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DeLorme kicks out waterproof Earthmate PN-30 GPS device

by Darren Murph, posted Jun 24th 2009 at 6:57AM

It was pretty much a year ago to the day when DeLorme released its Earthmate PN-40, and now the outfit is busting out a lower-end unit that could easily be mistaken for the PN-40 from 2008. Indeed, the PN-30 doesn't deviate from its roots, boasting a peanut-shaped waterproof chassis, a 32-channel Cartesio chipset, a daylight readable LCD and maps of the US, Canada and Mexico. It's also sporting a rubberized housing around the edges to keep it safe from minor bumps and bruises; nothing too fancy here, but it ought to bring a smile to the face of all the argonauts in attendance. You can get one headed your way next month for $299.95, and the full release is after the break.

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DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 GPS unit for those of you who go outside

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 25th 2008 at 10:42PM

We don't normally get very excited about things that involve scary things like nature, bugs, and sunlight. In this case, though, DeLorme's Earthmate PN-40 GPS device sports some seriously interesting features that we couldn't pass up. It uses a high-sensitivity 32-channel Cartesio chipset that speeds up signal acquisition, a dual-core processor for insane redraw speeds, 3-axis compass with accelerometer to allow use in any position, 500MB of internal Flash memory, and supports SDHC cards. Phew. So there you have it, one of the most intense GPS units of doom you can possibly get. Good luck out there, nature people!

DeLorme introduces the GPS LT-40 for PCs of all types

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jan 5th 2008 at 9:57PM

The lovely, charming, and handsome folks over at DeLorme are all hot and bothered about their company's latest laptop and UMPC compatible GPS unit, the Earthmate GPS LT-40. The little yellow device sports an STMicroelectronics Teseo chipset, which apparently improves upon the heartbreaking and sub-par "satellite signal retention" and "positional accuracy" you've come to expect from other providers. The chip is even capable (they say) of finding your location in hard-to-reach areas, like around skyscrapers, or in a black hole. Additionally, the LT-40 is Galileo-ready, and uses a little something known as "Kalman filtering," which can function well even in high RF areas. The LT-40 will go on sale in April 2008 for $69.95 coupled with the Street Atlas USA 2009 software. Woo!

[Via Navigadget]

Build your own GPS data logger on the cheap

by Paul Miller, posted Jan 28th 2007 at 10:30AM

It's not the first DIY GPS data logger by a long shot, but Steve Cholewiak's new PIC16F88 Delorme Tripmate -- which Steve originally envisioned as a way to log his runs by carrying the unit in a backpack -- might very well be one of the cheapest. For under $20 you can snap up an old Delorme Tripmate off of eBay, and then set to work with Steve's detailed instructions. Sure, you'll need a few hax0r chops to begin with, and there's plenty of work to be done to get the Tripmate to spit out the right kind of data, and then store that data in an accessible way on some self-built circuits, but it's not like you had anything better to do this weekend, right?

[Via Hack-A-Day]