Turning 65: social media & James Brown!
Posted on November 7th 2011 - Ben Ellison
I may have become 65 years old yesterday, but no barnacles are growing under this blogger's keyboard! It's still a work in progress, but have you seen ...
Thrane & Thrane, Volvo & VSAT
Posted on November 4th 2011 - Ben Ellison
Tomorrow the Volvo Ocean Race begins its first offshore leg -- Alicante, Spain to Capetown, South Africa -- and Thrane & Thrane is justifiably proud ...
Scanstrut waterproof iPad case, & adjustable mount
Posted on November 2nd 2011 - Ben Ellison
It may be a bit early to discuss this Scanstrut iPad case because it's not scheduled to ship until February, but I know a lot ...
Cheoy Lee Alpha 76, SmartGlass & SiMON2 iPads
Posted on November 1st 2011 - Ben Ellison
The Cheoy Lee Shipyard hasn't been building ships and yachts since 1870 by resting on its laurels, and that young man -- who apparently represents ...
FLIBS 2011: Geonav autorouting, from C-Map & Navionics
Posted on October 31st 2011 - Ben Ellison
FLIBS was my first chance to see the autorouting capabilities of C-Map 4D in action, and I liked what I saw. And not only is Geonav the ...
Simrad NSE Autopilot, hand’s on #1
Posted on August 31st 2010 - Ben Ellison
A couple of weeks ago I replaced Gizmo's older Simrad autopilot with the latest generation, which turned out to be easy even though I've never ...
AIS users CT to NC, head’s up!
Posted on August 30th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Oops: "Between July 27 and August 19, 2010, while conducting development testing of its Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS), the Coast Guard inadvertently tele-commanded most ...
Furuno GP-33 GPS, hand’s on
Posted on August 30th 2010 - Ben Ellison
At the risk of sounding mean, what excites me most about Furuno's new GP-33 GPS sensor and display is what it means regarding the coming ...
ACR Aqualink View & 406Link, hand’s on
Posted on August 27th 2010 - Ben Ellison
The first time was the best. I was tootling down the Bay in May when I tested the ACR AquaLink View PLB. I'd ...
Raymarine SeaTalk-SeaTalkNG converter, nice
Posted on August 24th 2010 - Ben Ellison
What's yellow, white, and blue, and will help a lot of boats integrate older Raymarine SeaTalk1 instruments and sensors into SeaTalkNG/NMEA 2000 networks? Well, check ...