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by RDECOM

Nowadays, nearly every Smartphone comes equipped with a GPS system. GPS stand for a global positioning system, which is used to calculate the place of given objects on a global point. This service works on a satellite or earth station side by side as they calculate the coordinates of the places. Through using a GPS tracking system, you can get the exact location of any unknown area. GPS is an amazing technology as it works on the concept of electromagnetic waves, which is currently the most demanding technology.

GPS was made especially for use in mobile phones. All of the tracking information comes into GPS satellites with the help of satellite technology. As it up links with satellite signals, it provides GPS to catch continue all the signals of the satellites. Smartphones are made with both a transmitter and receiver of these signals.

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by jmatthew3

We spend a lot of time in our cars; many people consider it just a means of getting from point “A” to point “B”. But there are some great creature comforts and downright entertaining hi tech gadgets on the market today. These gadgets won’t make your car Kit from Knight Rider (well maybe one will), but the article addresses a few items to consider, but obviously there are a lot more.
 
HD Radio is one of the most impressive and practical gadgets available. It provides a huge technology lead from what we have become accustomed to with AM and FM radio stations into what is now digital radio. The cost is all on the front end with the equipment, there is no monthly subscription fees, no hissing associated with radio and many more stations to choose from.
 
FLIR Systems developed the PathFindIR to provide thermal imaging that increases nighttime visibility. The device is shown through a camera and it allows the driver to see people, animals or whatever up to 2000 feet which is way further than we currently see in the dark. The cool think is you can continue to see that distance through snow, rain and snow. As you can imagine it’s been tested by the military too. This is a cool gadget, but for the price you will have to do some justification on why you need it.

 
Garmin has a free download that is available only on its nüvi GPS system, its called ecoroute. Ecoroute measures how environmentally friendly your driving is, rating you between 1 and 100 so you can see how well you are doing. It gives you real time feedback, which ideally saves you money and the environment all at once. 
 
The Koolatron Compact Cooler gives you a place to put those cold ones and keep them cold, or a sandwich, or a…heck this thing is a refrigerator for your car!  It was designed to fit in a tight place like between seats or behind one of them. It plugs into your cigarette lighter and keeps food 40 degrees cooler than the outside temperature.
 
Now if someone can just make a car stove to go along with the refrigerator we would all be set, for now we will have to be satisfied with frying eggs on the hood. In a later article I will be taking a look at some of the cool spy gadgets available on the market. (more…)

Photo by boostmobileIt seems that majority of the world’s population has a mobile phone that comes with loads of features. By shelling out great sums of money on branding, competitors attempt to distinguish their products in the eyes of the consumer. This explains why just about everyone no longer speak of their “cell phones”. Calling their cell phone, for instance, my Blackberry – or other brand name – is much the usual practice. Naturally that is the focus of our review, today, the BlackBerry Storm 9530. Gone are the days when being the owner of a cellular phone come with a built-in camera was uncommon. But the 9530 does and it offers just over three megapixels of resolution. There is much more to the BlackBerry 9530, and we are going to provide information on its features with you.

The Storm 9530 cell phone boasts several useful product features. Number one on the features list is a GPS system which utilizes what are called Blackberry maps. For this, it seems pretty certain that they just bought a standard licence for a GPS database and then affixed their name to it. In addition, you can make use of MP3 files as well as WMA and AAC+ files through the media player. Both WMV and MPEG4 format movies can be watched on the video player. An automatic focus feature comes with the built-in camera, which offers resolution of a bit more than 3 megapixels. Not only could you view videos, you can record them too, while the LED flash lets you adjust the brightness level.

User interaction with the Storm 9530 phone is via touch screen technology. All of the standard text messaging features are included, and you can now likewise modify files. The Storm 9530 possesses integrated Bluetooth technology for allowing you to connect to other devices wirelessly and listening to WiFi music. The first ever touchscreen that may be clicked was an innovation of the Storm. This was a deliberate attempt to help individuals feel more comfortable. It was supposed to imitate particular actions of a typical keyboard. Other supported feature includes single and multi-touch for interacting with several programs.

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