Archive for September 16th, 2005





Keychain size personal GPS device hits the market

Sep 16th, 2005 | By Sue

Yes, that’s right. According to the press release, this new personal GPS unit has full GPS capabilities, e-911, two-way voice speaker phone, and programmable buttons for one-touch dialing, and is the size of a key chain. However, it costs almost $500 and, after the first year, loos like you have to pay for the GPS [...]



BBC – Voices – The Voices Recordings

Sep 16th, 2005 | By Jesse

This is another in the line of UK sites we have pointed out this week. Voices maps recordings of interviews with British residents from England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Through these you can get a sense of the linguisitic and cultural differences as you move through the country. Some of the recordings include [...]



UK National Trails website

Sep 16th, 2005 | By Sue

One of our professors who is from the UK showed us this site with maps, photos and other information about the National Trail system. If you are visiting, or even live there, and want to know about hiking all over England or just learn about the different regions, check out this site
http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/index.asp?PageId=1