Google Maps and NORAD track Santa on your phone

This year it will be possible to track Santa's progress around the globe direct from your mobile phone. Just search for "norad santa" on your phone's copy of Google Maps for Mobile, and you will be able to keep tabs on the jolly old guy in the red suit no matter where you are.

The system gets its data from NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command that is run jointly by the governments of the USA and Canada. Norad has been tracking the movements of Santa Clause at this time of the year since 1955.

If you do no already have a copy installed on your phone, you can get Google Maps for Mobile direct from Google. Just point your phone's browser to http://www.google.com/gmm.

Motorola Krave ZN4

Motorola Krave ZN4 Review - Introduction

Released earlier this fall, Motorola's Krave ZN4 from Verizon Wireless joins a strong crowd of competitors in the U.S. touch screen phone market. Unlike the Apple iPhone or the latest BlackBerry Storm, the Krave is no smartphone, but it offers features and design that is unique in its own right.

The Krave touts not one, but two innovative touch screens, a one-of-a-kind design and superior multimedia services including live television from Verizon's VCAST Mobile TV, Rhapsody music service and the VZ Navigator GPS application.

Despite being a flip phone, the Krave's transparent cover only enhances the phone's vibrant 2.8-inch TFT LCD screen underneath. Additional highlights include a 2.0-megapixel camera, MP3 music player software, 3.5mm headset jack, full QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.connectivity.

Amoi V810

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 900 / 1800
	3G Network	UMTS 2100
	Announced	2006, 2Q
	Status	Available

SIZE	Dimensions	94 x 50 x 28 mm
	Weight	128g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT, 262K colors
	Size	176 x 220 pixels, 2.0 inches
		- Second external OLED display, 96 x 64 pixels, 1.0 inches

RINGTONES	Type	Polyphonic (72 channels), MP3
	Customization	Download
	Vibration	Yes

MEMORY	Phonebook	Yes
	Call records	20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), buy memory
		- 35 MB internal memory

DATA	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	HSCSD	No
	EDGE	No
	3G	Yes, 384 kbps
	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	Yes
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes

FEATURES	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email
	Browser	WAP 2.0
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Silver
	Camera	1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, 180 deg rotating lens, video(CIF)
		- Audio & Video streaming (MP3 & MPEG4) - BREW - A-GPS - PC Sync - Voice memo - Calculator - Calendar - Stop Watch - Unit Converter - World Time

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 720 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 120 h
	Talk time	Up to 3 h

Global positioning system

A Global Positioning System (German: Global Positioning System) (GPS) is each worldwide, satellite-based navigation system. GPS is the term but in general usage specifically for the Navstar GPS of the U.S. Defense Department uses the late 1980s to global positioning and timing has been developed.

Navstar GPS is now the world's most important positioning - and navigation system and triggered at around 1985 The old, 1999 expiring NNSS satellite navigation system (transit) of the U.S. Navy from, as the Vela satellites for detection of bomb explosions. The positioning accuracy of the standard codes rose at 1 May 2000 shutdown of the artificial signal distortion (Selective Availability) of about 100 meters to 10-15 meters and can be explained by different methods difference (DGPS) to increase centimeters. With special multi-frequency measuring devices with the L1 and L2 frequency and longer measurement for geodetic purposes accuracies of a few millimeters per kilometer distance reached base line.

The official name is "atellite Nav igational S T R iming a nd were involved - G lobal P ositioning System (Navstar GPS). Navstar is also sometimes as an abbreviation for "Nav igation S ystem using T iming a nd R were involved" is used. GPS was on 17 July 1995 officially put into operation.

Handheld GPS vs Cell Phone GPS

There are two budget GPS navigation options: Dashboard units or cell phone apps (portable gps or cell phone gps). Which is right for you?

If you need GPS navigation only occasionally and don't want to spend a fortune, you've got two options. You can buy a low-cost dashboard model for as little as $175, or a cell phone application that you pay for only when you need it (with a daily or monthly fee). We pit the Mio DigiWalker C220 against Verizon's VZ Navigator 3.0 running on a Motorola RAZR to see which option makes the most sense for the light traveler. This contest is free of bells and whistles, as our budget options don't offer the extras common in high-priced GPS devices. We simply want to determine which makes basic navigation easiest. We've applauded Mio's attractive, well-priced GPS units before, and the C220 is a fine basic unit. While it lists for $250, you can easily find it for around $175. VZ Navigator software is available on many Verizon Wireless phones for $2.99 per day or $9.99 per month. We tested it with a suction-cup mount, which we highly recommend. One feature you won't get with either budget device, however, is live traffic. Although Sprint Navigation (also $2.99 per day or $9.99 per month) provides proactive alerts with one-click rerouting, we chose VZ Navigator because Verizon has many more customers. The Mio C220 doesn't support a traffic add-on antenna, as some higher-priced Mio units do. If you want traffic updates with a dashboard unit, you'll need to look to a midrange unit. Garmin GPS is a Popular gps devices company wich produce many device models for various usage. the new popular gps devices are : 350 garmin nuvi , 660 garmin nuvi , c340 garmin nuvi , 2720 garmin gps , 305 , c320 , c530 , 60csx garmin , 205 garmin , 670 garmin nuvi and tomtom gps devices Some gps devices designed for pilots and shipmaster captains and in the sea usage Some navigation devices use for airplane pilots. They have further options to use in the front panel. Personal usage gps devices: There is some various types of portable gps devices, you can buy and use it. Handheld gps devices usually are cheaper than other models. PDA and Cell phone GPS devices used new technology to mounting a GPS chipset into the cell phone. Some popular devices are: Nokia N95 ,Nextel Cellular phones with gps, Bluetooth gps for many cellular phones, …

Samsung G800 - Optical Zoom Is The Way Forward

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