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  1. An der Pritzerber Grundschule wurden Chancen und Risiken der Nutzung für Kinder thematisiert
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    PRITZERBE - Geocaching, die moderne Schatzsuche mit GPS-Empfδnger und Internet-Koordinaten, war am Dienstag der absolute Renner in Pritzerbe, wo drei Schδtze versteckt sind. Aber auch vom Smartboard, an dem es anstelle eines Zeichenstifts mit dem... Full Article at premium presse 5

  2. Federal judge: GPS use illegal in Chicago-Kentucky drug bust
    Chicago Tribune logo Chicago Tribune 28 minutes ago

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Kentucky State Troopers stopped 49-year-old Robert Dale Lee on Interstate 75 in September 2011, they knew he would be coming their way and what to look for in his truck. The Drug Enforcement Administration had been following... Full Article at Chicago Tribune

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago
    This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Mangyongdae Funfair amusement park in Pyongyang. South Korea said on May 9 it would send...

    This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Mangyongdae Funfair amusement park in Pyongyang. South Korea said on May 9 it would send... View Photo »

  4. Instead of sustaining the freedoms of physical space online, Nissenbaum writes, we are allowing the way we disregard privacy on the web to follow us into the physical world through RFID tracking, GPS devices, location tracking technologies, crowd-sourced identification and other technologies.
    SOURCE: Planetizen 2 weeks ago
  5. GPS leads cops to bank robbery suspect's sock: 'You got me.'
    Chicago Tribune logo Chicago Tribune 28 minutes ago

    As the teller took out money from the cash drawer the teller slipped the GPS device in into the stack of cash that she handed to Jackson, according to the complaint. A Chicago man charged with robbing a South Loop bank on Tuesday was arrested minutes... Full Article at Chicago Tribune

  6. Mountain lion killed in Santa Monica was wild, not exotic pet
    Los Angeles Times logo Los Angeles Times 1 hour ago

    The mountain lion that was shot and killed Tuesday in downtown Santa Monica was not one of the handful of animals that biologists have tracked in the Santa Monica Mountains. Authorities said the adult male cat did not have a GPS radio collar, such as... Full Article at Los Angeles Times

  7. Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics
    Reuters Mobile logo Reuters Mobile 1 hour ago

    1 of 5. The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 22, 2012. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pioneering commercial spaceship closed in on the... Full Article at Reuters Mobile

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago
    South Korea's Korean Air planes and foreign airplanes sit on the tarmac at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, on May 2, 2012. Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a...

    South Korea's Korean Air planes and foreign airplanes sit on the tarmac at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, on May 2, 2012. Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a... View Photo »

  9. GPS and QR codes to trigger the memories of local people in the actual places where they happened
    SOURCE: The Huge Entity 2 weeks ago
  10. How GPS works
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  11. Trimble acquires Spime to grow its GPS business
    VentureBeat logo VentureBeat 1 hour ago

    Nokia’s Navteq has partnered with Spime for its GPS technology. On the other hand, Trimble builds GPS hardware for construction, surveying, government, and military uses. Its product offerings range from 3-D laser scanners and military survey systems... Full Article at VentureBeat

  12. Pot Prosecution Up in Smoke Due to Warrantless GPS Tracking
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    One of two GPS trackers found last year on the vehicle of a young man in California. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that 150 pounds of marijuana collected from a drug suspect’s car is not admissible evidence in court... Full Article at Wired

  13. Legislators Looking To Revive GPS Monitoring Program
    Hartford Courant logo Hartford Courant 2 hours ago

    The state is looking for ways to restart a program intended to keep victims of domestic violence safe by using global positioning systems to monitor offenders, House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, said Wednesday. A pilot program that used the... Full Article at Hartford Courant

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  1. This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2012 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Mangyongdae Funfair amusement park in Pyongyang. South Korea said on May 9 it would send formal complaints to North Korea...
  2. South Korea's Korean Air planes and foreign airplanes sit on the tarmac at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, on May 2, 2012. Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a Seoul official said, amid rising...
  3. South Korea's Asiana plane makes a landing at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, on May 2, 2012. Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a Seoul official said, amid rising tensions with Pyongyang. GPS...
  4. The latest generation speed radar (GPS) has been covered with black plastic to prevent it from working, on a Peronne's road, northern France, on April 26, 2012.
  5. A speed radar (GPS) covered with black paint is pictured on a Strazeele's road, northern France on April 23, 2012.
  6. A car passes by a speed radar (GPS) covered with black paint on a Strazeele's road, northern France on April 23, 2012.
  7. George Zimmerman talks to his attorney Mark O'Mara during his bond hearing in Sanford, Florida, on April 20, 2012. Judge Kenneth Lester set a 150,000 USD bond for the pre-trial release of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. The...
  8. Florida State Attorney Angela B. Corey (R) greets Trayvon Martin's parents Tracy Martin (L) and Sybrina Fulton (C) during George Zimmerman's bond hearing for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, on April 20, 2012. Judge Kenneth Lester set a 150,000 USD bond for the...
  9. George Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara (L) talks to Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda during Zimmerman's bond hearing in Sanford, Florida, on April 20, 2012. Judge Kenneth Lester set a 150,000 USD bond for the pre-trial release of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged...

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  1. Instead of sustaining the freedoms of physical space online, Nissenbaum writes, we are allowing the way we disregard privacy on the web to follow us into the physical world through RFID tracking, GPS devices, location tracking technologies, crowd-sourced identification and other technologies.
    SOURCE: Planetizen 2 weeks ago
  2. GPS and QR codes to trigger the memories of local people in the actual places where they happened
    SOURCE: The Huge Entity 2 weeks ago
  3. And it is not difficult to get a GPS jammer. In fact you can buy one online. Illegally, but you can buy one online.
    SOURCE: Time Magazine 2 weeks ago
  4. GPS’ signal is a very weak spread-spectrum signal, and it is not difficult to jam
    SOURCE: Time Magazine 2 weeks ago
  5. are very hard to find and target ... We’re starting to see even criminal elements use GPS jamming to cover their tracks.
    SOURCE: Time Magazine 2 weeks ago
  6. We are offering something hard for other apps to beat: truly free integrated GPS turn-by-turn voice navigation that will guide you to your destination ... Just search for a business, and we will guide you there.
    SOURCE: PRWeb 2 weeks ago
  7. Testimonials from satisfied customers of Redtail GPS are one of our metrics that FMS is best-in-class, and we’re proud to announce these three major new features at the show: Enhanced Mapping, Enhanced Reporting, and a Mobile App, for on-the-go Fleet Management.
    SOURCE: PRWeb 2 weeks ago
  8. I can't get this out of my head so I am returning your GPS with an extra charger and also giving you back $90 plus $10.
    SOURCE: The Eagle-Tribune | North Andover, MA 2 weeks ago
  9. A young engineer we had went and tested it and said, ‘It conflicts with GPS, it will never work.’ So we backed away immediately
    – Michael White SOURCE: BusinessWeek 2 weeks ago
  10. As a norm, the state IPS cadres are filled up in 66:33 ratio, meaning 66 per cent direct recruits and 33 per cent promotee from the state. Promotions were due for a while for the GPS officers. As it is election year, the strengthened IPS ratio with the promotions will be a boon for the state police
    SOURCE: Times of India 2 weeks ago
  11. Companies want cost effective solutions, so this technology will work better over GPS-based tracking devices that require considerable initial investment and are more expensive to run
    SOURCE: Economic Times 2 weeks ago
  12. The autorickshaws will install the GPS only if the government footed the bill. We have no personal differences with either the government or the public. But expecting us to pay out so much for the GPS is not feasible
    SOURCE: Times of India 2 weeks ago
  13. The autorickshaws will install the GPS only if the government footed the bill. We have no personal differences with either the government or the public. But expecting us to pay out so much for the GPS is not feasible
    SOURCE: Times of India 2 weeks ago
  14. We are excited to launch the new Fast Find 220, representing the next generation of our PLB range, with styling and usability enhancements as well as GPS as standard to offer even further peace of mind to all safety conscious sailors
    SOURCE: BYM News 2 weeks ago
  15. Russian-sourced jammers were encountered during the opening stages of Operation 'Iraqi Freedom', where they were credited with causing a number of GPS-guided munitions to miss their intended targets during the first 10 days of the campaign
    SOURCE: New Kerala 2 weeks ago
  16. Contemporary Uplift of the Sierra Nevada, western United States, from GPS and InSAR Measurements
    SOURCE: YubaNet 2 weeks ago
  17. We've integrated GPS and InSAR measurement techniques, drawing from experience we developed in the past five years in our work with tectonic deformation, to see how the Sierra is gradually being pushed upwards ... Combined with more GPS stations, and more radar data, detecting motions in the Earth is be...
    SOURCE: YubaNet 2 weeks ago
  18. We've integrated GPS and InSAR measurement techniques, drawing from experience we developed in the past five years in our work with tectonic deformation, to see how the Sierra is gradually being pushed upwards ... Combined with more GPS stations, and more radar data, detecting motions in the Earth is be...
    SOURCE: YubaNet 2 weeks ago
  19. GPS in airplanes now being able to climb to sixty thousand feet and descend directly to their airport without having to do intermediate step-downs to an airport
    SOURCE: Your News Now - Rochester, NY 2 weeks ago
  20. Yellow Pages' main service will continue to be the best option when finding a business based on your interests ... Data is the name of the game, and in this convoluted information arena we rule. And now, true to our commitment to lead in technology, we are offering something hard for other apps to beat:...
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 2 weeks ago
  21. TLC only receives GPS data from taxicabs when the driver is on-duty -- not when the driver is off-duty. Also, except for credit and debit card information, data collected from the GPS devices reflects exactly the same information that cab drivers have long been required to document in handwritten trip s...
    SOURCE: FOX News 2 weeks ago
  22. A GPS device on your car doesn’t prevent you from crashing your car ... It doesn’t stop [you] from getting in an accident and it doesn't stop [you] from speeding.
    SOURCE: FOX News 2 weeks ago
  23. TLC only receives GPS data from taxicabs when the driver is on-duty -- not when the driver is off-duty. Also, except for credit and debit card information, data collected from the GPS devices reflects exactly the same information that cab drivers have long been required to document in handwritten trip s...
    SOURCE: FOX News 2 weeks ago
  24. And we've had times where a child playing with a cellphone can call back 25 to 30 times ... When that's the case, it comes into our system, and it just shows as a 911 call. We have no way of calling it back, we have no way of GPS-ing it, and we have no way of telling where that call is coming from.
    SOURCE: 9NEWS.com 2 weeks ago
  25. The resources committed to the GPS service have been structured to evaluate the risks posed and opportunities presented by geopolitical developments and their impact on longer term investment trends
    SOURCE: PRWeb 2 weeks ago

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