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Archive for the ‘GPS’ Category

July 10th, 2008

Berlin comes up with “Wall” tourist solution

I read something interesting today. Back in 1989, when they took the Wall down between East and West Germany, officials in Berlin were so eager to remove all traces of what was a terrible reminder to the people who lived through it that they cleared it completely within months. What they didn’t anticipate […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

May 2nd, 2008

Nikon D300 integrates GPS support

Due to a desire to always offer up full disclosure, I confess I’m a Canon girl. I’ve used Kodak and HP and Fujifilm (twice even) but now that I have a dSLR, I’m a huge Canon fan. I’ve never even used a Nikon camera. However, I wouldn’t be opposed to using Nikon […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

February 26th, 2008

Find pubs & inns in England and Wales

Remember when I wrote about the rather amusing PDA service (pun only partially intended) that allows you to find strip clubs while traveling? If you like the idea, but not the “entertainment”, here’s something a little more tame along those same lines from Alastair Sawday’s.
It only works in England and Wales, but there’s likely […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

February 15th, 2008

Find Adult Entertainment With Your GPS

Okay, this is a gadget/service that will do absolutely nothing for me and it’s in somewhat questionable taste, but your mileage may vary depending on your, uh, interests.
If you’re using a GPS device to find your way around and your idea of entertainment involves less in the way of fine dining and Broadway shows and […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

January 31st, 2008

GPS Keychain

More and more phones or PDAs are coming equipped with GPS nowadays, but yours might not. As long as it’s Bluetooth compatible though, you can use this tiny GPS Receiver keychain from ThinkGeek. The tiny keychain will pull in the information you need and transmit the data to your phone or PDA. […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

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