Computers & Gadgets

Technology is of course advancing at an incredible rate all the time, but certain sectors seem to be moving faster than others.These are namely the areas of personal entertainment and home-computing, both of which have seen a large rise in demand and have responded with incredible developments and reductions in cost. Navigational technology is another type that has grown beyond belief recently. Here are 3 of the most prominent advances in the last few years.

Sat Navigation. In-car navigational technology has been around for over ten years now, but its rate of progress has accelerated recently. They have become more usable in difficult or busy driving areas as their re-routing speed is now much faster and they can factor in things like road works and traffic accidents from live feeds. Their screens have also become easier to use and have better function navigation. You can even get them built into phones now, making them a favourite of cheats on orienteering team building days.

Transport Information. We have had public transport for quite a while now, but even so, many people have encountered difficulties in finding out when and where they operate, especially when in a hurry. In recent years however, people have been able to get hold of this information very easily by just consulting the respective travel operator’s website. Furthermore, there are aggregator programs that allow you to type in a venue such as ‘Cheltenham’ and they will tell you all the travel routes and times and also tell you any events going on such as Cheltenham hospitality events and festivals.

Peer Tracking. If you have ever wanted to know where you friends and family are at every waking hour, there has never been a better time to do it. There are now a number of phone companies that enable customers to track each other’s whereabouts using phone GPS, as long as they consent of course. This is very useful for keep track of people at a festival or large corporate hospitality events for example, as people tend to wonder off and get lost quite a bit.