Category: Gadgets

Seeing Everything Stable, Day or Night 0

Seeing Everything Stable, Day or Night

I was reading about Geronimo’s advances into the Roaring Forties in their attempt to break a record and win the Jules Verne Trophy 2004. The article mentioned that Geronimo could not go any further...

Ruggedized digital camera 0

Ruggedized digital camera

Yachting World is running a review on ruggedized digital cameras, but here’s a new one from Minolta that should do the trick as well. Although originally developed for the construction business, it is waterproof...

Wireless Underwater Viewing System 2

Wireless Underwater Viewing System

In response to the post about Reefmaster’s Digital Dive Camera and my suggestion to ‘Wi-Fi-enable’ it, Joel Johnson made a comment: “I don’t know how well WiFi would transmit through the water — there...

Reefmaster Digital Dive Camera 1

Reefmaster Digital Dive Camera

For those of you that spent a lot of time in the Caribbean, this is a must have assuming that diving is your thing. The only thing I see it’s missing is an underwater...

THE WEARABLE WEATHER STATION 0

THE WEARABLE WEATHER STATION

Instruments are getting smaller and smaller. Combine that with all developments in the wireless area, and it won’t take long before we we stop using these LCD displays in the cockpit. “This fancy watch...

In With The New 0

In With The New

Boating World has an overview of electronics that are revolutionizing recreational boating. ‘Revolutionizing’ is may be a bit overstated… The list appears to be a rather random selection of relatively new electronics. “In the...

Dick Tracy Fishing 0

Dick Tracy Fishing

For you fishing fanatics who are looking for a simple, but smart, device to assist you, Boating Life has a short review of the Humminbird Smartcast wristwatch. Another, more extended, review can be found...

A mouse on board? 0

A mouse on board?

Working with computers on board can be a bit difficult, especially if you want to use them in a too small navigation station. Or if you have a cockpit display connected to them. A...

5 mega-pixel photos at sea and under water 0

5 mega-pixel photos at sea and under water

Came across the new Sony DSC-T1 digital camera. The world’s thinnest 5MP camera in the world. Furthermore, Sony released a marine pack which makes your camera water resistant to a depth of approximately 120...