Following a ransomware attack last week that left Connect Garmin and other services offline, the company is gradually restoring its internet capabilities. For those who make use of fitness tracking, however, Garmin Connect workouts are still not able to sync to devices and the app is under maintenance, reports CNN. “We are happy to report that Garmin Connect recovery is underway,” the company announced on the Garmin Connect website. Some platforms have been given the […]

You can now add the Starbucks Card app to your compatible Garmin device. Pay for your favorite beverages and food on the go. Visit Starbucks.com/rewards to register your Starbucks Card so you can earn Stars and redeem rewards. Then install the Starbucks Card app on your device to load your 16-digit Starbucks Card number to pay in store from your Garmin device. To enter your Starbucks Card number via the Connect IQ Store: Open the […]

Fitness wearables disconnected for one day and counting Garmin fitness devices have been disconnected for nearly a day after the company suffered a major outage, reports the Verge. The outage may be caused by a ransomware attack. The outage was first reported by Garmin July 23. It affects Garmin wearables, apps and call centers, which has made customer support impossible. The message on the Garmin Connect website reads, “We’re sorry. We are currently experiencing an […]

July 14, 2020 Our GI 275 electronic flight instrument can now be interfaced with the GFC 500 autopilot, delivering superior in-flight performance and added redundancy when multiple GI 275’s are installed in an aircraft. In addition to GFC 500 compatibility, GI 275 can now serve as a replacement attitude indicator and/or horizontal situation indicator (HSI) to legacy Century II/III autopilots. The GI 275 upgrade also includes the display of outside air temperature, groundspeed, true airspeed […]

The newly-launched last satellite of China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) successfully entered the long-term operation mode on July 1, announced the Xi’an Satellite Control Center. It marked that all 30 satellites of the BDS-3 system have been operating in the long-term mode, a major step forward for BDS to provide full services to the world, said the center. The last satellite of the BDS was launched on June 23. […]

The Government of Nepal has completed fieldwork for measuring Everest’s height using GNSS equipment from Trimble, including the robust R10 receiver. The Survey Department of the Government of Nepal has completed fieldwork for the National Initiative for the Measurement of the Height of Sagarmatha (Mount Everest). The Nepali survey team summited at 3 (local time) May 22, 2019 (by the Nepali calendar, that’s २०७६ जेठ ८, or June 8, 2076). The summit team of Chief […]

July 14, 2020 To slow down and help make sense of their lives, some people turn to prayer or yoga. Others find time to meditate while they’re on a cycling smart trainer. Bringing some mindfulness to your smart trainer regime is easier than you might think. And it’s a great way to give both your mind and your legs a thorough workout. Train Your Brain and Your Legs French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said that […]

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been adopted in more than 10,000 unmanned farm tractors and spraying drones in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the regional agriculture and husbandry machinery administration. Xinjiang has been promoting tractors, harvesters and other agricultural machinery equipped with BDS in recent years, and techniques such as precision sowing, fertilization, and pesticide spraying, based on the system to improve the working quality of the […]

U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo: RNTF) Last week, 27 members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Ajit Pai. In it, they urged him to reconsider the FCC’s decision to allow Ligado Networks to operate a terrestrial nationwide network that the executive branch says will cause harmful interference to GPS signals for many users. This concern and opposition from a sector not traditionally engaged in GPS or positioning, […]

July 20, 2020 Written by Rehan Nana Garmin’s mission statement is “To be an enduring company by creating superior products for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sports that are an essential part of our customers’ lives.” That statement speaks to different people in different ways. I have always focused on the last eight words – that our products “are an essential part of our customers’ lives.” Each product Garmin designs and builds has to create […]