Magellan busts out 510, 610 and 710 eXplorist outdoor GPS for all you… outdoors types

Magellan’s just updated its eXplorist handheld outdoor GPS units. The 510, 610 and 710 (as they are called) all feature 3-inch, touchscreen displays, 3.2 megapixel, auto-focus cams, plus a microphone and speaker for recording notes along the way. They’re also waterproof, and come pre-loaded with maps of the entire world.

Apple acquires web mapping firm Poly9, probably has something up its sleeve

Per usual , it seems as if this deal has happened in the dark of the night, but thankfully for the curious among us, it’s a bit difficult to disguise a caravan of humans escaping Québec and fleeing to Cupertino. According to a report in The Sun as well as an independent confirmation on our end, Apple has picked up a small Canadian firm by the name of Poly9.

GPS parachutes delivering blood to front lines in the coming years

GPS-guided parachutes are nothing new — in fact, we’re guessing that a few are being dropped somewhere in this wide world right now — but a new deal between the Armed Services Blood Program and US Joint Forces Command will allow these devices to start saving even more lives in 2011. As the story goes, a cadre of air-dropped ‘chutes will be sent to the front lines of the battlefield in order to deliver vital blood to medics

Expresso announces PND for the golf course, you’ll have to find your own polyester pants

PNDs for the golf course aren’t exactly unheard of, and if they fail to excite us it might be because we’re not really the types that putt in the office while dictating memos to our secretaries (we don’t even have secretaries in Engadget HQ). If this sort of thing is your bag, however, we want you to know that a company called Expresso has recently announced the AG1 Automotive and Golf GPS, which promises all the nav info you could ever want for “the freeway, family entertainment and the fairway.” That is, they threw in a media player with the usual GPS capabilities. Featuring iGolf maps for more than 20,000 courses and an HD display, we have a lovely video after the jump in case you would like to hear more.

Garmin connected nuvi 1695 takes an immediate left turn out of FCC HQ

A new nuvi is coming down the highway, and it means business. Navigational business

Dell Streak’s car dock gets a video unboxing, early road test

Given the size of Dell’s Streak (it’s rocking a 5-inch screen, in case you were wondering), you’ve probably considered using it as a dedicated routing machine with Google Maps Navigation at the helm. The only problem? Using your arm as the window mount

BMW’s Pathfinder ‘microNavigation’ system promises to augment GPS

BMW has been working on augmenting GPS navigation for some time now, and it took another big step forward in recent weeks with the announcement of its Pathfinder “microNavigation” system. As the name suggests, that would supplement your basic navigation system with maps and directions for areas not covered by GPS — a parking lot, for instance — and it could be continually updated on an as-needed basis, with users able to download so-called microMaps for a specific area before they go on a trip. You’d also be able to easily jump from the in-car navigation to a navigation app on your phone to complete the final leg of your journey — and, presumably, find your car when you’re ready to leave

Timex Global Trainer GPS watch now available exclusively at REI

Timex said that REI would get its Global Trainer GPS watch first when it announced it way back in January, and it looks like it’s now finally available both in REI stores and at REI.com — albeit a bit later than the originally promised May launch date. That includes both the standalone watch and the bundle with a heart rate monitor, which will set you back $275 and $325, respectively.

GPS-based air traffic control system to go live by 2020

If you’ve ever watched an investigative journalism show that exposes things you didn’t know you had to worry about, there’s a good chance you’ve seen footage of the archaic green-screens in use at airport towers across the country paired with shocking headlines like “Hidden Airport Menace” or “Glidepath to Danger.” Plans to replace that tech are finally in motion, with the FAA indicating its new air traffic control system will to go into effect by 2020, possibly as early as 2015.

Global Positioning Shocker: Magellan rolls out ten new RoadMates for Spring

Looks like Magellan isn’t messing around with its new Spring lineup of RoadMate navigation units — and by not messing around, we mean not changing things very much.

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