As the tough economy drags on, cost remains a leading consideration that people use to decide which mobile devices and wireless services they'll purchase.
A federal agency in charge of safety on the roads wants an outright ban on using mobile phones while driving. But what if we're just too hooked on our smartphones and other digital gadgets to care?
An NTSB spokeswoman compares cell phone use in the car to drinking and driving.
When the Supreme Court begins to wonder how evolving law enforcement policies will affect them personally, the government may want to start worrying. That concern was evident in a freewheeling case argued Tuesday over police surveillance.
A Soyuz rocket was launched Friday morning from a European space base in South America after a delay over a fueling hitch.
The Russian-built Soyuz rocket launched from a European space base in South America after a delay over a fueling hitch.
The closing of a freeway in Los Angeles has incited a citizen uproar that's reverberating around the Web's social channels.
A traffic app incorporates social networking to provide up to minute conditions. CNN's Dan Simon reports.
Antoine Jones was being watched. Police used a global positioning system to track his movements around the nation's capital. After a monthlong clandestine operation, Jones was arrested and charged with drug trafficking.
The reauthorization of the Patriot Act looks like a forgone conclusion.
If you own an iPhone or an iPad your device may be tracking and storing every move you make. CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.
There's a droll car insurance commercial making the rounds lately. An actor plays a GPS navigator device that hasn't been updated for a while and is "just winging it." He directs his driver to turn the wrong way down a one-way street. "Recalculating!"
A pilot's view of how GPS technology and "Required Navigation Performance" reduces canceled flights due to bad weather.
Tom Stuker jokes that his home is "in Row One in a nice, big plane."
Ordinarily, you want a GPS navigation system to show you the quickest way to get where you're going. But with gas prices over $4 a gallon in some cities you might rather know the way that uses the least gasoline.
Russia's space agency is investigating the failed launch of three navigational satellites, the agency reported Sunday.
As more technology goes mobile, "where" has become one of the key pieces of context in daily life. And the answers to "where" increasingly are provided through geographic information systems (GIS), a technology that is being explored, debated and celebrated today in public.
Will smartphones replace personal navigation devices?
Garmin is recalling 1.25 million GPS devices, most of which were sold in America, because their batteries could overheat and cause fires, the company said Thursday.
There are many reasons people fall for each other: Personality, looks, humor -- sax-playing ability. But a new class of GPS-enabled smartphone apps is trying to bring dating back to the pure, data-driven basics.
Texting while driving is not just dumb -- it's also an equal-opportunity mistake.
CNN's Kate Bolduan and digital expert Mario Armstrong talk about Ford tech that gives a car a constant link to the Web.
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may already guide millions of cars around the world, but airplanes are still guided by a 70-year-old radar technology.
David Melcher of defense giant ITT talks about a new system that will upgrade air control systems in the U.S. and Europe.
Passengers stuck on airplanes gain new rights and the nation's air traffic control system gains new technology under a $34.5 billion bill the Senate passed Monday night.
Last month, when Zack Ajmal was planning a vacation to Italy, he set out to find the first thing that a traveler would need in a foreign land: a map. But digital maps of Rome and Venice for his Garmin GPS device cost almost $100. So instead, Ajmal turned to OpenStreet Map, a community-driven maps database.
For years, Grant Opperman's tiny delivery company struggled to keep up with the giants of its industry.
Say hello to your latest personal navigation device: a netbook. Dell plans to introduce a GPS and Wi-Fi card that can be integrated into the company's netbooks to turn them into gizmos that can offer turn-by-turn direction as well as any Garmin or TomTom.
Cars have Global Positioning System devices to pinpoint where drivers are when they get lost, so why can't GPS be used to locate the exact position of planes when the worst happens?
A look at aviation disasters shows a daunting recovery task ahead with Air France Flight 447. Mary Snow reports
Senators speak out on questionable defense spending. Will anything change? CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.
After promising the American people his team has already found $2 trillion in budget savings by scouring the federal budget, President Obama laid out some of the potential spending cuts in great detail when he unveiled his first blueprint on Thursday.
With its launch of iPhoto 09, Apple has begun showing some reasons why it's worth enduring the hassle of geotagging your photos.
We've reviewed several of Navigon's portable navigation devices, and it always seems to be the same story: great features, affordable price, but always coming up short in performance.
Even when money is tight, gadgets are high on holiday wish lists. But instead of rushing to grab the latest gizmo, many folks are eyeing refurbished TVs and stripped-down purse-sized laptops under $600.
First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets.
Eric Hanson's trial was among recent criminal cases around the country in which authorities used GPS navigation devices to help establish a defendant's whereabouts
CNN.com producer Cody McCloy and co-pilot Brian Hardy set out on a two-week cross-country road trip in a 30-year-old truck, which they intended to fuel using only biodiesel.
Garmin's latest GPS device, the nuvi 880, says a lot about the state of the market for portable navigation devices. The gadget has it all: directions, MP3 player for listening to songs and books, a photo viewer - even an alarm clock.
Very soon, the most common phrase transiting through mobile phone networks will no longer be "Where are you?" but "I see you."
When it comes to in-car GPS, TomTom has always been of the philosophy that its products should be about navigation first.
No one knows better than the police which tricks criminals are using to prey on unsuspecting tourists.
If you don't eat, sleep and breathe cars, or devour car magazines in minute detail, there's a good chance you don't know all the technological terms that pop up in the media, new car advertising and literature.
Dashboard GPS devices are thieves' hot new target. But the irony is that your tracking device can't be tracked once it's lost. Why not?
Eclipse delivers an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, upgrade to its all-in-one in-car navigation and multimedia lineup with the AVN6620.
I've never owned a GPS unit or (prior to this test) even used one, so I thought it might be a good idea to test a bunch of them right out of the box. The kind folks over at Garmin, Magellan and Mio agreed to let this newbie review some of their great products.
Fortune: Garmin loses its wayupdated: Mon Mar 31 2008 14:06:00
Not long ago, investors couldn't get enough of Garmin and its hugely popular line of GPS devices.
With the pending merger of GPS device maker TomTom and No.2 digital mapping supplier Tele Atlas under review by the European Commission, shares of rival Navteq are trading almost $10 below the $78 per share all-cash merger offer from Nokia.
Dear FSB: What is the best GPS unit available for my small package-delivery business? I would like to use it in the car and am looking for something Bluetooth-capable.
Sometimes less is more, and that seems to be the approach Pharos is taking with its Pharos Drive GPS 250. The entry-level in-car GPS offers simplicity and ease of use with a minimalist design and interface, and all the basic navigation features are there, with the bonus of text-to-speech functionality.
The number of portable navigation systems coming out these days is pretty astonishing, but the thing is, we're finding that when it comes to the core navigation functions, they pretty much all offer the same thing--text- and voice-guided directions, extensive POI databases, automatic route recalculation, and so forth.
Quick: If you had a magic box in your car that could tell you anything you wanted to know about your daily commute, what would you command? If you answered either "help me avoid traffic" or "find the cheapest gas," congratulations: Your magic box will be in stores starting July 2008 - as long as you're prepared to put down $500, plus $15 a month.
State police dive teams searched waters in connection with the disappearance of an ex-police officer's wife.
Carol Van Cleef, from the law firm Brian Cave, discusses how criminals use pre-paid gift cards to launder money.
When Nokia made its $8.1 billion offer for digital mapmaker Navteq in early October, the first question batted around by investors was, Why pay so much? The question they should have asked was, How do I get in? Not on Navteq -- too late for that -- but on the technology trend to which Nokia just gave a multibillion-dollar vote of confidence: location-based services.
Business 2.0: Mobileupdated: Tue Oct 16 2007 12:06:00
GPS on cell phones is a no-brainer for consumers: Find whatever you're looking for, wherever you are. But try to develop software for GPS phones and you'll be stumbling through a maze of programming languages, like J2 and Brew, and standards that vary from carrier to carrier and phone to phone.
Jensen is no stranger to aftermarket car tech, but we've mostly looked at its in-car stereo units rather than the company's portable navigation systems, so we were pretty anxious to take the Jensen NVX225 out for a test drive when it arrived at our office.
A group of taxi drivers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, right in the middle of the New York Fashion Week and the U.S. Open tennis tournament, to protest a city plan to require GPS tracking in cabs.
From waterproof iPods to geo-tagging cameras to LED flashlights, the editors at PopSci take a look at some lust-worthy goods and hottest technology. Here is a sampling of their discoveries.
The latest receivers for your car move with you in a whole new way. All the key features for easy navigation—touch-screen controls, spoken directions, and street maps for the entire lower 48—come packaged in pocket-size models that easily transfer between cars or slide into a suitcase. But the best add superior ergonomics and features that really take them (and you) the extra mile.
One shopping expert says that most gifts for Father's Day will fit in one of four categories.
In this day and age, buying a standalone GPS device isn't the only way to get navigation help.
Business 2.0: Getting a Fix on GPSupdated: Thu Mar 15 2007 13:01:00
Location-based services will soon become a lot more precise - and profitable. The European Union is preparing to launch its $4 billion answer to GPS: a satellite navigation service called Galileo t...
FSB: The best in GPSupdated: Thu Feb 22 2007 17:57:00
New GPS devices help entrepreneurs find their way in the world.
Do you have any tales from the digital frontier? What's life like in your digital world? These CNN.com readers sent us their stories and thoughts. Here's a sampling of the responses, some of which have been edited.
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Stocks will be under pressure as long as it looks like war in the Middle East, rebels are agitating in Nigeria, North Korea keeps on saber rattling, oil and gas prices surge, and tech stocks get downgraded. Got that?
FSB: Satellite Plumbingupdated: Wed Feb 01 2006 00:01:00
When Bob Jernigan installed GPS devices in half of his company's 20 trucks, the Florida plumbing contractor was simply hoping to route his service technicians more efficiently. Little did he know t...
FSB: Student Stashupdated: Wed Feb 01 2006 00:01:00
Collegeboxes ships and stores the belongings of more than 6,000 students from 35 colleges and universities across the country--quite a logistical feat for a small, fast-growing outfit. The company'...
Business 2.0: B.Y.O. GPSupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00
These days you need a GPS receiver just to navigate the mind-numbing assortment of GPS options offered at the rental-car counters. Avis offers GPS phones, Hertz has an in-car unit called NeverLost-...
Money Magazine: Find Your Way Homeupdated: Mon Aug 01 2005 00:01:00
Who needs a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) device? Military commanders, to be sure. Around-the-world yachtsmen, yeah. But you? What, to find your way home through the backyard?
CNNMoney: Find your way homeupdated: Tue Jul 19 2005 14:49:00
Who needs a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) device? Military commanders, to be sure. Around-the-world yachtsmen, yeah. But you? What, to find your way home through the backyard?
Tractors that steer themselves. Property that "knows" it's been stolen. Airplanes that land without a pilot. The opportunities surrounding the global positioning system are already mind-boggling, b...
Maybe it hit you this summer vacation, grinding your way through tourist-clogged traffic, utterly lost, a little voice from the backseat asking, "Are we there yet?" Wouldn't it be nice, you may hav...
A British design graduate has come up with a way to make the road a safer place for motorbike riders, using technology originally developed for jet fighter pilots.
An English design graduate has come up with a modern version of the traditional child harness and leash, which has a high-tech twist.
Ah, the summer road trip. Back in the Sputnik era, when my brother and I were young, Mom and Dad would plop us in the back seat of the Rambler for the 14-hour drive to Colorado. Back-seat bloodshed...
It's just an idea on paper, but the U.S. Air Force is asking defense contractors how they might develop a 30,000-pound, precision-guided bomb that could destroy targets deep underground, in caves or in hardened bunkers.
From Wolf Blitzer Reports' Jennifer Coggiola in Washington:
The judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial ruled Tuesday that evidence dealing with the electronic tracking of Peterson after his wife's disappearance will be admitted in the trial.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Scott Peterson's murder trial are due in court again Tuesday to argue whether information gathered from tracking Peterson's vehicles by satellite after his wife disappeared should be admitted as evidence.
Nearly every surface in Neal Miller's office is covered with magazines. These just arrived in the past day and a half, says Miller, manager of Fidelity's New Millennium fund, as he clears a stack of two dozen from a chair.
Nearly every surface in Neal Miller's office is covered with magazines. "These just arrived in the past day and a half," says Miller, manager of Fidelity's New Millennium fund, as he clears a stack...
Ultrasmall gyroscopes have already made their way into automobile airbag triggers and washing machines, but the tiny gadgets may soon be used to create more precise GPS devices and robots with a be...
In the statistically obsessed world of media ratings, outdoor advertising has long been a data-deprived wasteland. Time-tested technologies and methodologies can predict how many 18-to 34-year-old ...
As flocks of fledgling Web merchants are finding out the hard way, there's lots more to successful e-commerce than mouse clicks. To see how much more, look at the most challenging corner of busines...
Mapping out your route in advance is nice and all, but I've always felt there's simply no substitute for really knowing the road--which presents a problem when I travel to an unfamiliar area.
Driving down the road on a fine summer morning, I turned to my navigator and asked, "Next turn?"
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