Team Geared Up

Welcome! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or enter your email: for updates. Thanks for visiting! SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - I watch Russell Davies blog for my interest in mobile technology and was pleased to see this little expedition of his. On his first (and la[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Google have announced the addition of global contours to their free mapping service. Very nice indeed, especially when combined with the satellite images. The above screenshor is of Lugnaquilla in Wicklow, Ireland. Now this is becoming a serious tool to plot adventure p[...] Read More »

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Team Geared Up) - When you are packing a bag for an extended outdoor trip what is one of the main things you remember to bring? A flashlight. And when does that flashlight suddenly run out of juice? Exactly when you need it most! So how would you like to have a flashlight that [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - You can keep your MacBook Air! Spotted on the Adventure Blog during the week, the Roper Mobile Duros 8.4in Rugged PC is unreal. I really do want one for Christmas, although I expect the price tag is just as unreal. Equipped with an 8.4-inch brilliant sunlight viewable, [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Via Springwise a HUD (Heads Up Display) for car GPS units that draws the line of where to drive on your windscreen. It’s called Virtual Cable. The makers of Virtual Cable say they have a better solution. The New York City area start-up has designed a heads-up dash[...] Read More »

IRELAND, DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Just out this month it looks like Garmin have tried to combine looks and function. No more cables needed to link up with the computer as the Forerunner 405 communicates wirelessly with your computer. The other major difference is there is now a power saving mode w[...] Read More »

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Team Geared Up) - It’s all the buzz in the tech sector of the internet and its now available. The Eton Voice Link Radio is the coolest, sharpest and one of the most functional pieces of survival kit around. If one of the survivors on Lost had one of these the show wouldn&[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Short & sweet post to say Google Maps have turned on Terrain View. Wow. Click the little [Terrain] button beside Satview on the map to access it. Google, you’re the gift that just keeps giving! View Larger Map -Robin [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - The Water-Buoy, a flotation device for your keys has appeared on Springwise, one of my favourite sites for ideas. As featured on BBC’s Dragons’ Den last night, young entrepreneur James Halliburton is bringing an innovative solution to market for boater[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The brilliant SummitPost.org have launched MBPost.com, a version of their site for collecting and commenting on Mountain Biking trails around the world. Eoin announced in March that SummitPost had launched SPv2, and obviously this is part of the MB launch. They say: Al[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Enjoy your Friday links! The stories we never got to talk about: — “He jumped from 40,000ft without a parachute…” Know the lyrics? Travis Pastrana does! This Moto Cross rider (world famous for performing backflips on a motorbike) has jumped out[...] Read More »

CORCAIGH, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - I’ve been quite busy this summer. I admit I have been a terrible team member here at Team Geared Up. I really didn’t have time to sit down and give any post a good think through. Plus I’m a very lazy man when it comes to some things! That is w[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - TGU are on Jaiku.com MicroBlogging site as channel #tgu. Follow us there if you Jaiku yourself. I’m @rgb, Alex is @ALXtreme. Feel free to add me anyway! -Robin- [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Stephen Nork has just posted his review of the new Nokia 6110 Navigator phone. The phone is as much camera-phone as a GPS handheld unit. Stephen did some great testing of the unit with the free Nokia Sports Tracker software loaded on his Symbian S60 model. Check out th[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Exploring a maps & aerial photos of an area you’re travelling to is a key part of any adventure travel. Google maps was always too limited to just Western Europe & USA. No longer! Here’s the full list of 54 new countries in pretty good resolution:[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - A TGU reader Robert Poli has commented on the Steve Fossett search post to say he’s found something in Google Earth. Look at coordinates: N38* 50′ 04″ W118*52′45.37″ small, white, right angle image on mountainside. A quick check of the coordinates ourselv[...] Read More »