Maybe then you could finally know where your boyfriend/girlfriend is all the time! Doesn’t that sound a bit A LOT stalkerish? Or maybe you can finally know where your little brother wandered off to while you weren’t paying attention. Well clothing like that is not far away at all! Big stores such as Wal-Mart enabled RFID tags, which help the employees stock by scanning items on shelves, and to track products really easily from manufacturing to the final delivery! More »

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Recently a new product was released, the Retrieva GPS dog tracker. More »

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BMW have just revealed that they are in later stages of developing a transmission system that uses GPS data and the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system to predict your upcoming shifts. More »

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GPS is now being used to track students who are “wagging” class by the Anaheim Union High School District in California. Students in the seventh or eigth grade who have four or more unexcused absences over a year can be put into the Anaheim program. A GPS tracking device will then be assigned to them. This anti-truancy program is very elaborate and almost invasive, as well as being optional. More »

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TomTom just recently announced Han Solo’s voice will be available for their GPS naigation Systems. For $13 you can have your very own Han Solo that will say things like: More »

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The TomTom XXL 540M (Lifetime Maps Edition) is a 5-Inch widescreen portable GPS navigator that’s currently on sale at Amazon for $179.99, down from it’s previous price point of $229.00. More »

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Google has released version 3.0.0 of its adored Google Earth app for the iPad. The update includes native iPad support, with full resolution and “iPad-specific look and feel.” More »

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From Crazysinglelife: Single, have iPhone, will date? The AreYouInterested.com dating app shows that yes, indeed…there is an app for that. Users can contact each other by sending messages — with conversations seamlessly transferred between each platform — as well as via the new live chat feature that allows users to communicate in real time with other users who are online. Also, within seconds, users can see a complete rundown of singles in order of how close they are geographically, which is a unique feature made possible by GPS technology. When iPhone users want to date, they can do it, and do it now. More »

It has long been known that solar flares from the sun can interfere with satellites and electronics that are on Earth. UK scientists are predicting that after a long period of low activity, the sun is about to wake up and become more active, possibly causing satellite navigation troubles. More »

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Super Bowl XLIV is fast approaching, and people are rushing to make the final preparations. Football players, party hosts, and, yes, the tech crew. “You think you and your wife have a struggle throwing a dinner party with 30 guests — making sure everything is where it’s supposed to be at the right time?” Jerry Hunter, a GPS coordinator for the game said. “Imagine the Super Bowl.” More »

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From Htcyou: Tourism Vancouver has an Android and Windows Mobile application that is an in-depth guide to Vancouver and its surrounding areas for the 2010 Winter Olympics. This application is free and integrates Google Maps. Citysmart has interactive GPS, an events calender, live traffic updates, transportation planner, “Footprint” of photos taken, which can then be replayed on Google Earth, and much more. More »

According to PlusPlasticElectronics, electronics company Samsung will be releasing a OLED transparent screen laptop within the next twelve months. More »

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From Htcyou: When Google bought out a small programming company that made applications for phones, it was commencing a grand plan: to set up the Open Handset Alliance and to power smartphones with the Android operating system. After Google acquired Android Inc., everything was set in motion for the search engine giant to develop its own open source OS based on Linux. On October 21st 2008, Google unleashed Android 1.0 to the public. More »

From Htcyou: HTCYou is a website for you, whether you’re a big HTC fan or you’re just plain curious about the HTC world. We believe that the Google Android operating system will set standards for smartphones and will revolutionize the way that people communicate, play and organize their lives. This belief fuels HTCYou’s existence and is our reason for reaching out to you. Just as you’d use your phone to connect to friends, HTCYou is your means of connecting with people who are just like you. More »

Hello, Earthling. If you are indigenous to this planet, then you already know at least a little bit about smartphones. I think that in 2010, Google, HTC, and Android will be three of the biggest players in technology –that is why I am so thrilled about the launch of a new site dedicated to Android: HTCYou!

One day, almost everyone will probably use smartphones daily. HTCYou is designed to be a resource for Android and HTC owners and fans to gather together as a community, sharing and learning. More »

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