GPS
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Things You Didn’t Know About NASA’s Mars Rovers
On July 4, 1997, a tiny, flat robot touched down on the surface of Mars and became the first wheeled vehicle to roam around on another planet. Since then, a fleet of Martian rovers have followed in the tracks of Sojourner and they have become bigger, better, and more autonomous over the years. Sojourner was…
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Garmin’s New Epix Is an Absurdly Excellent Fitness Watch
I’ve been reviewing wearables for a solid decade now, and in that time, the Garmin Fenix line has emerged as the best multi-sport watch and activity tracker. Year after year, the Fenix has managed to stay either a little or a lot ahead of the competition, and when I heard the Fenix 7 was coming…
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Post-It Note Pioneers Invent a Safer Polar Bear Tag
Attaching a tracking collar to a polar bear is hard enough. But it’s all the more challenging because eventually researchers have to remove it, too. So Polar Bears International reached out to 3M to see if the company, known for its expertise in making things stick, could come up with a less permanent way to…
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GoPro Karma Drones Are On The Bloody Fritz Thanks To A Possible GPS Glitch
GoPro Karma drones have been on the fritz all over the world thanks to a possible GPS glitch.