News & Reviews:   GPS

Looks like the tech rat race has gotten a lot more interesting. Recently, NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos and CNSA all have dreams of being the first to build a lunar base like in the science fiction series. Recently, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) announced the development of their GPS for the moon.

Popular GPS navigation app Waze is removing its iOS widget in the latest updates to the app. The widget, which is for the left-most home screen on iOS is being removed due to “significantly low” usage.

Popular GPS navigation app Waze is testing a new feature that would warn users of potentially dangerous roads that have a “history of crashes” based on Waze community data. Currently in beta, the app would colour the road on the map red if it is deemed as high-risk.

Google Maps for iOS recently rolled out a quality-of-life update that makes it easier for users to share their current real-time location. Now, instead of navigating through the menu, you can just easily tap the blue dot signifying your current position on Google Maps to access and execute actions based on your current GPS location on the app.

Previously, we reported on the e-Aduan@JPJ app by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) which received a total of 245 traffic violation reports during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri period. Now, it looks like the app has been quite popular with Malaysians, to the point that JPJ is mulling giving appreciation to those that have used it to channel information of road offences.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has recently launched RakanMET, a user-friendly app that allows you to report any extreme weather phenomenons in your area to the department. Furthermore, the app is community-service oriented and functions through smart partnership between MetMalaysia and the public.

Taking to its official Twitter page, MetMalaysia further elaborated that the RakanMET app serves as a two-way communication medium between the public and MetMalaysia. With it, the department can obtain quick information on verified and accurate weather conditions throughout the country.

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As the COVID-19 virus is still actively roaming in Malaysia, our government continues to impose different types of MCO across the states. Not long ago, a good initiative called "Bendera Putih" was started by the people to help those who are struggling during the pandemic. All they need to do is to hang a white flag in front of their houses to call out for aid. Now, a group of students have joined forces in developing an app that lets users track the locations of homes with a white flag, plus the food banks.

Garmin Malaysia has announced that the Garmin Enduro is now available in the local market, and it’s available at the price of RM3699. The watch will be available for purchase from platforms such as Lazada, Shopee, AECO e-Store, as well as any authorized retailers available nationwide.

It seems that Xiaomi’s upcoming Xiaomi Mi Band 6 have been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards, hinting that it will come equipped with SpO2 monitor, GPS, and more. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, the fact that it was spotted on the Indonesian Telecom certification website hints that it could be happening very soon.