Here’s a nifty little gadget - this is a tiny GPS receiver that uses satellite signals to record your position and the current time.

Carry this around, and it will capture information about where you’ve been. Download the information to your PC using USB, and you can do clever things such as plot where you’ve been on top of Google Maps, or geo-tag photos with the location that the photos were taken. It can also be used with image services such as Flikr and Picaso.

This device is cheap, and pretty powerful… well worth considering if you own a digital camera, or you’re into biking, hiking or walking. We’ll be reviewing this in a future show. More details and a review here: i-gotU GPS Tracker review

After months of speculation, Apple’s announced the 3G version of the iPhone. This will be available in the UK from the 11th July 2008. As well as supporting high-speed HSDPA Internet access, the new iPhone has built-in GPS and a bunch of software extras. It’s available in 8Gig and 16Gig versions.

Existing iPhone users can upgrade to the new version for £99, of free if you go for the £45 a month contract. There’ll also be a new £30 a month contract.

More on the iPhone on our dedicated iPhone page

National press for FrequencyCast! Your favourite podcast got a mention in today’s Times Newspaper, in their Daily Universal Register. Here’s the snippet!

The ITV High-definition service launches on Satuday 7th June 2008, exclusively on Freesat. Euro 2008 will be available in high definition. ITV HD will be available via the Red button on Freesat.

More on Freesat at frequencycast.co.uk/freesat.html.

Planet Rock, originally set to close a few months ago, has been saved, and is set to continue broadcasting on DAB digital radio.

Entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel has bought the station, with the backing of rock names Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Gary Moore and Fish.

Show 27 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover:

• News Updates: Freesat launches, Sky Picnic postponed, a free smartphone from BT, Sky Player and ITV’s rabbit.
• Focus - Free satellite TV: Carl and Pete explore free satellite TV, and the new Freesat service in depth.
• Mobile Broadband: Details of those little USB broadband modems.
• Your Questions: DVD recorders, Freesat, twin tuners, wi-fi radios and more.

You can download Show 27 direct to your MP3 player, listen online or view the show notes at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast27.html. You can also get us via iTunes.

 

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