Tag archive: Puerto Rico

GPS maker Magellan has announced its new RaodMate 1475T GPS, sliding in at the top end of its RoadMate GPS series. The 1475T offers a new 4.3-inch WQVGA anti-glare touchscreen display, a new slim design, and subscription-free real-time traffic alerts to help drivers get where they're going with a minimum of gridlock. "Magellan is committed to providing navigation solutions that provide the best possible experience to… Read More

It's no secret that people who need to get from point A to point B aren't always driving a car, so GPS marker Garmin is finally coming out with pedestrian-friendly GPS units in the form of its new nüvi 1200 and nüvi 1300 series. The new units will feature a slim form factor designed to be affordable and useful both in a car and on foot. Optional CityXplorer maps will be available for selected tourist destinations in… Read More

Electronics maker LG, in conjunction with th Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a recall for 30,000 LG 830 Spyder mobile phones due to poor voice quality on calls to 911 emergency services and difficulties maintaining phone connections. The recalled phones have software versions T83LGV03 and T83LGV04; users can check the software version on their phone by selecting “Phone Information” from the handset's Settings… Read More

Back in the middle of 2008, electronics retailer Best Buy announced a trial consumer electronics recycling program at 117 of its stores; the program must be successful (or at least good public relations) because the retailing giant has now announced it plans to offer electronics recycling at its 1,006 U.S. retail locations beginning February 15, 2009. The company plans to expand the operations to Puerto Rico during its 2010 fiscal year.… Read More

Motorola has taken the wraps off two new navigation units, the Motonav TN20 and Motonav TN30, that may not have all the bells and whistles of high-end models, but ought to get the job done for typical travelers trying to get around the United States (or Canada!). The units feature touchscreens and Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree use, and will be available exclusively through electronics retailer RadioShack. “Motorola is… Read More

Magellan originally announced the Maestro 4370 GPS way back at CES, promising the unit would ship during the first quarter of 2008. It's now the last quarter of 2008, but he Maestro 4370 is apparently out the door, offering a 4.3-inch touchscreen and a revamped interface that offers 3D land guidance as well as 3D views of buildings and landmarks to help travelers recognize their surroundings. The MAestro 4370 comes pre-loaded with… Read More

If you’ve ever had a GPS unit or online mapping service tell you that an appointment was 20 minutes away by car, only to show up late for it after a 40-minute drive, Navteq’s latest update to its traffic data may help you plan ahead with a little more accuracy. The company, which provides map data to everyone from Google and Yahoo to Garmin, released Traffic Patterns North America v3.0 on Monday, which significantly refines the… Read More

Further expanding upon its already extensive line of navigation products, Mio Technology released four new GPS units under the Moov banner on Monday, completely updating its line for the spring. All of the devices feature retooled user interfaces made possible by Mio’s acquisition of Navman, and sticking with the company’s budget reputation, none will sell for more than $250. At the top of the new line, the Moov 300 and… Read More

Verizon and AT&T were the big winners in the FCC's much-watched 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction (PDF), bidding more than $16 billion to control vast swathes of the soon-to-be-available spectrum that may be the United States best hope for nationwide wireless broadband services. The auction comprised a total of 1,099 licenses, including both nationwide blocks and many regional licenses. Verizon Wireless won the largest nationwide C… Read More

When it was launched a few years ago at MIT, the One Laptop Per Child project came under some criticism from domestic groups who argued it was disingenuous for the project to focus on the needs of educational systems in developing nations when there were plenty of needful, under-served children and students right in the OLPC organization's backyard in the United States. Now, in an interview, OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte says the… Read More

Fans of old-school technology retailing may rejoice: the CompUSA brand may be changing, but it's not going away. As word broke in late 2007 that the venerable computer retailer CompUSA would be closing its remaining retail stores and, essentially, holding a fire sale on anything left on the shelves, some technology enthusiasts rejoices (whoo hoo! Longer lines at Best Buy, Fry's, and Circuit City!) but others lamented the loss of… Read More

GPS maker Magellan has taken advantage of CES to bring in five new models in its entry-level range, including a widescreen version with a 4.3” screenthat’s set to retail at $229.   Its RoadMate 1400 series is aimed at those new to GPS, but come well equipped. Even the base model, the 1400, comes with maps of the Continental UnitedStates, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, plus 1.3 million essential points of interest, such as gas stations,… Read More

PDA and smartphone maker Palm has been offering mapping and navigation services for use with its GPS-enabled smartphones for some time, with the service based on software and mapping data from TomTom. Now, Palm has announced a new GPS Navigator based on rival Garmin's Mobile XT software. Based on a microSD card, users can pop the software and maps into their smartphones (using a miniSD or SD card adapter if necessary) and get… Read More

Leading GPS device maker Garmin has no doubt been watching the wave of GPS-enabled phones (and associated mobile navigation offerings from service providers) and started wondering how it can tap into that market. Today, the company announced Garmin Mobile XT, a standalone software-only solution which converts GPS-capable phones with microSD storage capabilities into complete mapping and navigation tools for North America and Europe. Unlike… Read More

If you’ve been job hunting over the last year, hopefully you haven’t put in an application at the Gap.   The company has said that a laptopcontaining unencrypted data, including around 800,000 job applications it had received between July 2006 and this July and covering the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, had been stolen from one of itsvendors. They’ve also admitted that the applications could well include employment histories… Read More