GPS Bluetooth Receiver and Data Logger – Visiontac VGPS-900

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I recently purchased a GPS device Visiontac VGPS-900, which is a Bluetooth GPS Receiver and Data Logger. This is a unique GPS receiver with data logging functionality having more than 2 million waypoints (which is way over than 100 thousand waypionts in a conventional GPS data logger) and voice recorder.

This is extremely compact, snugly fits nice in your pocket along with your PDA or mobile or in a backpack (click

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Why Wolfram Alpha is not a Google Killer!

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There was a wave when Wolfram Alpha was released couple of days ago that it would be a Google killer, and now there is another which says it is NOT. I guess, the first wave, of course was kind of a keen-jerk reaction by the half-wits. The fundamental difference between them is that, they are not same! Google with its basic function is a search engine and Wolfram Alpha

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Google Internet Bus is coming to Bengaluru!

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Every Ram, Rahim and Robert in our country would have used the Google’s products, like the Google Web Search, Gmail, Google Maps, Google News, Youtube, Orkut and the lesser known ones like Local search, Google SMS Search, Google Voice Search, Google Mobile, by the geeks but may not be the Google’s not so publicized project The Internet Bus. Google recently launched this in India in February this year. The pilot

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Now share your Google Latitude location with Gtalk buddies and on your blog!

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When Google launched the new Latitude application few months back, users were ecstatic (!); ideas and feature requests were poured out with all the imagination available as where and how this can be used (or misused).

Now, Google has come out with applications based on Latitude; first among them is sharing your location with Gtalk buddies or display as a badge on your website.

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When the Moon came close to say Hi!!

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On January 10th, 2009 the Moon came very close to the us, that is within 357,500 Kilometres from Earth. This is not as close as one that happened in 12th December 2008 which was 1000 Km more closer and was the biggest during the period from 1993 till 2016. New Scientist reported here.

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Google launches “What’s Popular” Gadget, limits it to iGoogle

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Google recently launched an iGoogle Gadget called “What’s Popular” where you can view, add, and rate popular content on Internet. Did you say whats new in that, well that’s what all others are saying here. It seems to be a clone and/or mashup (or what ever you can think of) of champions like Digg, Stumbleupon, Reddit, Techmeme, and alike.

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Google Maps for Mobile (India) Silently Introduces Directions

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You may have used Google Maps numerous times on your desktop and mobile, tried its ‘Get Direction’ feature eagerly and got the error ‘No Route Found.’ But not anymore, Google recently introduced its Get Directions features for its cities in India without any fanfare and hungama. Yes, you can now get directions on Google maps within the city and across them, print them and take it along. This is helpful

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