| Letters to the Editor January 1, 2010
Article By : Frank Van Diggelen Readers comment on Frank van Diggelen's article "The Smartphone Revolution" from the December 2009 issue.More>> |
 | Black Friday-Cyber Monday: Retail Shopping Numbers Trickle in December 2, 2009
Article By : Stephen Colwell Over the 24-hour period following Black Friday, retail analysts have begun releasing retail data corresponding to sales of the top electronic products being purchased the day after Thanksgiving. Initial reports are by retail monitors such as Pricegrabber.com (which has measures consumers preference...More>> |
| Free: A Good Price for Turn-by-Turn November 4, 2009
Article By : Alan Cameron The big news of the month or perhaps the quarter, Google’s beta release of free, repeat free, Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0, does not constitute the death knell for standalone GPS devices, as has been widely touted. It does sound a clarion wake-up call for those manufacturers, led by...More>> |
 | GPS-Based Augmented Reality October 8, 2009
Article By : Stephen Colwell The world as we know it is about to change once again for personal navigation devices. Mobile Augmented Reality overlays your location with a multitude of real-world data. Your smartphone camera sees the real world that you see. Overlays identify what you are looking at or pointing to and provides...More>> |
 | Out in Front: Give the Makers What They Want October 1, 2009
Article By : Alan Cameron Who has the best and most current information about what GNSS users in the field need or want? Who keeps close tabs on developing cutting-edge applications of GNSS technology? Who stays well informed on modernization plans (at least, those that are publicly released) for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and...More>> |
 | The Ironman Competition: Public Companies Garmin and TomTom Prepare for Better Days September 2, 2009
Article By : Stephen Colwell A little more than a year ago the bottom began to fall out of our GNSS world. Companies that were positioned to make their venture and investor partners rich beyond their dreams proved to be castles in the sand. Publicly traded companies Garmin and TomTom took a hard look at their future markets...More>> |
 | Positioning Technology Advances Medicine August 5, 2009
Article By : Stephen Colwell We all share one consumer market regardless of personal preference, color, size, or price. We all need medical care at one time or another. Like an organism maturing, the expanding use of positioning systems in medicine is charting success from the operating theater to the onslaught of...More>> |
 | Expert Advice: All Rise, GPS Entering the Court July 1, 2009
Article By : Len Jacobson In the litigious society that we have become, it is not surprising to see GPS as a regular fixture in many civil and criminal proceedings in our nation?s courts. A new and growing outlet for the legal profession, it has also engaged many of the older GPS pioneers who, instead of just retiring, have...More>> |
 | It's Summer, Time for Our Annual Consumer Product Review June 3, 2009
Article By : Stephen Colwell Summer is the time on the consumer side that we see the biggest proliferation of both new recreational products and applications being rolled out, and this summer is no different. In this column, I will spotlight a couple of product categories as well as two products I feel are more than worth...More>> |
 | Marine Electronics Industry: Weathering the Storm May 6, 2009
Article By : Stephen Colwell The 2009 consumer boat industry is under way. Although new boat sales are historically at a low, consumers are investing in upgrades to their existing crafts. The market for marine electronics is suffering, but a review of the major players indicates the companies are weathering the storm.More>> |
