Archive for November, 2008
Boat Pc, How Low Can You Go?
I’m back home, happily, and cogitating on a perennial issue: What’s a sensible compromise in terms of a compact and rugged, yet able and reasonably-priced, boat PC? A good place to start the conversation is…
Cobra Bluetooth Cell Mic, & Panbo Gets Audio
It’s a bit telling that just before Cobra’s MR F300 Bluetooth cell mic won a DAME Design Award, I’d read some…
Bmet - Intermediate Syllabus, Download Here!
The syllabus covers the underpinning knowledge of marine electrical systems and marine instrumentation. It leads from a revision of dc & ac theory into its application to electrical equipment. It includes the basic sensors and control systems with drawings used on a typical marine installation. Students understanding of these concepts will be applied to the [...]
Mets, Field Reports
I’m pleased to pass along METS notes from Andy Murray, Service Manager at Globe Marine, and Kees Verruijt, a software developer/entrepreneur and marine electronics enthusiast. A big thanks to both for some interesting impressions and news nuggets. Of course all biases expressed, or mistakes made, are their own! First up, Andy:
Dame Awards, Navionics &…
Congratulations to Navionics for winning the DAME Design Award (marine-related software category) with Navionics Mobile. And it turns out there’s going to be more to this product than I first understood…
Garmin’s Touchscreen Oregon™ Series Gives Marine Enthusiasts The World At Their Fingertips
Garmin is proud to introduce the Oregon series of handheld GPS devices for marine, outdoor and fitness enthusiasts, combining an intuitive touchscreen interface, rugged, resilient design and a variety of preloaded mapping options.
“The Oregon’s vibrant screen is responsive to the touch of your finger, yet resistant to the forces of nature,” said Clive Taylor, Garmin’s [...]
New ‘touch’ Chart Plotter From Digital Yacht
Touch is the latest electronic chart plotter product from Digital Yacht. As its names implies, it uses touchscreen technology for fingertip cursor control and data entry.
A 12″ and 15″ version are available which connect to a separate black box processor, which is based around embedded PC technology. It looks and feels just like a normal [...]
Garmin Introduces Two New Vhf Marine Radios
Garmin, is pleased to announce the launch of the VHF 100i and VHF 200i, two new powerful VHF radios.
Clive Taylor, Director of Product for Garmin, said: “These new radios share the same great features found in many other Garmin marine products, including large, easy-to-read displays, a simple user interface, and an eye-catching design that complements [...]
Raymarine’s 1000th G Series Confirmed At Mets
Raymarine has announced that the company has sold its 1000th G Series system at METS. Azimut, Ferretti and Uniesse are amongst boat manufacturers that have recently confirmed orders, taking total sales of the company’s top of the range multifunction display system to over 1000 since its launch in Autumn ‘07.
Sales and Marketing director, Andy King [...]
New Satelite Tv, The Digitalvision Tv5 From Digital Yacht
Digital Yacht has launched the DigitalVision TV5 satellite TV system for boats. It is a fully automatic and stabilised satellite tracking system, so TV can be received even whilst underway or at anchor with no manual realignment of the antenna required.
It comprises a compact, radome-style antenna together with a small below deck control unit - [...]