A few days ago, we covered the Suunto X10, a GPS device that fits on your wrist. While there may not be a huge market for the GPS on the wrist, some concept designer apparently has a plan for a wrist GPS boom.

The designer, Jukka Roitto, has taken the wrist GPS one step further by putting a search engine and navigation guide on his concept model, which he has dubbed the Seek. The name may be simple, but what the Seek does is pretty complex.

The Seek is meant to help a person look for local attractions in an area, such as theaters, restaurants, or clubs. So, if you’re in a strange new town, and you’re looking for a place to eat or have fun, just Seek and you will find!

The user interacts with the Seek with a full touchscreen. I have seen other photos of the Seek that have the touchscreen retracted, but I don’t see how it could, unless they are using that new LED screen technology that can somehow roll up.

There are other functions that the Seek has, such as a Portable Music Player. In fact, it can even give the name and artist of the track, and I think I see a place for a headphone jack.

Suunto X10 – GPS device designed to fit on wrist: [via]

The addition for this device is a detachable Global Positioning System, which incorporates features such as Bluetooth support, left-handed controls, convenient large-sized buttons, turn-by-turn voice directions, and a ride planner that helps the rider connect to the HD website.
The customizable navigation features of the Zumo 550 are what you would call ‘motorcycle-friendly’. It also includes a Glove-friendly touchscreen; a high-brightness, sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display; and a motorcycle console for trip information, including a fuel gauge. It comes with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps and is built with vibration-tested, waterproof, and fuel-resistant plastics for a rugged Harley ride.
The Road Tech zūmo can be bought at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and authorized Harley-Davidson dealers for a cool $799. If you’re a free-spirited biker, you now have a logical reason to accept ‘directions’.

Zumo 550 – a GPS for Harley owners: [via]

I don’t own a dog, so i can’t know for sure how bad you feel when you lose your dog, but I’m pretty sure you feel very bad. You cant just blame yourself because dogs like to run, like to get away, so sometimes they get lost, its really nobody’s fault.

Until now, the available dog GPS tracking units, were available for more than $600. But things have changed, now Zoomback offers this dog GPS tracker for $200 which is not much when you love your dog. Beside the price of the unit you also have to pay a monthly subscription of $15. This is perhaps because it uses assisted GPS, which adds a cellular transceiver to improve performance, and because the service includes a web-based tracker you can access whenever you want, notification via SMS if the wearer leaves designated “safe” zones, and 24/7 emergency support.

From the picture it looks small enough to be carried by a dog without having problems. The battery life its about 5 days in standby, with alerts sent to cellphone or email when it needs to be charged. Ofcourse a longer battery life would of been nicer but that would of increased the units volume and weight too much.

Zoomback Dog GPS Tracker: [Zoomback]