Archive for January 5th, 2008





SPOT communicator

Jan 5th, 2008 | By

Crunch Gear offers up the next LBS device. The SPOT Communicator is a GPS unit that can send your current position via satellite. The press release shows that the target market is the outdoor enthusiast and field workers who are often outside of cell range. Battery life is pretty good given the lack of screen, [...]



Magellan and Google team up

Jan 5th, 2008 | By

The first bit of GPS news out of CES this year has Magellan releasing the Maestro 5340 which will include GPRS for cell network connectivity. This network connectivity will be used to connect to…you guessed it…Google search and data services. At almost $1300 for the unit it will not be for small of purse, and [...]



Mid-Year Contest details

Jan 5th, 2008 | By

This time around we are asking you to tell us what you think is going to happen in the geospatial sphere in 2008. Send your predictions to contest at veryspatial dot com by January 18 at 11:59 PM PST and one person will be selected at random for a nifty globe shaped decanter and a [...]