Can you read a map?

Technology is great, so long as it works; but the moment it gives up (for what ever reason) we can have a problem, especially if we have become reliant upon it.
An article in the US Marine Corps Times, today, highlights the concern that the Corps has for the reduction in map reading and orienteering skills [...]

Zumo 660 released in dribs and drabs

The eagerly awaited Garmin Zumo 660 sat nav for motorbikes, is only being delivered in small, sporadic numbers.  One supplier had only half the units on order delivered last week (which went straight out the door) and hopes to have the rest later this week.  In the mean time, they are taking orders to put [...]

GPS satellite Navigation System at risk

The US Government Accountability Office is forecasting a 20% chance of failure of some part of the Global Positioning System between 2011 and 2012 due to the age of it s satellites.
While there are a number of other Satellite Navigation systems, including the European “Galileo” system, planned to be operational by that time, unless the [...]

Binatone Car Sat Navs Worth A Look

The Binatone C350BT has Bluetooth at under £86

Binatone have a range of 3 car sat navs which are worth considering for those with a limited budget.
Starting with, Binatone’s entry level car gps, the X350 has a full 7 digit UK post code location finder, maps of the UK and Ireland and safety camera locations for [...]

Reading Festival or Rocking at Glastonbury –Garmin will get you there

The Park Position Recall function is standard on the nuvi 865T

Garmin have come out with a free download for the 2009 festival season.  This is available as  an additional Points of Interest (POI) from the Garmin website and has the festival listings up to the end of September.  And it will also help you  to  [...]

Garmin Nuvi 865T on Promotion

If you order before the 22nd of May, you can save £100 on a Garmin nuvi 865T, a hefty 25% saving! This sat nav has all the features you would expect from top line unit, including Lane Assist, voice controlled sat nav and phone functions, Bluetooth, FM transmitter, Safety camera warning and real time traffic [...]

IQ Routes Now Available on TomTom One and XL Ranges

TomTom have now added IQ Routes to their more competitively priced One v5 and XL v3 car sat navs.
In November, TomTom introduced their IQ Routes planning software to their premium GO and GO LIVE ranges.  This system has collected traffic situation data based upon the day of the week and time of the day over [...]

BBNav – designed for Blue Badge Holders

There is now a car sat nav designed for use by blue badge holders and their carers.  In addition to the usual sat nav features, the BBNav has had specific information added that includes the location of disabled parking bays, car parks with disabled access and the parking concessions [...]

Strange Sat Nav Facts

Elvis or Pacino… the choice is yours!

A survey carried out for Motoring.co.uk, recently, produced some pretty strange results.  It found that 56% of car sat nav users interviewed had shouted at their device, while a massive 79% had actually had conversations with them!  Furthermore, 20% of women drivers had found themselves in a field having [...]

Common Sense and Car Sat Navs

Another oxymoron , using a car sat nav with common sense?  Like the classics “military inelligence” or “safe explosives”?  Oh well, if you really think that nearly driving a car over a cliff can be excused by the old tale “my car sat nav told me to”, I guess the oxymoron is proved.
Anyway, it appears [...]