Mobile GPS

How to Buy Map Software For Your Hand-held GPS Device

By BASHARAT SHAH, MD

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Navigation is not just about buying map software and installing it in a GPS device. My focus will be on GPS navigation on a hand held or a smart phone. Take these steps into consideration while shopping for your GPS map software... more »

How to Use a GPS Car Tracking System

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The more sophisticated GPS (Global Positioning System) car tracking systems provide more service than just car tracking. One example of a GPS car navigation system is Alpine's Mobile Mayday. An operator at the On-Guard Response Center can track ... more »

How to Make a Metal Detector

By petti1108

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Building a metal detector can be quite simple. Many of us have these common household items just sitting around as well. The process should only take about 30 minutes to complete in the following easy steps... more »

How to Take a Course for Mariners to Learn More About Using GPS

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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While some traditional sailors rely on the stars for navigation, you may want to take a more modern approach and get yourself a global positioning system, or GPS. If you are unsure how to use your new device, sign up for a class to get the most ... more »

How to Buy a Handheld GPS System

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Forget a compass, which only shows you north, south, east or west. A handheld GPS (global positioning system) navigation device can tell you within feet where you are and what route to take to get to a destination. And these products are so small ... more »

How to exchange profiles by phone

By Texter

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With Txtms.com, you can automatically back up contacts online and share profiles by mobile phone. The service is FREE! This is the new-hot way to exchange information!.. more »

How to Make Baked Beans

By CindyM

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Nothing says cookout like meat on the barbeque and homemade beans in a pot. Here is an easy and oh-so-tasty recipe for homemade beans that will have them coming back for seconds...and maybe thirds... more »

How to Use a GPS Car Navigation System

By eHow Electronics Editor

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These instructions describe a GPS (Global Positioning System) car navigation system in which your commands and directions from the system are verbal and the names of the street you're traveling on and the name of the street you'll turn on appear ... more »

How to Use a Handheld GPS System

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Using a handheld global positioning system (GPS) navigation device can be as easy as working the remote control for your VCR... more »

How to Install Mobile GPS Software

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GPS, officially named NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, was developed by the United States Department of Defense for military applications. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan opened up the usage of GPS satellites for everyone. Today one of the ... more »

How to Read GPS Coordinates

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The 27 (24 active and 3 backups) satellites making up the GPS network over earth send microwave signals at light speed to communicate positions. For years, the military has used GPS coordinates to locate people, targets, set navigation and ... more »

How to Add Mobile GPS to a Car

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The Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites determine the longitude and latitude of the GPS receiver once three satellites triangulate the receiver's position. The longitude and latitude can then be transferred to a map on a Mobile GPS device ... more »

How to Buy a Garmin Edge 305HR

By eHow Electronics Editor

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As new options for GPS burst onto the market, the Garmin Edge 305 is becoming a favorite of all-terrain bikers and other travelers both on-road and off-road. The Garmin Edge 305, described as a "GPS-enabled, personal trainer and cycle computer," ... more »

How to Buy the HP iPAQ Travel Companion With GPS

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What is the HP iPAQ travel companion? In the diverse line of HP electronics, the company sells a line of "iPAQ" devices, also called "Pocket PCs", that function in some ways like computers but are built smaller to allow for carrying. The iPAQ ... more »

How to Determine Which Batteries to Use in Your GPS Receiver

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A GPS receiver is a regular fixture in cars today, displaying location, time of day, speed, and distance traveled, But it runs on batteries, which in some GPS models can drain in just a matter of hours, especially if you're on a road-trip ... more »

How to Find a Used GPS Car Navigation System

By eHow Electronics Editor

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A GPS (Global Positioning System) is a navigation system that you can install in your vehicle. It operates from satellite signals received by the GPS device. A GPS is usually easily installed in your vehicle. There is a wide price range, but you ... more »

How to Program Points of Interest into Your GPS

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Having a GPS unit in your car is invaluable when you're vacationing or driving in unfamiliar cities; you can program the receiver to locate interesting places, landmarks, restaurants and hotels. Here's how to program points of interest into your GPS... more »

How to Shop for a Mobile GPS

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When Ronald Reagan made GPS satellites available for public use at no cost in the early 1980s, very few companies took advantage of the opportunity. In the last decade, an explosion of GPS technologies and usages has taken place across the USA. ... more »

How to Shop for a Phone With Mobile GPS

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A cell phone with a GPS receiver adds the capability to communicate with satellites to establish the position of the phone. In order to get directions and other information, the phone must have some type of mapping program installed. The GPS ... more »

How to Use GPS in a Cell Phone

By MidniteWriter

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There are many services available for cell phones. You even can have your cell phone give you verbal driving directions for a fee. This is known as GPS or "Global Positioning System," and it's easy to obtain and access, depending on your cell ... more »

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