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Suunto Launches High-End GPS Watch
By Jon on 31/01/2012 11:50:33
New Suunto AMBIT watch combines GPS with HRM and other advanced features for ultimate outdoors watch.
Suunto has launched a new all-singing, all-dancing AMBIT Watch, which it says is 'the first true GPS watch for Explorers' and features not just GPS but a range of mountain-friendly additional features.The watch, which has classic Suunto lines
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How Big Is The New Suunto AMBIT? Some Pics...
By Jon on 01/02/2012 11:08:16
People were asking how big Suunto's new explorer-friendly GPS watch is, so...
We told you a bit about Suunto's new AMBIT watch yesterday - in a nutshell, it combines a sophisticated GPS to allow navigation with a barometer-based altimeter, '3D compass' and an advanced heart rate monitor with the ability to download data
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Stateside Gear Scoop!
By Larry O on 14/09/2004 15:36:47
We check out next year's kit at the US's largest outdoor trade show with interesting new stuff from the likes of Osprey, Scarpa and a GPS watch that'll get you home when you're paralytic...
Suunto X9 GPS watch. Althoughit will be quite pricy, no confirmed price for the UK at this time,the watch has all the GPS functions needed to navigate. Additionally, the heart rate, altimeter, barometer, and computerinterface builds on the existing
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More Help With GPS
By OUTDOORSmagic on 01/08/2008 21:07:01
Courses and training
Many GPS users never get beyond first base when it comes to using their GPS, and either don’t have the time or patience to read the manufacturers manual and find it easier to join a course and learn from a GPS expert how to use all the features
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Etrex Competition Winner!
By Jon on 15/09/2003 15:27:51
Who was the lucky winner of a Garmin Etrex GPS supplied by OM shopping partner and GPS specialist Redcar Fish Ltd? It might have been you, or maybe not...
Atlast we can announce the winner of the Garmin Etrex GPS receiverthanks to our OM Shopping Section friends Redcar Fish Ltd who specialise in the supply of GPS units and can be found - hint - inthe OUTDOORSmagic shopping section.And the lucky winner
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Types of GPS
By OUTDOORSmagic on 09/08/2008 01:50:04
Find out what options are available when buying a GPS device
GPS Receivers come in a wide range of formats, styles and prices and are available as stand alone / dedicated navigation devices units or as integrated features on Pocket PC’s, Smartphones and even watches. They are all portable navigation devices
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Memory-Map Launches GPS Unit
By Jon on 12/10/2009 12:33:25
There's a new player coming in the OS mapping-compatible GPS market.
are also included.The unit has a state of the art, 50-channel GPS receiver,weighs 135 grammes including battery - Satmap Active 10 is 225 grammes,but watch this space - has a microSD card slot for loading mapping fromthe Memory-Map range and costs £250
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Magellan ToughCase - End Of Term Report
By Jon on 20/09/2011 08:57:50
Magellan's all-dancing case for apple's iPhone is making its way home, here's what we made of it.
to watch power useage and optimise your software to eke things out.If the ToughCase were half the weight, half the bulk, half the price and maybe didn't include the GPS set, but did retain the battery, a sort of ToughCase Lite if you like, it would be a
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Buyers' Guide - GPS
By Dave Mycroft on 21/10/2005 11:48:12
What will a GPS do for you that a good old fashioned map and compass won’t?
starting to integrate GPS receivers into watches. Due to the limitations of a typical watch display the feature set is usually very limited. Expect positioning, and possibly an electronic compass, and in high end models the ability to save one or two routes
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Just In - Magellan ToughCase For iPhone
By Jon on 06/06/2011 16:51:50
Tough nut wateproof case also incorporates back-up battery and high-sensitivity GPS chip-set.
watch the battery capacity counter ticking down before your eyes. And finally while the built-in GPS is okay, it's not quite as sensitive as those in stand-alone GPS receivers.The ToughCase tackles all three issues in one package. Tough as you like
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