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This makes me sad inside. Pranksters really didn’t tag a Google Street View car with a GPS sensor and track it around Berlin.

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Turns out the Google Street View car tagged with a GPS sensor thing was a hoax

Timex launched a new GPS watch recently, and while it’s intended for athletes who require more exact data when training, the new Ironman Global Trainer uses some pretty high end GPS technology in order to accurately track pace, distance, and heart rate.

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Timex announces new GPS Training watch

Newsflash: birds see a LOT of stuff thanks to the fact that they can fly. Garmin wants to give you the same sensation (minus the flying part) with its new “BirdsEye Satellite and Aerial Imagery” feature, “an annual subscription service that gives users the option of loading highly-detailed photo-based maps to select Garmin handheld navigators,” according to a recent press release. You’ll be able to access the imagery on Oregon, Dakota, and Colorado series GPS units for $30 per year

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Garmin hops on the satellite imagery bus

Amazon’s lopped $50 off the price of the 4.7-inch Magellan Maestro 4700, which includes Bluetooth, voice command, and predictive traffic features. You can get it for $140, today only. Other features include a built-in AAA TourBook, 6 million points of interest, highway lane assist, spoken street names, and 3D landmarks “such as stadiums and bridges.” Magellan Maestro 4700 4.7-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator [Amazon.com]

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CrunchDeals: Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS with Bluetooth for $140

Nope, I’ve never head of Dual Electronics either, but it looks like that’s about to change. Well, it did, in fact, just change, technically speaking.

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Dual Electronics’ XGPS300 adds a little GPS to your iPod touch

Let’s not mention the disturbing trend that’s been cropping up lately – namely that gaming studios are taking a tip from Hollywood and seem to be rehashing a lot of old titles instead of coming up with new ones – and instead rejoice about the recent rumor-turned-official announcement: NBA JAM is coming for the Wii. That’s according to a press release from EA issued today

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EA confirms Wii version of NBA JAM

I’ve been using the AT&T Navigator app for iPhone for a couple of months now.

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Review: AT&T Navigator app for iPhone

I’ve been eying these GPS deals pretty closely lately, as someone on my Christmas list is getting a nice shiny portable navigation device this year. This Garmin nuvi 260W is going for $120, today only, from Amazon. Best Buy has it for $140 and a handful of other places have it for $150 and up.

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CrunchDeals: Garmin nuvi 260W for $120

Analyst firm, Berg Insight, thinks that eighty-eight percent of all GPS units shipped in 2015 will have cellular connectivity. This seems like a blindingly obvious prediction to me. My loathing of analyst firms isn’t exactly a secret

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Analysts think you’re going to want to buy a connected GPS in 5 years

Stop to think about this for a minute. Your GPS is on your car’s windshield and your garage-door opener is probably on your visor, right

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Just a reminder about the GPS in your car right now