Ethernet Or NMEA 2000?
Good question posed to Ben Ellison for his monthly Q&A session on marine electronics. I too wish the answer could be different… “I�m starting to spec a 45-foot custom boat and want it to...
Category: Network & control
Switched On Security
Like I said before, security is a hot issue. Besides Motor Boat & Yachting’s special feature on this topic, Yachting World has one as well in their June 2004 issue. So if you can’t...
Boat Security Continued…
Boat security seems to be a hot topic today… Further to my earlier post on this new boat security system, the Yachtwatcher, Motor Boat & Yachting has a special feature on this topic to...
Yachtwatcher
Not a first of its kind, but German firm NAVCOS has launched Yachtwatcher YW 5000, which sends a text message to a yacht owner’s mobile phone in the vent that it is broken into...
Bluetooth For Bluewater And WinGPS 4
Stentec Software has launched their new GPS-Navigation program WinGPS 4. One of the nicer features is that it, supposedly, helps you get the most out of the Bluetooth enabled NMEA multiplexer from ShipModul I...
Track Your Yacht Via The Web
More and more private yachts are using real time tracking systems to locate their vessels via a web based interface, anywhere and anytime. PurpleFinder seems to be one of the most popular. It has...
The Garmin Marine Network: How Not To Get Lost At Sea
Engadget discusses Garmin’s new plug-and-play systems (GPSMAP 3010C & 3006C) that put GPS, weather, sonar, radar, and other important data at boaters� fingertips. It also highlights Garmin’s proprietary Marine Network, yet another alternative to...
Total Vessel Intelligence
As long as standards like NMEA 2000 take to lang to penetrate the market, more proprietary initiatives will have a chance. Brunswick’s SmartCraft is definitely one of them. Onan, the marine generator set manufacturer,...
Rayvolution
Gizmodo points at Raymarine’s new C Series Multifunction Navigation Display, a product also highlighted by Ben Ellison in SAIL Magazine. “Raymarine’s C-Series Multifunction Navigation Display is, at heart, a simple LCD monitor. What makes...
Complete The Navigational Picture
Yachting World’s May issue reviews an electronic chart system, LookSea, that uses a 360-degree “pan-and-tilt” video camera and 3D interface to make navigating more easy and safe. Through the advanced technology of augmented reality,...
