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Garmin To Marry GPS with FRS/GMRS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the roll-it-together-aand-sign-it-with-a-b dept.

zornorph writes "Garmin is set to come out with the Garmin RINO in June, which integrates FRS and GMRS radio with a GPS unit, which will give it up to a 5 mile range of communication. Garmin has a unique twist though, to quote their site: "What really separates the Rino from the rest of the FRS herd is the ability to "beam" your exact location to another Rino user within a two-mile range using the FRS spectrum." However, there are concerns about the implementation of this "beaming", as it causes interference with GMRS users."

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  1. Ice lollies! by flipflapflopflup · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Shame the devices look like military-supplied ice-lollies...

    1. Re:Ice lollies! by flipflapflopflup · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sorry, I mean like a super hi-tech rhinoceros... easy mistake to make.

  2. Re:Calculus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just stay home, and integrate with trigonometric substitution!

  3. Re:Calculus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My ass converges to 4.5.

  4. damnit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him .then .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him .he .then .did .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him .before .it .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him .and .he .also .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him .but .then .again .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him .and .he .was .different .from .so .i .was .walking .down .the .street .when .all .of .a .sudden .an .ass .jumped .out .at .me .he .said .hello .what .is .up .big .dog? .i .looked .at .him .and .wanted .to .punch .him

  5. Trying to think of... by qurob · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    A good joke involving RMS

    BRAIN FREEZE!

  6. Married? Again? by lyonsden · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Am I the only one who thought that this was another Slashdot marriage proposal?

  7. Re:data over FRS illegal by Kones · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You're wrong, and everything you ever say is wrong. Period, end of discussion . . .

    --
    Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?