New NMEA Combiner Concept
Active Research Limited claims to have a new NMEA combiner concept, with 4 NMEA inputs, one output, one RS232 in/output and a CAN interface. Judge for yourself… “The Actisense NMEA combiner combines up to...
Monthly Archive: July 2004
Anchor Alert’s 20-Ton Capabilities
A couple of months ago I mentioned Ascend Marine’s Deep Blue Anchor Alert. MegaYacht.com has a short article (free subscription required) on this product as well. “The components housed within the anchor unit include...
B&G’s RemoteVision
IBI News reports that B&G will demonstrate its RemoteVision wireless autopilot/instrument control system at the Southampton International Boat Show in September. Can’t find anything about it, except for a short quote from Conrad Humphreys,...
Bringing Satellite Radio Aboard
Satellite radio at sea is nothing new, but here’s an overview of some of the things to keep in mind when switching from more traditional sources of entertainment…. “Owners of older boats that are...
Luxury Yachts Becoming WiFi Hotspots
I guess Wi-Fi internet access is becoming a standard feature for ships like these, and so it should be. And looking at the pricing, I would prefer sending some emails instead of using their...
Getting MP3s Into The Cockpit
I have been looking for easy ways to get the music from my MP3 player into the cockpit of my 21ft boat that I use to travel the Amsterdam canals. Here’s a good, and...
Digital Weather Markup Language
NOAA has created XML-feeds of their weather forecasts so that they can easily be integrated in websites or other applications. Although private weather companies are urging NOAA to stop providing these feeds, I believe...
Music To Your Ears
If you are into wakeboarding and you’d like to have some music behind the boat, check out Infinity’s new 6100M Wakeboard Tower Audio System. “The 6000M loudspeaker pair attaches to your boat�s wakeboard tower...
Ocean Ready Electronics
Motor Boating Magazine takes a look at one of the ships participating in the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally, a high-seas adventure from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to Gibraltar. There’s a lot of electronics stuff on board...
Improving Your Cellphone Signal
Having reception problems while sailing along the coast? Here’s a simple and cheap solution. “The new Freedom Antenna from ARC Wireless Solutions presents a simple way to minimize those problems. The antenna, housed in...
