The stresses of starting a new job aren’t limited to regular 9-5 employees. Jon Lester, a new player on the Oakland A’s, admitted to needing GPS to find his way to work. During an interview on The Dan Patrick show, Lester admitted, “Every day, I do the GPS on my phone, so I don’t get […]
Jaguar Land Rover has purchased a private fleet of 543 cars worth an estimated $167 million. Dr. James Hull’s collection has cars from every decade starting in 1930 and includes Winston Churchill’s Austin, Elton John’s Bentley, and Lord Mountbatten’s Mini Traveller. In May, Hull put his collection on the market for $167 million. Jaguar refuses […]
Curious about what your feline gets up to in the great outdoors? Now your furry friend can participate in a Cat Tracker, a GPS tracking study that monitors cats’ outdoor behaviors. To participate, owners must be willing to make a DIY GPS harness, allow the kitty to roam free for nine days, and then upload […]
Android Wear now offers another option for golfers looking to get a little more information from their next game with a wearable GPS device that gives full access to the Golfshot app. It’s one of the first Android Wear apps and is the number one golf app in the world. Golfshot offers accurate GPS distances […]
Yesterday, artist Paul Campbell unveiled a mural created from the movements of Brooklyn Navy Yard workers who used GPS tracking to monitor their steps. He asked the employees to track their steps for one day and then created a mural using different colored lines for different routes on a 66-foot wall at the yard. The […]
The first electric vehicle from Mercedes-Benz is now available in the United States and will be the first market to have public access to new electric vehicle. According to the US Department of Energy, the B-Class can go up to 87 miles on a single charge, similar to the Nissan Leaf and the plug-in’s direct competition, […]
The biggest cellphone service providers in the U.S. are fighting against a new proposal aiming to make it easier for 911 to find the caller using GPS tracking. The providers say they don’t have the necessary technology, but are working on a long-term solution, but proponents of the proposal think the companies just don’t want […]
Thanks to a bottle of prescription drugs equipped with a GPS tracking device, police were lead directly to a robbery suspect. An employee at a CVS in Albuquerque, New Mexico told police officers two men came in shortly after the store opened and demanded Oxycontin pills. She gave them bottles of pills and included one […]
As more and more NFL teams are beginning to use GPS tracking devices during practice to provide insight on player performance, the NFL is finding a way to uses the devices to enhance spectator experience. This season, players will have two small sensors in their shoulder pads in a move the NFL hopes will enhance […]
The Austrian company, known for its fitness apps, is launching a 24-hour fitness tracker that monitors activity as well as sleep quality. Orbit consists of a silicone band with a detachable module, is waterproof up to 300 feet, vibrates when a user has been sedentary for too long or reaches a fitness goal, and syncs […]
Come January, driverless cars will be permitted on UK roads. In preparation, a review of UK road regulations has been ordered and cities are invited to compete for the honor of hosting on of the three trials. The road tests will run 18 to 36 months and winning host cities will share a fund of just under […]
According to ABI Research, GPS tracking devices, including wearables and iBeacons, will generate more than $3.5 billion by 2019. Although the market has struggled to reach its full potential in the past largely due to high prices, subscription requirements, and the inability to track indoors, the boom of wearable GPS tracking devices designed for children, […]
According to the USPS inspector general blog, the USPS could seize an opportunity to meet sustainability goals while saving money as their aging fleet is replaced. Currently, 142,000 of the 190,000 fleet vehicles in use have met or exceed their life expectancy. In addition to being less fuel efficient than newer vehicles, the current USPS […]
A year after joining the long list of Catapult Sports clients, a company who provides GPS tracking devices to sports teams to gather relevant athlete data, the New York Giants introduced a “recovery stretch” to help reduce soft tissue injuries. The post-workout stretch was devised as a direct response to data collected from the GPS […]
“Jackie’s Law,” created to help victims of domestic violence and GPS stalking, was signed Wednesday in New York by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Under the new law, New York police can charge people using GPS tracking devices to stalk victims without the victims pressing charges. The law is named in honor of Jackie Wisniewski who was […]
In a sea of GPS tracking devices for both humans and animals alike, Iota is making strides to set itself apart. Iota doesn’t run over a normal cell network and instead asks users to create the tracking network using an in-home hub device. Which, the company claims, will help people find their missing stuff (or […]
San Diego-based fleet management company, Omnitracs, is relocating its headquarters to Dallas. The company announced this week is will create 450 new jobs and invest $10 million in Dallas, TX. The company will move early 2015, but will keep locations in Baltimore and San Diego. Active Network, another San Diego-based company, announced plans earlier this […]
One of the newest wearables to hit the market is GTX’s SmartSole, a GPS tracking device placed in the bottom of a shoe. The sole is targeted at young children, elderly, and even people traveling to unsafe places. The SmartSole is a foam insert embedded with a quadband cellular modem and SIM card that works […]
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