Waterproof IPad Cases?
Published May 28, 2010 | 
There’s a way to live that’s right for us
Like Mayans in Manhattan and Los Angeles
I’m scaling up, I’m breaking down
– warren zevon
Well, it’s no surprise that the new IPad from Apple offers a wide variety of GPS navigation, mapping and weather tools. Many have been ported over from the IPhone, while some apps have been re-worked to truly take advantage of the larger screen size. The other day I had this strange thought that my IPad might be a fantastic replacement for the old Garmin on the deck of my kayak! Can you imagine!? Mounting it wouldn’t be too much of an issue, but how would you keep it dry? Continue reading
for applications about to rock
Published March 17, 2009 | 
So this has the potential to rock… It’s this funky (and FREE) application for Mobile phones and PDAs called Smap. Smap uses your GPS enabled phone or PDA to record your routs and then upload them to Sanoodi’s website where everyone can tune in. Kinda like the spot thing, with out the spot. . (and dependant on coverage). They even suggest realtime reporting if you have a good mobile signal. Cool huh!? Well Justine Curgenven is at the early stages of testing out this new application so you may want to follow along over on her blog right here.
“Derrick, you could start a war with the opinions coming from Trangia defenders and the new school “cooking with gas” users.” – Gnarlydog
Luckily I tend to walk up to the edge of starting wars now and then, but even when we’re talking about cook stoves, cooler heads prevail.
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