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Earl Is the Outdoor Enthusiast’s Dream Survival Tablet

Stanley Goodner — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:43:09 +0000

The best thing about portable digital devices like smartphones and tablets is how they provide such information right at our fingertips. While they excel in cities and urban areas, they don’t always perform the best in extreme outdoor situations.

Designed with the outdoor enthusiast in mind, the creator of Earl has engineered a tablet that’s meant to work where normal smartphones and tablets won’t. Laminated…

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Opinion: Transportation Guidelines for Reducing Electronic Distractions Missing the Point

Juli Monroe — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:42:24 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote about hands-free texting being just as dangerous as manual texting. Today I read that the US Department of Transportation has published new guidelines for auto manufacturers, urging them to limit the distraction risk of their on-board devices.

Interesting thought, but I’m not sure that addresses the real problem.

I’ve had issues with on-board electronics for a long time, especially TV screens viewable by passengers….

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TomTom Completely Re-Designs The GPS Sport Watch

Stanley Goodner — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:25 +0000

TomTom has launched a new range of GPS watches to deliver at-a-glance performance information for runners, cyclists and swimmers. The new, ultra-slim TomTom Runner and TomTom Multi-Sport GPS sport watches feature an extra-large display, full-screen graphical training tools, and one-button control. The new watches feature TomTom’s Graphical Training Partner. Easy-to-read full-screen graphics help users get more »

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Track and Share Your Adventures with Rove

Stanley Goodner — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:15:10 +0000

Are your friends jealous of your outdoor adventures and wish they could follow in your footsteps? Well, if you’re an enthusiast and are looking for a way to share, the ROVE geocaching and trail sharing device will help that.

The ROVE is a fast, easy and fun way to share your trail maps with friends and family. Track your route, plug the Bluetooth enabled ROVE into your GPS and…

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Triposo is Your Free, Pocket-Sized, Personalized Travel Guide

Matthew Marchesano — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:34:00 +0000

Personally, I don’t travel as much as I’d like to. I’ve been to some places around the country, some outside — but regardless, when I’m in a new place for the first time, I generally try to have the least touristy experience possible.

I’ll take the back alley bars over the city’s most celebrated cocktail lounge or the street vendor pushing spicy corn over the Zagat-rated whatever-kind of fancy eatery; you’ll find me in the bath houses before the day spas — basically, I go where locals go.

If you can relate, keep reading.

I hardly ever reference travel books, as I’ve found them to be written for what seems like everyone but me. But a new travel app, Triposo sets out to be something of an ‘anti-tourist’ traveler’s guide….

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Fishing Enthusiasts, Find Your Fish With ReelSonar

Stanley Goodner — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:50:48 +0000

ReelSonar, a new project up on Indiegogo, is a new generation social-mobile, Bluetooth enabled, sonar fish-finder system for tablets and smartphones alike. This mobile device allows users to get water conditions, map waterbeds, and of course, find where the fish are at. The ReelSonar app works with both iOs and Android devices. The specifications show a Bluetooth more »

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Google Maps Portions of North Korea

Matthew Marchesano — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:25:39 +0000

With Google, you can do just about anything and when you are Google, you can even get into North Korea. Despite protests in the uber-secret mystery land, Google CEO Eric Schmidt visited the country in early-January and discussed a modern nation’s need for internet access.

For those of you who aren’t aware, North Korea has a ban on the internet, among many, many other popular culture items which…

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i’m Here is Your Sleek Fashionable GPS Tracker

Stanley Goodner — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:20:25 +0000

Showcased at CES 2013, i’m Here is best described as an innovative and sophisticated GPS tracker. What’s different about the i’m Here versus other GPS devices is the ultra-portable compact size. i’m Here is slightly less than 1.5 inches square and slightly more than 0.5 inches thick. The i’m Here GPS tracker has a built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery that’s recharged via USB. i’m Here works by…

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Connected Devices Are Helping You Get Healthy

Matthew Marchesano — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:10:16 +0000

In a world where everything is manipulated through our ‘web-active’ gadgets, it can be hard to decipher which additional products and services are actually worthwhile. In seemingly no time, the phrase ‘there’s an app for that’ has gone from a joke-y marketing phrase into a factual expression. We’ll never need the ‘Pull My Finger‘ app or the ‘Love Detector‘ app; but on the other hand, those apps that become available and aren’t blatantly useless are what excites us.

Here at GadgeTell, we do a lot of product reviews and believe me, its not just apps, but accessory products too are dime-a-dozen. There are countless examples of products that are so similar to other products, the actual need for them is negated before they’re even released.

I’m not writing to hate on these accessories but instead do just the opposite. This is a spotlight of the latest contributions to the market that promote the most important aspect of our lives: healthy living. The following are a few that I deem noteworthy.

The Motorola MotoACTV Smart Watch / Exercise Tracker – $149.99

With built-in GPS, low-energy absorbing Bluetooth 4.0 capability, Wi-Fi compatibility, ANT+, FM tuner, an accelerometer and a 8 GB flash memory hard drive for mp3 storage, this could be the end-all for exercise buffs. Perfect for cross-country runners, the watch tracks time, distance and speed statistics of an exercise session, as well as calories burned and heart rate. From there, it uploads the data straight to your web profile via Wi-Fi; all while strategically selecting the right song from your library to keep your head in the game. It is able to track various types of work outs and even has a golfing mode to track your…

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Nokia HERE Maps now available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

Robert Nelson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:04:27 +0000

HERE Maps by Nokia has officially launched for iOS. The app, which is simply dubbed HERE Maps is available by way of the iOS App Store. The app is available for free and has arrived as a universal with proper support for the iPhone and iPod touch as well as the iPad.

That being said, Nokia HERE Maps is just that, another map app solution for iOS users. On that note,…

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