Priya Narasimhan, a football fan in Pittsburgh, wants to help referees make the right call. Her experiment: embed GPS units and accelerometers into football equipment to keep track of where the ball ...

While state-of-the-art navigation has become a must-have these days, not everybody is a big fan of Google Maps, so stand-alone GPS units like those from Garmin still have a very successful niche of ...

These days, driving is rarely as simple as going from Point A to Point B — but it can be. With millions of other cars on the road and countless miles available to travel, the last thing you want to be ...

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A new feature enables the unit to speak specific street names, rather than generic directions. The good: All models offer useful information on points of interest from AAA. The Maestro 4040 has ...

You can't see it, but it's there, and it has been for years: GPS signals from police cars zooming around our city. Houston Police Department has them; the Harris County Sheriff's Office, too. Harris ...

If you're hitting the road this summer, you probably want a solid GPS with you to make getting to your destination a little easier. Whether you just use your phone or you prefer a stand-alone unit, ...

Standalone GPS units were once must-have upgrades for road warriors seeking to master complicated city streets and discover new offroading paths through the wilderness. Seemingly overnight, GPS ...

I must say I’m not a fan of GPS units. My smartphone fitted with Google Maps usually does all the job and there’s no need to carry an additional device to look after during my ride. However, there are ...

With a dedicated GPS unit%2C multi-tasking isn%27t an issue Car mounts and bigger screens aid ease of use Garmin%2C TomTom and Magellan are among top brands in the market It's no secret smartphones ...

WASHINGTON — Rapidly advancing technology in consumer electronics and software is bringing down the size and price of GPS devices and driving a convergence of navigation with other media and ...

Garmin's already firmly entrenched in the GPS for outdoorspeople game with its Oregon line of handhelds, and now the company's announced a new series, the Dakotas. Two models -- the 10 and 20, ...