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Yearly Archive: 2024

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Press Releases / Fishing & Sonar / History

Furuno Electric Company Receives Prestigious IEEE Recognition

 Furuno is thrilled and honored to announce that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has recognized its first Fish Finder as an IEEE milestone. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization and is dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Furuno has been honored for its groundbreaking commercialization of the world’s first practical Fish Finder, a device that quickly became a staple of both commercial and recreational fishing, and for its contribution to modernizing the global fishing industry…

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Network & control / Electrical & Engines / NMEA 2000, 0183 & Signal K

IBEX 2024: Egis’ XD Series NMEA 2000 remote battery switches

Egis Mobile Electric is a relatively new company with extensive marine industry experience and some creative ideas. Egis’ submissions to innovation awards over the last few years have highlighted their creativity. This year, they’re back with a new version of the their XD Series battery switches, but now with NMEA 2000 digital switching support.

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Press Releases / Electrical & Engines / Green Boating

TEMO expands into United States

Today TEMO announced the creation of its subsidiary “TEMO USA Inc.” in the United States (Delaware) with an operational unit in Portland, Maine. With a logistics center to manage goods and after-sales service, as well as sales offices with a dedicated team, the company is fully operational to accelerate the development of its brand in North America…

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LiFePO4 / Network & control / Electrical & Engines

IBEX 2024: Revatek Altion alternator regulators

IBEX 2024 was a show to remember for me. Starting with Hurricane Helene’s development and potential threat, it was unclear if the show would proceed. Fortunately, although there was some impact, the show was able to proceed. My show began Sunday morning, two days before the official open, with two days of judging the IBEX Innovation Awards. Every year, the awards afford me the opportunity to get an early jump on the new and exciting products displayed at the show. This year, the crop of entries was exceptionally strong. I’m going to write a series of entries covering the products that caught my eye. I. believe it’s a testament to the strength of this year’s entries that quite a few of the products I will highlight were not selected for innovation awards. First up in my list are Revateks’ Altion and Altion Max alternator regulators.

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Press Releases / The Trade / NMEA 2000, 0183 & Signal K

NMEA names 2024 award winners

The industry’s top products were recognized at the 2024 NMEA  Marine Electronics Conference & Expo, which took place at the Omni Hotel in Providence,  RI. Members of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) voted online in various categories for the prestigious Product of Excellence Awards. In addition, a panel of judges selected winners for the NMEA Technology and the Best New Product Awards…

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Press Releases / The future / NMEA 2000, 0183 & Signal K / Monitoring & Tracking

Maretron Announces the Launch of MConnect

Maretron, a renowned leader in marine technology, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking new product, MConnect. This state-of-the-art web server connects seamlessly with a boat’s NMEA 2000 network, offering unparalleled access to hundreds of data points for comprehensive monitoring of vessel devices and components. MConnect is now available with an introductory price of $599…

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LiFePO4 / Electrical & Engines

SFK 275EX, space efficient and feature packed LiFePO4 battery

At first glance, the SFK 275EX looks like many other 275-300 amp hour internal BMS lithium iron phosphate batteries. With Bluetooth communications, heating, long cycle life, and a good warranty it seems to compete well with other batteries. But, closer inspection reveals a battery with features above and beyond anything I’ve seen in similar form-factor and priced batteries. Not only that, it comes with a thorough and readable manual.

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Press Releases / Communications / Safety & SAR

Garmin introduces inReach Messenger Plus SOS satellite communicator with photo and voice messaging

Garmin today announced the inReach Messenger Plus, its first satellite communicator with photo and voice messaging in addition to global two-way texting, location sharing and SOS capabilities. Lauded for a durable and temperature-resistant design, Garmin inReach devices are built for those that explore beyond cell coverage – on land, in the sky or on the water. With a battery life that can last for weeks…