traffic

GPS

Navman Cuts Price Of MY Range By $50 Until January 31

3:38PM Nick Broughall | More Christmas themed savings, this time from Navman. They’ve cut the price of their entire MY satnav range by $50, and thrown in free map updates for three years. They’ve also added SUNA traffic to their entry-level model. More »
Online

Google Maps Now Offers Live Traffic Info

3:30PM Nick Broughall | Google today announced live traffic information for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and their surrounding areas on Google Maps. It even works with mobile devices! More »
GPS

Suna Traffic Now Live In Canberra

2:07PM Nick Broughall | One thing the iPhone’s multitude of proper satnav apps don’t offer is live traffic updating from the SUNA traffic channel. If you have a dedicated satnav with traffic support, you can now avoid traffic in Canberra comfortably. And not just by getting the hell out of Canberra… More »
GPS

SUNA Traffic Now Getting Traffic Details From Taxis In Sydney

10:49AM Nick Broughall | On top of using the sensors in the roads to get the latest traffic information, the guys at SUNA are now monitoring Sydney taxis to get an even better look at how traffic is flowing. Although I hope they don’t pay too much attention at changeover time… More »
GPS

Lifehacker Interviews CEO Of Intelematics About Future Of GPS Traffic

5:11PM Nick Broughall | I have no idea how I missed this yesterday, but Gus over at Lifehacker has a great interview with the CEO of Intelematics – the company behind the SUNA traffic channel, about all things GPS. More »
GPS

Suna Traffic Updates Hitting Canberra, Perth and Adelaide This Month

10:30AM Nick Broughall | Gus over at Lifehacker scored this exclusive bit of info yesterday – The Suna traffic channel will launch mapping of Perth, Canberra and Adelaide sometime later this month. More »
GPS

SUNA Traffic Channel Now Covers The Gold Coast

12:02PM Nick Broughall | The SUNA traffic channel has just launched traffic alerts for the Gold Coast, to accompany their alerts for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. I wonder if they can say “Don’t drive here – everything’s underwater“. More »
Software

SUNA Traffic Channel On iPhone in the shape of Traffic Australia App

12:27PM Nick Broughall | The iPhone may not have a turn-by-turn navigation option yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t stay up to date with the latest traffic information on your iPhone. The SUNA traffic channel – the same company behind the TMC traffic updates on all the high-end satnavs in Australia – has recently launched a version for the iPhone called Traffic Australia, which offers real-time updates on traffic for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More »
Robots

Parking Meters Fake Their Own Deaths to Slap Motorists with Parking Violations

10:20AM Gizmodo US Edition | In Washington D.C., parking meters are allegedly out to destroy the human race as “out-of-order” meters are suddenly coming back to life and repairing themselves, leaving a number of motorists with “wrongful” parking tickets. More »
Science

Theory: Traffic Triggers Lightning

9:41AM Brian Lam | It’s just a theory but some scientists believe that lightning strikes are provoked by traffic. Honk if you like thunder! More »