GPS
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GPS Fail And ‘Being Distracted’ Turns 145km Trip Into 1450km Journey
I’ve read plenty of crazy GPS stories, but this has to be the craziest of them all: a 67-year-old woman drove for 1450km over the course of two days because of a GPS error combined with her complete lack of attention. Her actual destination was only 145km away.
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Sherpa Mates With Magellan, Births Garmin’s Oregon Personal Navigator
Don’t take your phone hiking — you’re probably not going to get service and bears might eat it. Instead, find your way through the woods with Garmin’s Oregon personal navigator.
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Guy Pulled Over After Driving The Wrong Way On A Highway Because His GPS Said So
When your GPS tells you to do something, where do you draw the line as far as stupidity is concerned before you actually go and do it? Getting lost in a forest is one thing, but driving the wrong way up a major national highway is another thing entirely. Incidentally, that’s what this guy was…
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Garmin Forerunner 10: A Simple GPS Fitness Watch To Track Your Evening Jog
Garmin is well-known for its intense fitness watches like the Forerunner 910XT — a big, complicated, waterproof timekeeper that’s basically designed with Olympians triathletes in mind. If you’re just a casual jogger trying to stay in shape, a watch that powerful is just intimidating overkill. Garmin’s newest fitness watch is designed for those of us…