New Rugged LCD Panels From Trident
Some nice new rugged LCD displays from Trident, up to 21.3″, allowing you some great ‘views’ in the cockpit… “All three panels have viewing angles of 170 degrees in both axes, with a virtually...
Monthly Archive: July 2004
More Info On Nobeltec’s New InSight Radar 2
Two weeks ago I mentioned Nobeltec’s release of their second generation InSight Radar. Some more info in their newsletter. Looks like a nice package… “The IR2 surpasses traditional radar systems through its use of...
Marina Wi-Fi As It Should Be
Located in Portland, Maine, DiMillo’s Marina at Long Wharf seems to have done everything right when it comes to letting boaters connect to the internet as easy as possible. They even took advantage of...
What’s On Board: Randy Repass’ Convergence
Randy Repass has a new boat, Convergence. If you are the founder of West Marine, the world’s largest retailer of boat accessories, then surely there must be a lot of electronics on board. And...
Solid-state Bluetooth Compass
Although I really think that the ZigBee wireless communications standard is better suited than Bluetooth for use in a marine electronics context, more and more Bluetooth enabled equipment is coming to the market. Elproma’s...
Waterproof Entertainment Trend
I already saw it in my logfiles, but looking at the press-coverage on waterproof MP3 players, I must conclude there is definitely a trend here. Oceanic’s DV-X has been mentioned on this website before,...
Bluetooth-enabled GPS
Lots of ‘gadget’ news today somehow…. A GPS/Bluetooth combination is not something new, but this implementation by Mobile Tracker is quite nice because the device is battery powered as well. Which allows for a...
PowerMax Cellphone Signal Booster
I’ve seen a lot of similar products, but Digital Antenna’s PowerMax will really help you out when in need of sending (or receiving) some SMS messages while sailing (too far) offshore…. “Lucky you, because...
Pocket Energy: The Sun Also Charges
Using a PDA to navigate while it’s connected to a GPS receiver via Bluetooth demands a lot of your batteries. Solar power is a solution many boaters are already used to, and this little...
