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China's Compass Finds Route To Rival GPSBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 19, 2010 When Pan Qing and his friends traveled to the prairies in the Inner Mongolia, they navigated their way over the unfamiliar and boundless grasslands with no problems - thanks to their Global Positioning System (GPS). "The GPS is not always accurate, but it' s helpful for those who don't know how to read a map, or use compass or who can't see the sun," says Pan, an outdoors enthusiast who ... read more |
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Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 13, 2010SES ASTRA has announced that it has been awarded a second contract by the European Commission (EC) to provide hosted payload services for EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. The contract was awarded following a tender by the European Commission. EGNOS is Europe's first contribution to satellite navigation and a precursor of Galileo, the global satellite navigation ... more  
Orlando FL (SPX) Jan 12, 2010"Sniper ATPs and LANTIRN ER navigation pods will provide a significant capability upgrade to the Turkish Air Force's F-16 fleet," said Rich Lovette, program director for Fixed-Wing Fire Control at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "LANTIRN ER's 3rd generation navigation FLIR and enhanced image processing will allow aircrews to go far beyond their current capability. The Sniper ... more  
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 8, 2010Stun gun maker Taser wants to help parents. Not with jolts of electricity but with a tool which allows parents to effectively take over a child's mobile phone and manage its use. "Basically we're taking old fashioned parenting and bringing it into the mobile world," Taser chairman and co-founder Tom Smith said at the Consumer Electronics Show here, where the Arizona company unveiled the ... more |
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  SSTL Wins Key Role In Galileo Programme  DeLorme And SPOT Unveil First Handheld GPS with Satellite Communicator   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Brussels (AFP) Jan 6, 2010The European Commission will on Thursday award Germany's OHB Technology a contract for at least eight satellites for its Galileo satnav system, dealing a blow to rival EADS Astrium, an industry source said. "We havent heard yet if its eight or 14 satellites," said Philip Davies, a senior official at Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) Ltd, British partner of OHB in the bid. "I am 100 ... more 
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 6, 2010A leash to prevent you from losing your mobile phone might not be too practical, but how about a wireless one? ZOMM, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company, is displaying what it describes as the first wireless tether for cellphones at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here. The ZOMM is a Bluetooth device about the size of a poker chip that attaches to a keychain or can be clipped on to a ... more  
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 6, 2010Consumer electronics manufacturers, after suffering a rare dip in sales last year, are hoping to bounce back in 2010 with smartphones, e-readers and smaller laptops leading the way. But the Consumer Electronics Association, releasing its 2010 forecast ahead of its annual gadget show here, provided little cheer to an industry which saw revenue fall by two percent in 2009 to 681 billion dollar ... more |
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