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GPS Watch puts the real-time world on your wrist
GPS Watch puts the real-time world on your wrist
Japan's Thanko proves that you don't have to look like a geek to employ powerful mobile technology with the introduction of the GPS Watch. Surprisingly conservative and unassuming, the watch houses a GPS device that logs your progress through the real world. The watch also features lights ...
サンコーレアモノショップ 【GPSトラベルWatch】歩いた道の軌跡をパソコン上で確認できる!さらに便利な、目的地検索機能も付属。
thanko.jp —  この「 GPS トラベル Watch 」を使うことで、実際に通った道の軌跡を表示することが可能です。ハイキング、サイクリング、旅行先で使用すれば、後からパソコンで実際に通った道を確認することができ、「あの場所どこだったかな!?」という時に役立つはずです。また、付属のソフトで軌道を確認できる他、目的地の場所を指定してあげることで時計の方向LEDで目的地を検索できる機能もついています。さらに、ボタン一つで「Google Earth」上での表示もできるため軌跡ルートの立体表示も可能となります。 (more) サンコーレアモノショップ ...
Thanko Releases New GPS Watch, Brings Google Earth To Your Wrist
Thanko Releases New GPS Watch, Brings Google Earth To Your Wrist
blog.ziggytek.com — Tokyo’s Thanko, famous for its overabundance of USB related gadgets has released their newest unnecessary gadget, the... GPS watch. The USB 2.0 enabled watch brings the world of GPS and Google Earth to one simple device on your wrist and makes it a lot easier for you to get places.  ... (more) Thanko Releases New GPS Watch, Brings Google Earth To ...
A New GPS watch from Thanko
A New GPS watch from Thanko
akihabaranews.com — Thanko Japan, GeekStuff4U’s partner, just announced a new GPS Watch the GPSTRVBK… Nothing too fancy here..You have... your regular Watch with an embedded GPS module that will, once turned on, log your every movement. But from now on, thanks to the ... (more) A New GPS watch from Thanko
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GPS Watch, Tracks Your Movement For Your Own Amusement
The UberReview — Thanko has built a GPS watch that doesn’t look like a GPS watch, which is pretty cool if you ever wanted to automatically track your own wanderings. The watch connects to Vista and XP PCs via USB and from there you are only a hop, step and a jump away from logging all of those lovely coordinates on Google Earth. Price: $197 (but if you wait for the dollar to pick up a bit, it could be a whole lot cheaper) [DVICE] ...

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