Got a car and a smartphone? Your country needs you! We’ve been trying out a rather nifty little application that has some serious potential… that’s if enough people get involved. Waze is a social navigation application that’s available for a range of GPS-enabled smartphones including the iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile and Symbian OS devices. [...]

Show 43 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In this show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: 3D TV is with us, the end of the ISS, Freeview changes, and Lazy Britain. Focus: GPS gadgets – [...]

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Satellite Navigation devices could start to fail from 2010, according to a US Government report. The network of orbiting GPS satillites is now around 20 years old, and satellites are expected to fail shortly. The satellites need replacing after their 20 year lifespan, and the first launch of a new satellite was due for the [...]

Show 37 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, has just been released. In our regular online radio show, we discuss all that’s new with digital TV and technology. Here’s what we cover in this show: News Updates: Sky HD boxes recalled, the fourth Freeview HD services, and the UK footy coverage wars. Focus: [...]

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Show 29 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. Here’s what we cover: News Updates: Freeview boxes breaking, new Freesat channels, Sporting deals, Top Up news and a KITT sat nav. Focus – Digital TV Roundup: A long-verdue look at the digital TV options, and what’s best for you. i-GotU GPS: [...]

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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 [...]