GPS

Why Google Buying Waze Will Keep You Out Of Gridlock Hell

As anticipated, Google expanded its burgeoning global empire on Tuesday by buying the Israeli social traffic and mapping service Waze. You might recognise Waze as the GPS app with a soul. Pretty soon, you’re going to know it as the thing that made your commute bearable once and for all.


NASA’s New Interplanetary GPS Is More Old-School Than It Sounds

Here’s a space-age idea if you’ve ever heard one: NASA is building a galactic GPS system that will provide astronauts a better, more accurate map through our solar system. This is obviously an ambitious undertaking, one that will take generations, not years, to complete.


Tomorrow’s Galactic Explorers Could Use Pulsars As Interstellar GPS

Space is so ludicrously vast that keeping a precise fix on our spacecraft — even within the solar system — is really tough. So rather than track them from afar, a team of researchers want spacecraft to govern themselves — using pulsars.


JVC Kenwood’s Heads-Up Nav System Keeps Your Eyes On The Road

Sure, in-car GPS navigation systems make it easier to know where you’re headed. But it’s all for naught if you’re so distracted checking the map that you end up rear-ending someone. So to help ensure you’re at least keeping one eye on the road, JVC Kenwood’s new MDV-737HUD nav system includes a see-through heads-up display that sits right next to your rear-view mirror.


TomTom’s New GPS Watches Are Controlled With A Cyclops-Like Button

A couple of years ago TomTom partnered with Nike for what was one of the first GPS sport watches that didn’t look like some monstrous fitness accessory strapped to your wrist. But now the company is parting ways with the swoosh and releasing a set of TomTom-branded watches called the Runner and Multi-Sport for those who like to fanatically track their performances.


Lost Cat: A True Story Of Love, Desperation And GPS Technology

Caroline Paul and her partner, the illustrator (and friend of Gizmodo) Wendy MacNaughton, were devastated when their beloved tabby cat Tibia disappeared from their San Francisco home. It was utterly out of character for the timid Tibby to venture far, especially for over a month’s time.


US Government Doesn’t Want A Warrant To Track Cars With GPS

The US government is claiming that authorities should be allowed to fasten GPS tracking devices to any vehicle — and then monitor its movements — without a warrant. Wired reports that the Obama administration is maintaining the controversial stance, despite the fact that the US Supreme Court ruled last year that such a procedure amounted to search protected by the US Constitution.


Here’s A GPS For Motorcycles

TomTom’s Rider GPS for motorcyclists will help navigate you to your intended destination. Originally launched in 2007, this refresh lets you pick one of three routes: fastest, scenic or your own via Tyre.


Two Cheap Sensors Could Transform GPS Navigation

A team of Spanish researchers has developed a way to vastly improve in-car GPS navigation — and all it requires is some cheap, extra sensors.


Man Shot Dead After GPS Error Leads Him To Wrong House

When Rodrigo Diaz set out to pick up his friends and go ice skating, he was in high spirits. But when his GPS navigation system took him and some friends to the wrong house, he was assumed to be an intruder — and shot dead.


Gizmodo Is Hiring a PHP Developer!

Take pride in writing clean code? We’re looking for an autonomous PHP developer to join our rapidly-growing team at Allure Media. Apply within.

World of Servers