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Stress Busting Sat Nav Senses Traffic Jams
Stress Busting Sat Nav Senses Traffic Jams
The in-car navigation system can sense traffic build up from up to 10 miles away by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to interpret live traffic info shared between vehicles which have a special GPS installed.
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Snoop Dogg has voiced a new VoiceSkin
Snoop Dogg has voiced a new VoiceSkin
Snoop Dogg has voiced a new VoiceSkin for TomTom GPS driving navigation systems.
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World's first sat nav - from 1920
World's first sat nav - from 1920
Its part of a collection of weird and wonderful inventions, all conceived between 1851 and 1951, which have gone on display at the British Library in London.
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Navteq makes Microsoft deal
Navteq makes Microsoft deal
Navteq has announced a tie-up with Microsoft that'll see the two companies collaborating on 3D mapping data and visuals.
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GPS to Warn Pilots on Restricted Airspace
GPS to Warn Pilots on Restricted Airspace
National Air Traffic Service (NATS) has designed a new satellite navigation system to assist pilots.
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PGA sanctions use of GPS range finders
PGA sanctions use of GPS range finders
Landmark PGA decision – Snooper welcomes use of GPS rangefinders in competition.
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First malicious virus hits iPhone
First malicious virus hits iPhone
An iPhone virus that turns your mobile into a zombie has infected a number of handsets in Europe
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Pub group launches sat nav programme
Pub group launches sat nav programme
According to a recent report one major pub group from the UK has launched a sat nav program in the hope that this will help them major greater sales.
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SatNavs Increase Road Safety!
SatNavs Increase Road Safety!
Do you believe that SatNav devices can make the roads safer to drive on?
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Sat nav used to track cow moo-vement
Sat nav used to track cow moo-vement
A HERD of cows have been fitted with their very own sat nav devices as researchers monitor their movements through the Pentlands Hills.
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Lighthouses to be decommissioned
Lighthouses to be decommissioned
Beachy Head lighthouse in Sussex, along with four others around England, may soon be switched off under new proposals.
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Speed surveillance cameras on trial
Speed surveillance cameras on trial
A new speed recognition system is being trialled in the UK. …
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Sat Nav users at risk for false messages
Sat Nav users at risk for false messages
Two security experts have discovered a way to inject false messages -- some amusing and others potentially frightening -- into car satellite navigation systems.
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SATNAV KNICKERS!!!!
SATNAV KNICKERS!!!!
RANDY fellas can find their way into their partner’s pants quicker than ever before, thanks to sat-nav knickers!
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Sat nav heavyweight brings app to iPhone
Sat nav heavyweight brings app to iPhone
Sat nav giant TomTom has brought its turn-by-turn navigation software to the iPhone, adding to its existing software for Nokia and Windows Mobile smart phones
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Sat-Nav Devices for Pedestrians
Sat-Nav Devices for Pedestrians
The days of your battered and bulky A to Z could be numbered, with the arrival of sat nav devices aimed not at motorists but at pedestrians.
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sat navs lead to accidents
sat navs lead to accidents
Sat navs are the second-most common cause of motoring accidents, according to a new study that suggests thousands of drivers are putting their lives at risk every day by punching routes into the devices while on the move.
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New sat nav technology revealed
New sat nav technology revealed
The latest research could enable safer travel to ferry ports for motorists, it has been claimed.
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Sat nav error, lorry stuck in mud
Sat nav error, lorry stuck in mud
A supermarket lorry has became stuck in mud off a remote road, after the driver wrongly coded in sat nav directions.
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Sat Nav Giant TomTom Loses Its Way In Sales
Sat Nav Giant TomTom Loses Its Way In Sales
Sat Nav giant TomTom has seen figures crash to a £32.8m loss as recession-hit drivers resort to plain old maps.
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End Of The Road For Sat Nav Truckers
End Of The Road For Sat Nav Truckers
Lorries using a narrow lane shown on satellite navigation systems as a link road now have warning signs telling drivers to go another way. Residents of Beacon Hill Lane in the village of Exton, near Winchester, got fed up with HGVs getting stuck in the road, which narrows to just 6ft across.
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Navigation Satellites 'On Verge Of Breakdown'
Navigation Satellites 'On Verge Of Breakdown'
Satellite navigation systems used by millions of people worldwide could become useless next year because the orbiting spacecraft upon which they rely need updating.
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Satellites Collide!
Satellites Collide!
Two satellites have collided in space for the first time, sending out a massive cloud of debris, according to the US military.
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Rescue Uses GPS Distress Text Message
Rescue Uses GPS Distress Text Message
It is like something out of Thunderbirds: an emergency text message sent from a remote Scottish glen has led to an 'international rescue' response after being relayed via satellite to the United States.
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Northern Lights Put Sat-Nav In Dark
Northern Lights Put Sat-Nav In Dark
Many British drivers take everything their sat-nav says as gospel - but scientists have thrown light on something that may not spell good news for their trusty route finder.
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Sat-Nav Collars To Find Lost Dogs
Sat-Nav Collars To Find Lost Dogs
Satellite navigation technology is being fitted in dog collars to foil thieves and help owners find their lost pooches. Tracking devices will be secured in a new lockable collar made from an anti-cut material.
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Cliff Blunder!
Cliff Blunder!
The RAC has warned motorists not to rely on their satnavs after a landmark case where a driver ended up on the edge of a cliff.
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Lost? The Camera That Directs You Home
Lost? The Camera That Directs You Home
The world of satellite navigation may be about to change after Navman unveiled a device which allows you to find somewhere simply from a photograph.
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Experts warn of satnav hacking
Experts warn of satnav hacking
Security experts are warning that mischievous hackers could send bogus signals to satellite navigation systems via the radio.
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The 'satellite navigation' in our brains
The 'satellite navigation' in our brains
Our brains contain their own navigation system much like satellite navigation ("sat-nav"), with in-built maps, grids and compasses, neuroscientist Dr Hugo Spiers told the BA Festival of Science at the University of Liverpool today.
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Stress Busting Sat-Nav Senses Traffic Jams
Stress Busting Sat-Nav Senses Traffic Jams
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have announced they’re working a sat-nav system which informs motorists of traffic jams along their route
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Nokia to integrate satnav into N-series devices
Nokia to integrate satnav into N-series devices
Nokia last week kicked off its plan to build GPS-based satellite navigation technology onto its N-series "multimedia computer" handsets with the acquisition of German route-planning software developer Gate5
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Don’t blame me, blame the Sat Nav
Don’t blame me, blame the Sat Nav
We have all been there – desperately looking for signs, arguing with our spouse, asking for directions from people who don’t know North from South.
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Driver blames sat-nav for hitting scooter
Driver blames sat-nav for hitting scooter
A man who knocked a rider off his scooter in Lincoln blamed his satellite navigation system, a court heard.
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Scientists succeed in spoofing GPS signals
Scientists succeed in spoofing GPS signals
Here's a story to send a shiver down the spine of anyone who relies on their GPS sat nav or mobile
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Green satnav finds eco-friendly routes
Green satnav finds eco-friendly routes
Swedish researchers have come up with a cunning way of using a satnav system to cut vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, The Guardian reports.
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Yes! It's the Knight Rider satnav!
Yes! It's the Knight Rider satnav!
The days when Michael Knight tore across the US in KITT are long gone, but Mio is keeping the memory alive with a Knight Rider inspired satnav.
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Sat Navs Exposes Heart-Shaped Island
Sat Navs Exposes Heart-Shaped Island
A private island under the ownership of Vlado Juresko hits the news headlines after being spotted by Google Earth mapware.
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Error sends couple to the wrong end of Italy
Error sends couple to the wrong end of Italy
Swedish Couple, who wanted to visit the island of Capri accidentally, drove to Carpi that is an industrial town in northern Italy.
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SatNav Technology for Dementia Patients
SatNav Technology for Dementia Patients
A Warwickshire Country Council is reported to be fitting the dementia patients with sat nav technology in order to aid them remain safe preventing them from getting lost.
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New Celebrity Voice for Tom Tom
New Celebrity Voice for Tom Tom
TomTom’s new experiment to make map reading all the more amusing is route reading by fictional characters.
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Revamped SPOT GPS Tracker is Smaller and Lighter
Revamped SPOT GPS Tracker is Smaller and Lighter
SPOT has recently launched its latest “SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger” that is supposedly 30% lighter and smaller than its predecessor.
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Our Bridge Damaged By Satnavs
Our Bridge Damaged By Satnavs
Bawburgh: A bridge in Bawburgh that is English Heritage-listed, is being caused damage by HGVs according to the local parish council.
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Bus Driver’s Movements To Be Monitored
Bus Driver’s Movements To Be Monitored
It has been reported that over 9000 buses in Scotland and England are to be fitted with sensors that are capable of accessing the smoothness with which a vehicle is driven.
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Student From Cardiff Designs Sat Nav for the Blind
Student From Cardiff Designs Sat Nav for the Blind
Jason Perkins 34, a student of product design at the University of Wales Institute, has been reportedly shortlisted for a covetous Sir James Dyson award for designing a sat nav system that can deliver confidence to the blind people to visit new places.
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Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago
Ancient Man Used Stone "Sat Nav" 5000 Years Ago
It's considered to be one of the more recent innovations to help the hapless traveller. But the satnav system may not be as modern as we think.
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Sat-nav systems 'to fail in 2010'
Sat-nav systems 'to fail in 2010'
The sat-nav system that many motorists rely on could start to fail next year, the US government has warned.
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Sat Nav to Keep Wolfsen on Track
Sat Nav to Keep Wolfsen on Track
BOOMING worldwide demand for devices including Apple iPods and TomTom satnav systems has guided chipmaker Wolfson Micro¬electronics to record sales.
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New Direction for Sat Nav technology
New Direction for Sat Nav technology
SAT NAV manufacturers are being forced to innovate to fend off smartphones, which are increasingly being favoured by drivers for GPS navigation.
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999 Blunders
999 Blunders
AMBULANCE drivers have been told to ditch dashboard satellite navigation systems and use maps so they do not get lost.
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Sat Nav saves you money!
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PGA Sanctions use of Golf GPS devices
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Snooper Syrius Named as ‘Best Buy’ by Which?
Snooper Syrius Named as ‘Best Buy’ by Which?
Snooper Syrius has been named as a ‘Best Buy’ for satellite navigation in a study by consumer watchdog, Which?.
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Sat-Navs on track
Sat-Navs on track
Latest sat-nav systems can be trusted, watchdog Which? Said yesterday.
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Satellite Navigation systems save time & money
Satellite Navigation systems save time & money
Leading Dutch research institute TNO today announced the results of research which prove the positive influence of satellite navigation devices on driving and traffic safety.
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Report reveals extent of driver distraction
Report reveals extent of driver distraction
More than half of Britain's motorists are distracted by everyday activities - such as eating - while driving.
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Lucrative speed camera nets £1.2m in a year
Motorway speed cameras snap thousands of cars each month.
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