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LiveViewGPS Launches GPS Tracking Device for Instantaneous Updates

LiveViewGPS, a Southern California-based wireless location services and products developer, has announced the launch of the Live Trac EZ GPS Vehicle Tracker. The new GPS device can be installed quickly and provides 10 second tracking updates.

13 Jan 2012

US Navy Awards Airborne Low Frequency Sonar Contract to Raytheon

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract modification worth $80.8 million in support of the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar acquired by the Royal Australian Navy.

From Raytheon Company 13 Jan 2012

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth $21.5 million to develop a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to control and command the GPS III satellites in order to guide the satellites from launch to on-orbit testing.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 13 Jan 2012

Freescale Develops Single Chip Solution to Capacitive and Resistive Touch Sensing

Freescale Semiconductor, an Austin, TX-based manufacturer of embedded semiconductors, has expanded its Ready Play solution offering with the Xtrinsic Touch Sensing platform.

From NXP Semiconductors 11 Jan 2012

Magellan Reveals RoadMate RV9145 GPS Device

Magellan, a GPS portable navigation and solutions provider, has announced the launch of the RoadMate RV9145 navigator designed specifically for recreational vehicles (RVs) users.

10 Jan 2012

Track What Matters Launches Cloud-based Tracking Unit

Track What Matters, a GPS tracking company that provides GPS tracking solutions for keeping track of assets, vehicles and containers, has announced the release of the Satellite Tracking Unit designed for mobile assets and trucks.

10 Jan 2012

Research Indicates How Sensors Inform Paddlefish the Proximity of its Prey

A team of researchers at the University of Missouri’s Center for Neurodynamics, located at St Louis had determined in 1997 that the paddlefish, one of North America’s largest freshwater fish, has electroreceptors covering its extended snout to help the paddlefish detect its prey by detecting voltage gradients emitted by the zooplankton.

9 Jan 2012