YachtMama’s YachtSpot
The concept of marinas offering Wi-Fi internet access will by now be clear to most. Fortunately, more and more service providers are popping up, all over the world. YachtMama’s YachtSpot is the latest, so...
Category: Wireless & Apps
AutoPilot+, DARPA’s next Grand Challenge?
A company called Marine Robotic Vessels (MRV) International has developed the Ghost Guard. This brilliantly named vessel (an Unmanned Surface Vessel or USV) uses some technologies that will hopefully be available to all of...
Bluetooth GPS Receivers
Since I was discussing Bluetooth-enabled devices already, here is a round-up of different Bluetooth GPS receivers currently available. Although the review is focused on the use of these devices together with PDA’s with streetmap...
Cellphone centric navigation
I’ve talked about the potential of radar and navigation capabilities on cellphones before, but in Japan it is already happening. Although currently meant for navigation in a city environment, it’s a perfect example of...
A Very Mobile Radio
Definitely not the most inspiring gadget I have ever seen, but at a price of $20 I’m sure there are people that will see this ‘very mobile radio’ device and conclude that this is...
Cabin Entertainment
The BBC is running a story on the advances of in-car entertainment. It’s not difficult to see how all of this can be applied to yachts as well. Especially the smaller, multi-cabin, boats will...
Wireless displays have a bright future in yachting
Wireless displays, not Tablet PC’s which are PC in themselves, will definitely have benefits when used while sailing. They will easily decouple the display from a computer that is used for navigation and all...
