, Wifi, xiaomi

[ad_1] Details are still a little scarce, but Xiaomi did take to official Weibo channels to reveal basic specs. Falling under Xiaomi’s “Mijia” IoT sub-brand, the Mi Watch comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100, and will independently support WiFi, GPS and NFC, plus an eSIM, so you’ll be able to make calls via the […]

Apple warns iPhone 5 owners to update if they want to stay online

Post author By Randall
Post date October 26, 2019
Categories In Apple, gear, gps, Internet, ios, ios 10, Iphone, iphone 5, Mobile, Smartphone, Tech, update

[ad_1] You’re not completely stuck if you can’t update to 10.3.4 before November 3rd, but you will have to backup and restore to a computer if you intend to move to the newer software. Other devices like the fourth-generation iPad are also affected, but they’re only expected to lose GPS functionality. There won’t be too […]

The Apple Watch Series 4 just keeps getting cheaper

Post author By Randall
Post date October 11, 2019
Categories In Amazon, Apple, Apple Watch, apple watch series 4, cellular, discount, engadgetdeals, gear, gps, price drop, sale, series 4, Tech, Wearables

[ad_1] The GPS model is currently listed at $330; that’s $100 less than its original price. The more expensive GPS + cellular Watch is on sale for $370, meaning you’ll save $160 off the original list price of $530. We’ve never seen Series 4 prices this low. Apple has moved on to the Watch Series […]

Whistle Go Explore review: GPS-powered puppy protection

Post author By Randall
Post date August 7, 2019
Categories In dog tracker, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, go explore, gps, pet tracker, Review, Tech, whistle, whistle go, whistle go explore

[ad_1] In-use Once I set everything up, the app gave Ellie a daily goal for “active minutes.” Whistle says it generates this goal based on your dog’s age, breed and weight; it also takes into account data from Whistle’s database of pets who have similar characteristics to assign a goal. Ellie got credit toward that […]

Domino’s will let you track your pizza delivery with GPS

Post author By Randall
Post date July 16, 2019
Categories In business, Delivery, dominos, dominos pizza, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gps, order, Pizza, ritch allison, Tech, tomorrow, tracking, Transportation

[ad_1] The added capability won’t just satisfy hungry customers. According to CNBC, CEO Ritch Allison said he’s “more excited” about the data that franchise operators will get from the GPS tracking, which could help owners make the delivery process more efficient. The company’s shares recently fell six percent, and with any luck, this practical tech […]

Europe’s sat-nav network crippled by ‘technical incident’

Post author By Randall
Post date July 15, 2019
Categories In galileo, gear, gnss, gps, gsa, outage, satnav, Space, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] The GSA said that “experts are working to restore the situation as soon as possible. An Anomaly Review Board has been immediately set up to analyze the exact root cause and to implement recovery actions.” Sat-nav capabilities will be unavailable until further notice, it added. However, Galileo’s ability to pick up distress messages for […]

Garmin’s latest GPS is designed for off-road explorers

Post author By Randall
Post date May 17, 2019
Categories In 4x4, gadgetry, Gadgets, garmin, gear, gps, maps, offroading, overlander, overlanding, services, Tech, terrain, topography, Transportation

[ad_1] Today, the company has announced the all-terrain Garmin Overlander, an all-in-one GPS designed for people who want to explore the remote regions of the great outdoors. It comes with built-in topography maps for off-grid guidance covering public land boundaries and 4×4 roads in North and South America. The seven-inch touchscreen color device also comes […]

Google Duplex still confuses restaurants

Post author By Randall
Post date May 11, 2019
Categories In Ai, amazon neighbors, citizen, congestion pricing, duplex, gear, Google, google duplex, gps, Internet, nextdoor, recommended reading, recommendedreading, reservations, Tech, traffic

[ad_1] One year later, restaurants are still confused by Google DuplexNatt Garun,The Verge Google had us in awe when it debuted the AI-powered Duplex tech at I/O 2018. The system can be used to make reservations on your behalf, and it can even make a call if one is required. A year later though, it […]