Weather phones
Another item in the May PMY is my test of WeatherWave, a neat service that delivers NOAA alerts to your cell phone and also lets you dial up specific forecasts and buoy reports. I...
Category: Wireless & Apps
Wi-Fi In Boating
Check out this article if you’re thinking about Wi-Fi enabling your boat. Also have a look at HauteRoute’s Distance Calculator… “When used in conjunction with extended range base station equipment such as the HauteRoute...
ZigBee In Boating
Although we are seeing more and more Bluetooth enabled devices appearing in the marine electronics environment, I stll very strongly believe that ZigBee has many advantages over Bluetooth in a typical boating context. I...
Bluetooth GPS Plus Bluetooth GPRS
A new Bluetooth GPS receiver from GlobalSat with an optional GPRS function for surfing on internet. They claim it will keep working within an 80m (250ft) range, but if your yacht is that big...
Wi-Fi For Port Of Amsterdam
Since I am using the Amsterdam waterways quite often this is especially relevant (pdf) to me…. Not sure about the exact coverage area, but would be nice if Amsterdam was to become a giant...
Marina Wi-Fi As It Should Be
Located in Portland, Maine, DiMillo’s Marina at Long Wharf seems to have done everything right when it comes to letting boaters connect to the internet as easy as possible. They even took advantage of...
Bluetooth-enabled GPS
Lots of ‘gadget’ news today somehow…. A GPS/Bluetooth combination is not something new, but this implementation by Mobile Tracker is quite nice because the device is battery powered as well. Which allows for a...
More Wi-Fi At The Dock
Can you imagine that here are still marinas out there that do not offer Wi-Fi internet access…? It won’t be long before yacht owners expect to have it like they expect to have water...
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,...
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...
