Monthly Archive: July 2004

More Info On Nobeltec’s New InSight Radar 2 0

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...

Seapass 0

Seapass

Nice new service for when you’re sailing along the Cote d’Azur. I’m sure there are many more to come since GSM/CDMA reception is no longer an issue, not even offshore… “In France, a company...

Solid-state Bluetooth Compass 0

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 0

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,...

PowerMax Cellphone Signal Booster 0

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...