Magellan Switch Series

Switch is a crossover GPS watch designed primarily for running but expandable to cycling, swimming and other outdoor activities.
Switch tracks position precisely with GPS satellite data and records time, distance, speed/pace, elevation and more. High-sensitivity GPS allows Switch to acquire satellites quickly and track movement in many tough environments – near tall buildings, on mountainous terrain or under heavy tree cover. By using ANT+^TM wireless technology, the Switch easily connects to a Magellan heart rate monitor or any ANT+ compatible heart rate monitor, foot pod, bike speed/cadence sensor and power meter.
Boasting a high-resolution display, Switch provides superior readability in varying light conditions - especially bright light. With 8 hours of battery life from a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, Switch has enough gas in the tank to capture most activities. And for endurance athletes, Magellan offers an optional Battery Extender Pack that provides 16 hours of additional battery life, for a total of 24 hours.
Switch is water-resistant to 50 meters, so it can be worn for an extended period in water to track swimming activities and other high intensity water and snow activities. The slim design and flexible wristband mean Switch can be used in a variety of conditions.

Switch breaks away from the pack by introducing a new training concept for GPS watches – Activity Pacer. Once a desired distance, time and speed/pace have been set, Activity Pacer not only shows the targeted progress, but more importantly, provides specific targets to attain or maintain the original goal.
Additionally, Switch includes fitness and training features such as customizable activity screens with over 80 data fields to choose from, 9 activity profiles to save device configurations based on activity type, auto lap, auto pause, backtrack navigation, marking locations, activity history, and more.

Soleus Launches GPS FIT 1.0 Watch

Fit Brands, the UK distributor of Soleus, today announces an addition to its family of sports watches; the Soleus GPS FIT 1.0. The watch was designed with Soleus’ philosophy at its heart: providing runners with everything they need and nothing they don’t.
Simple and easy to use, the Soleus GPS FIT 1.0 is an updated version of the top selling GPS 1.0. It allows runners to accurately track their pace, speed and distance. Auto lap splits can be set by the runner in half mile and half km increments and the night light mode will help for training runs through the winter months. The display has been updated to provide big, easy to see digits and the user can toggle to view what is most important to them, whether it be speed, calories, distance or time. It has four light modes and a more breathable band for increased comfort.

Using global positioning satellites, the Soleus GPS FIT 1.0 allows the user to navigate and record their runs, walks and hikes and tracks the number of calories burned during the workout. Its compact design makes it one of the smallest GPS watches on the market today.
No matter where the runner is in their training, Soleus has a watch that caters to their needs – from the walker, to the newbie runner to the professional.  Every Soleus watch has the clear aim of being affordable, value for money and simple to use watches to all runners and walkers. The market is full of complex and expensive watches; runners pay for functions they just don’t use. If the runner is serious and wants more data tracking, or is relatively new to running and just wants to know how far and how fast, there’s a Soleus watch perfect for them. Soleus gives the runner everything he needs in a watch and nothing he doesn’t. Soleus includes a large viewing area, large digits, and bright fun colours to their watches, allowing runners to use them as their everyday watch too.

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Nike+ SportWatch GPS

The digital watch keeps track of calories burned, pace and distance just like the exercise machine at the gym, but it will also — crucially — remind you when it’s time to run.
While you’re out, it will offer motivation to keep you going. And once you get back, a web-based interface uses the data from the built-in TomTom GPS sensor to show you on a map where you’ve been. You can also see your performance in various graphs and charts and set goals for the next go, if you’re so inclined.

Allowed / Supported GPS Devices

Only Garmin GPS can be processed and the data is directly uploaded on the GPS, no files are provided to the riders. GPS with USB connector will work for sure. You can choose any GPS from the list below but we prefer those GPS which have USB connector.

Here’s the complete list:

Supported Garmin GPS devices
Colorado Series:
Colorado 300, Colorado 400c, Colorado 400i,
Colorado 400t
Dakota Series:
Dakota 10, Dakota 20
Edge Series:
Edge 605, Edge 705
eTrex Series:
eTrex 10, eTrex 20, eTrex 30
eTrex Legend C, eTrex Legend CX, eTrex Legend H, eTrex Legend HCX
eTrex Summit HC
eTrex Venture CX, eTrex Venture HC
eTrex Vista C, eTrex Vista CX, eTrex Vista H, eTrex Vista HCX
Foretrex Series:
Foretrex 101, Foretrex 201, Foretrex 301, Foretrex 401
Geko Series:
Geko 201, Geko 301
GPS Series:
GPS 60
GPSMap Series:
GPSMap 60, GPSMap 62, GPSMap 78, GPSMap 378, GPSMap 478, GPSMap 62 S, GPSMap 78 S, GPSMap 276 C, GPSMap 376 C, GPSMap 60 C, GPSMap 60 CSX, GPSMap 60 CX, GPSMap 62 SC, GPSMap 62 ST, GPSMap 62 STC, GPSMap 76 C, GPSMap 76 CS, GPSMap 76 CSX, GPSMap 76 CX, GPSMap 78 SC
Montana Series:
Montana 600, Montana 650, Montana 650 T
Nüvi Series:
Nüvi 500, Nüvi 550
Oregon Series:
Oregon 200, Oregon 300, Oregon 450, Oregon 550,
Oregon 400 C, Oregon 400 i, Oregon 450 T, Oregon 550 T
Rino Series:
Rino 520, Rino 530, Rino 610, Rino 650, Rino 520 HCX, Rino 530 HCX, Rino 655 T
Zumo Series:
Zumo 220, Zumo 550, Zumo 660, Zumo 665

Shoes with GPS by Dominic Wilcox

Designer Dominic Wilcox created a utilitarian pair of kicks with LED lights on the toecaps, that illuminate to show you which way to walk. First, the wearer uploads their location via USB. The lights on the left shoe indicate the correct direction, and the lights on the right shoe are a progress bar that show you how far you have left to go.

A piece of software has been created in which the wearer plots their desired destination on a map - this location is uploaded via USB to the shoe. through the use of two microcontrollers called arduinos, a simple click of the heels, where the GPS is embedded, activates the system, with a red tag containing the unit's antenna positioned upwards.

Powered by battery, similar to that of mobile phones, data from the left shoe communicates wirelessly with the right one which shows progress via a bar of LED lights on the footwear's toe cap. a green LED is illuminated once one has arrived at their final destination. the left shoe indicates the correct direction in which to walk by way of LEDs placed in a circle.

Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Qualcomm form alliance to improve GPS coverage

Finding out where you are located when inside a mall or in a sports arena using a smartphone is difficult today because of bad GPS coverage and to deal with the issue, Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Qualcomm have formed an In-Location Alliance, to improve the indoor positioning, which is the next façade of mobile services.
Apart from improving the indoor positioning in such locations, the In-Location Alliance will also prioritise low power consumption, making the technology both easy to implement and use.
The core technologies would feature Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi. These technologies are already used in mobile devices and are therefore a good starting point for the Alliance’s efforts. Pilots will be deployed starting in 2012, while integration in smartphones and other devices and the first commercial consumer applications will happen next year.

Accurate indoor positioning will open opportunities for new services. For consumers this could include receiving directions to the right products and promotions in nearby shops or using real-time navigation inside a building to help find a friend, the companies said in a statement.
The In-location Alliance members include Broadcom, CSR, Dialog Semiconductor, Eptisa, Geomobile, Genasys, Indra, Insiteo, Nomadic Solutions, Nordic Semiconductor, Nordic Technology Group, NowOn, Primax Electronics, RapidBlue Solutions, Seolane Innovation, TamperSeal, Team Action Zone and Visioglobe.
Surprisingly, important companies such as Google and Apple are missing from the list. It may be noted that earlier this year, Google had launched Maps Floor Plan Marker for Android, which is still in beta and aims to show users their location more accurately within indoor venues.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

GPS is a navigational system offering information under any weather condition from any area that falls within its range, from anywhere in and near the earth.  This project was developed in the year 1973 to break the restrictions and challenges the previous systems faced. It was initially run with the help of twenty-four satellites and became completely operational in the year 1994. The system has been modernized and developed since then.
GPS’s design is primarily based on land-based navigation systems like Decca Navigator and LORAN, developed during the Second World War period. In 1960, the first successful navigator, named Transit, was experimented on by the United Nations’ navy. It was able to provide a navigation fix of roughly once an hour and was comprised of five satellites.
The Timation satellite in 1967 was the first to implement clocks in space. After tweaking and learning from its predecessors, the Omega Navigation System became the first official global radio navigation system, during the next decade.

The Global Positioning System is owned by the Government of the United States and stewarded by the Department of Defense. Successful mobile GPS tests were done in 2004 and a modernized satellite navigation system was launched in the year 2005. It has become a handy tool for people around the world.

NAVSOP

A new system have been developed to protect military vehicles from GPS jamming by using already existing radio waves to locate rather than relying on GPS satellite signals. The system uses cell phone, Wi-Fi, and TV signals to locate a person or a vehicle but can even use GPS jamming signals to correctly get a position fix.

Known as NAVSOP, this technology scavenges radio signals from the air and can work indoors or even underground where wimpy GPS satellite signals can’t reach. This technology could replace GPS in the future.

Garmin Fenix

Garmin came out with a new GPS watch called Garmin Fenix.
Some of the highlights of Garmin Fenix, in addition to the GPS receiver of course, is the compass, altimeter, barometer, and the optional external ANT connected temperature sensor. Some other features include the ability to plan trips and create routes, record waypoints, and record GPS bread crumb trails. You can also navigate to coordinates if you wish. You also get a 3-axis electronic compass to get your heading even when you’re stationary.

Fenix, which is water proof to 50 meters can last 50 hours in GPS mode and up to 6 weeks in plain watch mode.

Garmin dezl 760 Truck Navigator

Garmin today announced dezl 760, another truck gps navigation system from the company with a 7″ screen. A new feature on the new Dezl 760 is the Active Lane Guidance feature which tries to help truckers with intersections and lanes. Other features include the ability to log hours of service, and a loud speaker so you can hear over the engine.

Other features of the new Garmin dezl760lmt include truck-specific routes and turn-by-turn directions based on vehicle’s size and weight. Another logging feature on this new Garmin is the fuel usage and it also has fleet management interface.