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New GPS Device To Help Warn Domestic Violence Victims About Abusers

It’s a tragedy that happens all too often. The victim of domestic violence gets a restraining order against her abuser, only to be beaten or killed when that order is ignored. But now, new technology may give victims a fighting chance.

Pilot Program Uses GPS Technology To Track Sex Offenders

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 1,100 registered sex offenders live and work in Allegheny County and 43 of them are now wearing monitoring devices as a condition of their parole.

Nevada couple left standed for three days by GPS directions

Whether travelling against traffic on a one way-way street or plunging blindly into a river, there have been countless stories of in-car GPS systems leading overly trusting drivers astray. However, a Nevada couple may have been left with some serious GPS trust issues this week after finding themselves stranded for three days in the snowy climes of Oregon.

Turn-by-turn GPS for (jailbroken) iPhones looks promising

Turn-by-turn GPS directions have come to the iPhone in the form of xGPS, a jailbreak application developed by a company named XWaves. The software doesn't quite rival commercial solutions yet, but it could get there.

 
Is GPS Lingerie Sexy, or Just a Modern-Day Chastity Belt?

This product announcement has us searching for the proper quip that will offend as few as possible: GPS lingerie is on the market (at last!) for all those women who ... have a poor sense of direction?