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Aviation has always been a great interest of mine. As a child I spent countless hours putting together plastic models and pouring over the glossy illustrations of sleek jets and old prop planes that appeared in whatever books and magazines I could get my hands on. During college I got my private pilot ticket from [...]
About a year ago, when I was first researching cellular telephones for travelers, I saw many articles about a new crop of devices that would allow users to place calls anywhere around the world through Voice Over IP (VOIP) networks with or without a computer using services similar to Skype. The way it works is [...]
As a certified gadgeteer, I often run into the issue of having to carry 5 or more AC adapters when I travel to charge my phone, headset, iPod, GPS and whatever else I want to bring along. Not only are the AC converters bulky, but the many cables often turn the inside of my backpack into [...]
I’ve been an admirer of Breitling watches ever since I first learned of their existence as a young student pilot. The company has been making precision time instruments for professionals since 1884. They introduced the first wrist watch chronographer back in 1915 and their popular Navitimer model, introduced in 1952, contains a fully functional “navigation [...]
My dad, the late “great gadgeteerâ€, loved Velcro®. (Well, it was more of an obsession with him.) He used it to stick every gadget imaginable to any surface in his car or house. There wasn’t a single piece of electronic equipment he owned that did not have a piece of Velcro® attached or a patch [...]
I’m trying to make up for not posting anything while I was in Canada by posting twice today and by doing an extensive write-up on the Grand Prix, which will be coming soon (I hope).
I’ve mentioned how Google Maps and Google Earth have transformed the way I prepare for trips and how much I wish that [...]
A recent feature on ZDNet Galleries is a collection of photos about one of the teams that operate a Tele Atlas mapping van. These high tech vehicles based on custom VW Crafter van cutaway chassis, roam Europe capturing images and data that will be featured in navigation systems by customers like Google, Mercedes Benz, Navman, [...]
OutsideMagazine has picked the Magellan CrossoverGPS as its 2007 gear of the year pick in the GPS category. This unit escaped my attention when I wrote recently about multi-function navigation systems, but it looks like a really nice unit. Like the Garmin GPSMAP 276C, the CrossoverGPS has modes for marine navigation, driving and outdoors.
The Magellan unit adds [...]
As a gear head and somewhat of a geek, the idea of a fully integrated and “open†navigation/communications/vehicle management system has always been very appealing to me. I should explain what I mean by “open†and “integratedâ€. GPS receivers have become commonplace not only in adventure sports but even in family minivans; however, these systems [...]
There hasn’t been much to write about this week. Most of my time has been spent in yard work so I haven’t even had time to finish some posts about short trips we took recently. I have also spent considerable time fiddling around with my computers at home. I don’t consider myself a computer geek even though I am [...]
