Losing your keys or your kids? Even have a hard time finding your phone?  Pair your phone and keys (and kids) with Proximo and make them all easier to find and track.

You may have caught on, watches are an interest of mine. They are an accessory in the fashion world seen as a key statement piece to finish or enhance an outfit. I'm no runway expert, but I do agree with the experts who stress the importance of matching accessories - including technology - with lifestyle and clothing. I also like watches that are practical when it comes to athletics. 

Okay, umm, home builders (?) AMD has some new chips out that tout the balance of power and affordability. Look, I’ll come clean. I’ve never built a PC from scratch. I know, it’s my geek shame. Fine I might have boot DVDs and USBs for more than a couple Linux distros on hand, but…nope never built a PC from scratch.

So the fact of the matter is that while I know this announcement from AMD is cool (for me anytime CPUs and graphics chips can do more with less power, I think it’s cool), I couldn’t put it into context for you. However…

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When Google announced last week that Google Maps will be available offline on Android devices in 100 countries, there were some questions raised over how exactly the implementation would work. So, you could browse a map of a whole neighbourhood, city or country, but would navigation work? Could you search for a local address? Here are the basics of how the new offline mode will work, though there are still some question marks.

GPS navigation isn’t new, of course, but its potential with smartphones has offered an intriguing twist in the evolution of in-car navigation. Not surprisingly, the likes of TomTom, Garmin and Magellan have their own iPhone apps, and are joined by several others at varying price points. And then there’s a free one like Waze, a fully-featured app that offers turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names and crowdsourced information.

It seems like a pretty cushy way to work, but that’s what TomTom is offering with its Map Paradise Project, a contest for five families or groups of friends to spend two weeks on a tropical island and help the company create a navigation map for it. The five islands are Cape Verde, Mauritius, Seychelles, St. Lucia and Fiji. And if that wasn’t enough, you get $15,000 for your troubles.

The new TomTom GO LIVE 1535 M GPS makes a bold claim.  The device will provide real-time traffic information.  Save money on gas and alleviate stress by continuously rerouting you around traffic problems.  The TomTom is already a GPS leader.  But does this new feature work on the streets of Canada?

I got some strange looks from friends when I went about mounting the TomTom VIA 1435TM GPS to my window. One actually said “What’s that for, you’ve got a smartphone?” After using the TomTom for six weeks to navigate up and down the west coast I can safely say this: Phones are for calling. GPS is for navigation. This is one device that, for the best experience, needs to be separate.

I’ve used my phone as a GPS for nearly a year after coming from a long line of GPS units stretching back to the time when they were $600 a pop. There have been a few things that have annoyed me: I can never get my phone quite right in the 3rd party window mount, the notifications on both my iPhone and my Android phone are too annoying to easily dismiss while driving, and despite the availability of custom GPS apps, the standard apps use data (which is a killer if you’re headed to the US).

The TomTom VIA 1435TM was like a breath of fresh air. Let’s start with the basics.

With the amount of gear I have around I'm surprised this doesn't happen to me more often.

The weather in Edmonton has been rather cool of late, in the -20 to -30 degree range in fact. And today, since it's warmed up to a reasonable -2, I decided to drive the car, rather than our other, warmer, SUV.

After digging it out, scraping it off, and jumping in to wait for it to defrost, I rummaged around in the centre console -- and discovered that I'd left my TomTom GPS in the vehicle since the fall.

TomTom's latest Go 2505TM GPS device for vehicles is slick. 

It has fewer buttons than an iPhone, responds to voice commands and will help you navigate the best route in rush hour or on a lazy Sunday, but .. it's a little clunky.

GPS may have been invented by the military to track enemies, but for those of us travelling to new places or who get lost often - they're a godsend.  Sure, they're great in the car, but there are other places to take these handy pocket guides, like the golf course and the wilderness.

Here are some of my favourite GPS gadgets and accessories.

Your car's GPS is great to get you around town or maybe take along when you rent a car on vacation, but did you ever think to use your car GPS as a pocket guide for walking and wandering tours? Here's how to teach your old GPS some new tricks.

In an (competitor)-car GPS and it was a real learning experience.

I've been a GPS and in-car navigation fan for years...mostly because I can't navigate my way out of a wet paper bag, so my wife'd have you believe Which is why when I was given the opportunity to take a look at the TomTom GO630 navigation system, I jumped at the chance.

I got my wife a Garmin Nuvi 760 for Christmas last year. This is a rundown of what I like and don't like about our GPS unit to help you choose the features that are best for you when buying a GPS