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On the road again: How to tackle mileage reporting for business
Global Positioning System

On the road again: How to tackle mileage reporting for business

SAP Concur advises businesses to harness GPS tech for precise mileage reporting, mitigating expense inaccuracies and easing tax and audit burdens.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Mar 2019
Hands-on Review: Tile Mate and Tile Pro Bluetooth trackers
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Tile Mate and Tile Pro Bluetooth trackers

Bluetooth trackers Tile Mate and Tile Pro help you locate your keys and phone effortlessly, offering robust performance and great value for money.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018
Wellington supermarket trials GPS trolley tracking
Supply Chain

Wellington supermarket trials GPS trolley tracking

New World Island Bay trials GPS-enabled trolleys, aiming to enhance shopping experiences by tracking how and where customers shop. Data remains anonymous.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Nov 2018
Taupō talks tech: The local Kiwi firms transforming business from the ground up
Software-as-a-Service

Taupō talks tech: The local Kiwi firms transforming business from the ground up

From New Zealand's farming heartland to the mountains and to the cloud, Taupō's regional businesses are embracing technology from the ground up.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 24th May 2018
The new Apple Watch has a mind of its own
Wearables

The new Apple Watch has a mind of its own

It will now be available with built in cellular and GPS for the first time ever, meaning it no longer has to be tied to your iPhone.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017
Garmin NZ promises you will never lose your hiking buddy with their new two-way radio
Global Positioning System

Garmin NZ promises you will never lose your hiking buddy with their new two-way radio

Garmin NZ reveals the Rino 700, a budget-friendly two-way radio with enhanced GPS, ensuring you never lose track of your hiking companions.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Keep your bearings in the great outdoors with Garmin's new wrist-mounted navigators
Global Positioning System

Keep your bearings in the great outdoors with Garmin's new wrist-mounted navigators

Garmin launches new Foretrex 601 and 701 ballistic edition wrist-mounted GPS navigators for outdoor and tactical use.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017

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The tech that helped the first woman to sail around Australia
Global Positioning System

The tech that helped the first woman to sail around Australia

Lisa Blair used devices from supplied by Pivotel to aid her in becoming the first woman to circumnavigate Australia non-stop.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018
Smartphone GPS gains new potential with research out of NZ
Global Positioning System

Smartphone GPS gains new potential with research out of NZ

The University of Otago and Perth's Curtin University have collaborated to drastically improve the accuracy of smartphone location services.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Aug 2018
G-ME launches blockchain-backed GPS device
Blockchain

G-ME launches blockchain-backed GPS device

The device uses CROWN's blockchain technology, supposedly making users' location data immutable and impossible to counterfeit.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018
Hands-on Review: Tile Sport GPS tracker
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Tile Sport GPS tracker

Tile Sport: Pocket-sized tracker at $3/mo ensures valuables are never lost, with robust community find feature.

By James Fraser • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jan 2018
AiRISTA Flow inks exclusive APAC distie partnership
Health Technologies

AiRISTA Flow inks exclusive APAC distie partnership

The agreement will see an expanded availability of AiRISTA Flow's Real-Time Location System (RTLS) technology across the APAC channel.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Navman: Drivers get the best of both worlds with new dash cam GPS device
Fleet Management

Navman: Drivers get the best of both worlds with new dash cam GPS device

Navman fuses sat-nav prowess with HD dash cam in a sleek, new Drive Duo unit, offering drivers a tech-savvy co-pilot.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
Track'em - the cloud-based tracking system that saves time, money & headaches
Public Cloud

Track'em - the cloud-based tracking system that saves time, money & headaches

Track'em, a software solution that tracks materials and assets for large construction projects, is revolutionizing the industry.

By Sean Mitchell • 8 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Five top tips for evaluating in-vehicle network solutions
Fleet Management

Five top tips for evaluating in-vehicle network solutions

Fleet managers are racing to find the right connectivity solutions to maximise vehicle efficiency and on-the-road time.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd May 2017
Otago Polytechnic gets their hands on the latest sports GPS tech
Health Technologies

Otago Polytechnic gets their hands on the latest sports GPS tech

Otago Polytechnic partners with GPS Sports to become the world's first to use latest GPS technology for athlete training.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017

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Teletrac Navman & PTV Group announce new project to simplify route planning
Fleet Management

Teletrac Navman & PTV Group announce new project to simplify route planning

Teletrac Navman partners with PTV Group to enhance logistics software, aiming to reduce time and manpower needed for delivery route planning.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 5th May 2017