“WATCHING” YOUR FIGURE

Posted on February 1st, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

– Motorola has a new smart watch with enough features to keep a fitness buff humming. The “MotoACTV” is a GPS plus music player wrist watch… Read more

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AUTO HINDSIGHT

Posted on January 27th, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We were a little envious of car backup viewers that show what’s behind you when you go into reverse. This now comes standard now with some cars now… Read more

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WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Posted on October 24th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Google “Latitude” and Apple’s “Find My Friends” are two free apps that help you, well, find your friends. “Find My Friends” works… Read more

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LOST IN THE AMAZON JUNGLES

Posted on July 15th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

If your summer adventures take you deep into the jungle, beyond even the reach of cell phone signals (social network death), Delorme’s new… Read more

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HELP, I’M LOST IN A QUANDARY

Posted on June 24th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

The first GPS unit that lets you send text messages is supposed to be coming out July 31. It’s the “Earthmate PN-60w” from Delorme.com. (Catchy… Read more

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GEOCACHING

Posted on March 28th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

There are over a million active treasure hunts going on right now all over the world. They’re called “geocaches,” and unlike pirate raids of old,… Read more

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PARK’N FIND

Posted on December 29th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Bob says he can go right to his car in any parking lot. But Joy says she once hunted for hers for at least a half hour. Park’n Find from… Read more

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FREE GOOGLE TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Recently we wrote about Google Maps Navigation, the first completely free GPS system with turn-by-turn spoken directions. The bad news was that… Read more

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THE ANDROID SPEAKS

Posted on November 9th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Google Maps provide free updates and turn-by-turn spoken directions for users of the new Android 2.0 cell phones. GPS (Global Positioning Systems)… Read more

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THE BEAT BEAT BEAT OF THE TOM TOMS

Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

One of our readers quite rightly complained about the cost of loading new maps into the road trip GPS systems. New maps for popular GPS travel… Read more

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