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Researchers build a drone that navigates with physical whiskers to operate in dark, dusty or smoky places where cameras or GPS can fail — sub-100 gram drones run 34KB software to enable sub-millimeter precision (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get sub-100 gram micro FPV drone → | tags: delft university of technology, whisker sensor, tactile navigation

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I use Google Maps every day, but Apple Maps still does these 4 things better (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-20 | get Garmin DriveSmart 76 GPS navigator → | tags: google maps, apple maps, navigation

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I use Waze every day, and the latest Android Auto update completely changed how I drive (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-17 | get Anker PowerDrive USB-C car charger Android Auto → | tags: waze, android auto, google

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MapQuest went viral over Lake Ontario. So I used it for a week instead of Google Maps (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-17 | get iOttie car phone mount dashboard → | tags: mapquest, lake ontario, google maps

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Meet Dyson's New Robot Vacuum Line: The Dyson Nurovi Line (2026) (wired.com)

2026-09-16 | by Nena Farrell | get Dyson Nurovi Wash Dry robot vacuum → | tags: dyson nurovi, robot vacuum, lidar navigation

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New Pixel VIP update addresses some of its biggest flaws (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | get Google Pixel 8 smartphone → | tags: pixel vip, google, widget

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Samsung’s NavStar app has a bug that refuses to let your navigation bar hide (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-15 | get Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphone → | tags: samsung, navstar, navigation bar

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Roborock Qrevo 2 Review (2026): A New Budget Vacuum King? (wired.com)

2026-09-14 | by Nena Farrell | get Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro robot vacuum → | tags: roborock, qrevo 2 pro, lidar navigation

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Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-09 | get MOVA rotating globe world map → | tags: mercator projection, united nations, equal earth projection

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Waze on Android Auto is inexplicably hiding users’ navigation information (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-08 | get Motorola MA1 wireless Android Auto adapter → | tags: waze, android auto, google

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These new robot lawnmowers trim your edges (theverge.com)

2026-09-03 | by Emma Roth | get eufy robot lawn mower → | tags: eufy robot lawnmower, vslam navigation, anker

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A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-02 | get Garmin GPSMAP 67i handheld GPS → | tags: solar superstorm, gps glitch, self-driving cars

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Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | get Rand McNally large scale road atlas → | tags: lake ontario, mapquest, map navigation

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Save up to $1600 on Roborock products, including the flagship Saros 20 (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-31 | by Sponsored Post | get Roborock Saros 20 → | tags: roborock, saros 20, lidar

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MapQuest isn’t renaming Lake Ontario, despite Trump’s executive order. And downloads are surging (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-31 | get Rand McNally Road Atlas → | tags: mapquest, lake ontario, apple app store

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MapQuest's App Surges to No. 1 In Navigation After Refusing to Rename Lake Ontario (slashdot.org)

2026-08-31 | get iOttie Easy One Touch 5 car phone mount → | tags: mapquest, lake ontario, navigation app

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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-31 | by Sarah Perez | get iOttie Easy One Touch 6 car phone mount → | tags: mapquest, lake ontario, app store

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Meta Just Made Navigation on Its Smart Glasses a Lot More Useful (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-31 | get Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses Wayfarer → | tags: meta, smart glasses, navigation

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Google Maps Rival Surges In Popularity After It Refuses to Rename Lake Ontario (futurism.com)

2026-08-31 | by Frank Landymore | get Rand McNally road atlas → | tags: google maps, lake ontario, mapquest

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Cheap GPS jammers are filling the world with navigation dead zones (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-30 | get Garmin eTrex 22x handheld GPS navigator → | tags: gps, jammers, navigation

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Improve your Android Auto experience by doing these simple things (engadget.com)

2026-08-30 | by Gabriela Vătu | get Anker USB-C car charger fast charging → | tags: android auto, adobe acrobat, ifttt

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GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | by Charalampos Kardaris | get Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard → | tags: hacker news, terminal user interfaces, graphical user interfaces

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Lost Google Maps’ big navigation upgrade? Your new Pixel 11 might be to blame (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-27 | get iOttie Easy One Touch 5 dashboard phone mount → | tags: google maps, pixel 11, immersive navigation

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Google fixed this Google Maps issue on mobile, but it’s back now on Android Auto (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-24 | get AAWireless TWO wireless Android Auto adapter → | tags: google maps, android auto, immersive navigation

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I Tried a Window-Cleaning Robot: Do Not Recommend (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Simon Hill | tags: window-cleaning robot, astragals, pvc windows

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IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Honors Teen Innovators (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-17 | by Dov Fine | tags: ieee, regeneron, wheelchair navigation

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Guiding Ships with Moire Patterns (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Posted On | tags: moiré patterns, inogon light, tom scott

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Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer's (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: alzheimer's, taxi drivers, spatial reasoning

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Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Paul Lutus | tags: alaska, celestial navigation, sailing

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Record deal: The ECOVACS Goat robot mower has never been cheaper at 34% off (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: ecovacs, goat o1000 rtk, robotic lawn mower