Gizmo Hunter

Accidents happen every day in the outdoors, whether you fall out of a tree stand, break a leg during a hike, or roll over on an ATV. In the outdoors, an everyday accident instantly can become a life threatening situation, and rescues may take days or weeks if you’re not prepared.

Why wait days being stranded in the outdoors hoping someone will find you? Put the power in the palm of your hand with the TerraFix™ 406 GPS Personal Locator Beacon. Now you can turn that life threatening situation into a successful rescue story.

It’s as easy as pushing a button, and with an internal GPS receiver (P/N 2798.4 only), the TerraFix™ will acquire your GPS position and transmit it along with your personalized identifier code through the SARSAT satellites instantly alerting SAR forces that you need help, immediately!

The TerraFix ™ works fast, if GPS data is present in the beacon’s first burst, SAR forces can be notified and start planning your rescue in as little as three minutes.

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Garmin International has announced that Volvo Cars Corporation has selected the nüvi 760 as a customized navigation solution for select Volvo cars, including the new Volvo C30 and Volvo XC70. The Volvo specific nüvi 760 will be available at dealerships across Europe and North America.

“Garmin is delighted to work with Volvo to offer its customers a high quality satellite navigation system. Volvo and Garmin are passionate about safety, engineering and quality, and we believe customers will appreciate the design of this navigation solution,” said Roger Jollis, Garmin’s director of OEM & mobile marketing. “This transaction strengthens Garmin’s growing position as a recognized supplier to the automotive industry.” (more…)

Garmin announced the debut of the Fishfinder 300C, a high-performance analog sonar that’s perfect for the budget-conscious freshwater fisherman looking to upgrade to a vivid color unit.

“We expect the Fishfinder 300C to become the workhorse of the weekend warrior,” said Garmin’s Dan Bartel, vice president of worldwide sales. “It’s compact and sleek enough to fit on any size bass boat, yet it sports a great-looking display and Garmin’s new streamlined interface.” (more…)

For daily commuters who want to avoid traffic, Sony Electronics today revealed the latest nav-u personal navigation system. The new NV-U71T model is the second offering in the company’s navigation lineup.

Ready to use right out of the box, this slimmer, easy-to-use device helps drivers map a destination, locate points of interest, find home again and avoid traffic congestion.

With an included RDS-TMC real-time traffic receiver built into a supplied cradle, the device notifies drivers of heavy traffic areas and automatically gives them an alternate route choice. The real-time traffic service requires a separate subscription, but drivers will receive the first 90 days free of charge. For continued traffic service, a subscription will cost $4.95 a month after the initial trial period.
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SECAUCUS, NJ (October 29, 2007) – Panasonic today announced the launch of its first portable navigation device (PND) for the U.S. market. The Panasonic Strada CN-GP50U sports a sleek, slim design and boasts a 5-inch touch panel display for vivid viewing and optimum ease of use.

“On the heels of a successful debut of our in-dash navigation system in Spring 2007, we are proud to bring to market our first portable device,” said Rob Lopez, national marketing manager for Panasonic’s Mobile Electronics Division. “The Strada CN-GP50U PND delivers everything consumers are looking for in a cutting-edge portable device – one of the widest screens on the market, sleek styling for added portability, an SD Memory Card port for swift downloading and a highly friendly user interface.”

“Strada is already a best-seller in Japan,” added Lopez. “Based upon its overseas success, we are looking to the U.S. debut of our portable device to further solidify Panasonic’s place as a major force in the mobile navigation industry.”
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So easy to operate that the owner’s manual may never make it out of the box. Use the touch-screen interface – the first ever for a handheld GPS – to access the intuitive “Go To” menu that simplifies navigation.

Integrated two-megapixel camera takes great shots of scenic views. It also lets you store coded photos that can be associated with waypoints. Record audio files using the embedded speaker and microphone – a great way to make notes about waypoints. Rugged, waterproof construction.

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With this premium GPS navigation and car entertainment system, you’re always in the driver’s seat, even when you need to get things done while driving. The Strada Mobile Navigation System from Panasonic is your concierge on the road.

All-in-One Entertainment
You can have hours of uninterrupted theater-like movies and music using DVDs, satellite radio, or even your own iPod^®. The MOS-FET high power amplifier delivers pure signal output with minimal treble noise. The result is highly faithful sound reproduction with expressive musical detail. The 2-channel downmix Dolby Digital^® decoder delivers incredible surround sound.

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Upgraded portable GPS rangefinder for golfers — know the yardage to your target…and know how far you’re hitting each club!

This new and improved hand-held, water-resistant GPS for golfers determines your yardage to the green (and to other targets) on any course you play! SkyCaddie GPS automatically calculates distances to 40 targets per hole simultaneously in less than a second. Its 2.25-inch LCD is almost 2x larger than the first generation; and its battery life is 20% longer! Also choose the right club with confidence because — as you play your round — SkyCaddie measures how far you are hitting each club. Stores 10 courses; use the SD memory-card slot for additional storage.

SkyCaddie GPS is powered by a long-lasting built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery; a full two-hour charge delivers up to 12 hours of power (AC charger included). Also comes with a USB cable for downloading course data files; access SkyCourse data on thousands of golf courses at skygolf.com (requires an annual membership fee).

Hidden wireless GPS secretly tracks anything that moves - your car or your kid…or your kid in your car!

If your car went missing, could you find it right away? If your teen is told not to drive too far or too fast, would you know? If you’re managing a sales fleet, could you assure yourself they’re making timely calls? The answer is “yes” to all these questions and more - with a hidden tracker from MICROTRAKGPS.

This sophisticated real-time tracking device uses global GPS and wireless Internet communication to secretly keep tabs on anything that moves - hidden in the trunk of a car, stashed in a child’s backpack, zipped into a computer briefcase.

LOCATE 1 has a rechargeable battery for as many as five days of power. You can program speed limits and distance restrictions - and LOCATE 1 will automatically send a message when it moves or travels too far or too fast, based on those limits you set!

Easy-to-read reports summarize LOCATE 1’s daily activity and movements over the past 30 days.

Another all in one product from china based manufacturers. 6.5 Inch TFT LCD Touch Screen Motorized With Bluetooth and GPS. With DVD Player /TV /4 x 45 amplifier/AM/FM/GPS connector/CDC

• Features :
• Screen : 6.5 Inch TFT LCD Touch Screen Motorized
• Support : DVD/VCD/MP3/MP4/DIVX/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-RW Formats
• Dimmer function for night driving
• DVD/VCD/CD changer control interface
• Multi-channel auto EQ
• Auto reverse function when parking
• GPS connector for external GPS box
• Car clock function
• AUX input
• build-in Bluetooth