Panbo logo, & Gizmo lit for the 4th
Posted on July 2nd 2010 - Ben Ellison
It's just a draft -- artist I'm not -- but maybe someone out there in Panbo land can craft this into something fun for a ...
Maretron DSM250, N2K ups & downs
Posted on July 1st 2010 - Ben Ellison
There's a lot to say about this screen and how the values got there, or didn't, but what I like the most is how Maretron's ...
Datalux Tracer police car computer, good on a boat?
Posted on June 30th 2010 - Ben Ellison
My search for Gizmo's navigation PC has taken a strange turn -- as you can see above, posed around a Furuno MFD12 -- and I'm ...
Maturing iPhone apps, troubled ENC edition
Posted on June 29th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Pardon me if I use an entry on the improving state of marine iPhone apps to illustrate my concerns about NOAA's local chart screw ups, ...
Good gear: Moonlite rail cleats & V-Lock mount system
Posted on June 28th 2010 - Ben Ellison
Today I added a new Panbo category for gear I try which is not electronics related, but which is good enough that you might want ...
Furuno supports whale slaughter? Or Sea Shepherd BS?
Posted on June 25th 2010 - Ben Ellison
I don't like what some Japanese companies, supported by their government, are doing to whales, but I'm smart enough to know that a reasonable alternative ...
Ella’s Pink Lady vs Silver Yang, DBE! #1
Posted on June 24th 2010 - Ben Ellison
DBE! is my new shorthand for "Don't Blame Electronics!" And the collision of Ella's Pink Lady with the Silver Yang off Queensland, Australia, last September ...
Simrad BR24PC, Free Range BroadBand Radar #2
Posted on June 22nd 2010 - Ben Ellison
We had a false start in December when we first saw the PC charting program Expedition interfaced to a Navico BR24 radar, but as of ...
Alliance for Safe Navigation, & chart reality questions
Posted on June 21st 2010 - Ben Ellison
The photo is from a BoatUS press release discussing how it, NOAA, and several other organizations are concerned that many boaters are using outdated charts. ...
Vesper WatchMate, hand’s on #1
Posted on June 19th 2010 - Ben Ellison
It's good to get some solid hand's on time with the Vesper WatchMate AIS plotter, which I admired when it first appeared, then as it ...