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Map-Based Thinking: Learning Local Environments May Protect Your Brain
health7 days ago

Map-Based Thinking: Learning Local Environments May Protect Your Brain

A new study suggests that people who rely less on GPS and actively learn their surroundings can strengthen the hippocampus and may lower Alzheimer's risk; building mental maps is linked to brain health, with prior London taxi driver research showing larger posterior hippocampus from route-learning, and a 2024 Harvard-led analysis finding that taxi and ambulance drivers had Alzheimer's death rates under 1%—far lower than the overall rate—compared with other transportation jobs. The takeaway isn’t to abandon GPS entirely but to exercise spatial navigation in daily life to potentially protect the brain as you age.

via Jalopnik|
#alzheimers-disease#brain-health#health
Waze Troubleshooting: Quick Fixes for Common Glitches
technology9 days ago

Waze Troubleshooting: Quick Fixes for Common Glitches

Waze users report issues like the app not opening or freezing, failing to fetch routes, inaccurate or random routing, location not updating, and an overload of alerts. Most problems stem from missing permissions, outdated app versions, or misconfigured settings, all fixable in minutes: clear the app cache, free storage, update or reinstall the app, and verify location permissions and precise location are enabled; reboot the device if needed. For route fetch failures, check connectivity, toggle airplane mode, and consider breaking long routes into shorter steps. To improve navigation accuracy, adjust Settings > Navigation to manage toll roads and enable personalized ETAs and routes. If location isn’t updating, ensure Location access is Always or While Using and perform a reboot if necessary. To reduce distractions, customize Alerts and reports and set Sounds to Alerts only or Off. These fixes are straightforward and can enhance reliability and reduce driving interruptions.

via bgr.com|
#gps#mobile-apps#navigation
Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update Expands Grok, Navigation, and In-Car Features
technology13 days ago

Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update Expands Grok, Navigation, and In-Car Features

Tesla’s 2026 Summer Update rolls out globally with dozens of feature tweaks: range estimates now reflect battery aging, Preferred Routes and Automatic Navigation optimize routing, and the Grok assistant gains more commands with privacy-preserving data handling. Other additions include three Traction Control modes, Caraoke scoring, enhanced driving visualization, speed-camera route cues, custom wraps, a Web Browser with parked-camera access, Set Arrival Energy via the mobile app, Apple Music integration, and security/UI improvements across the system.

via Not a Tesla App|
#grok#navigation#software-update
Tesla's Preferred Routes Arrive in the US Without the Full Summer Update
technology14 days ago

Tesla's Preferred Routes Arrive in the US Without the Full Summer Update

Tesla's 'Preferred Routes' learns your most-used paths to common destinations and suggests the best option if it’s close to the fastest route. It’s rolling out in the US via map update 2026.26 and doesn’t require the full Summer Update; online routing is needed, data is anonymized, and it uses Tesla’s own routing for features like preferred turns and Supercharging considerations, available on all Intel/AMD infotainment models.

via notateslaapp.com|
#ev#maps#navigation
Tesla Deploys Major North American Navigation Map Update
technology19 days ago

Tesla Deploys Major North American Navigation Map Update

Tesla is rolling out a sizable navigation data update across North America, upgrading from NA-2025.44 to NA-2026.26. The update improves street layouts, speed limits, and points of interest, and downloads in the background over Wi‑Fi with no in‑car notification, with rollout happening gradually. Map data (not visual tiles) underpins routing and driver-assist features; Tesla uses Google Maps data globally and Baidu data in China, supplemented by its own data. Updates typically arrive about twice a year, so ensure your car is connected to Wi‑Fi to receive NA-2026.26 when available.

via Not a Tesla App|
#fsd#maps#navigation
Tiny brains, big navigation: fruit flies use memory to track drifting odors
science24 days ago

Tiny brains, big navigation: fruit flies use memory to track drifting odors

New experiments show fruit flies locate odor sources not by a simple upwind surge but by edge-tracking through turbulent plumes, guided by a stored olfactory memory. A brain compass in the central complex keeps direction while a memory in the fan-shaped body marks the plume’s edge as a navigational goal; flies can rapidly update this memory with training, and use it even when the scent vanishes. The work suggests navigation combines memory and reflexes, relying on memory in stable plumes and resorting to simpler strategies when turbulence breaks the plume into fragments.

via Ars Technica|
#drosophila#memory#navigation
Even Realities G2 preview hints at light, capable AR glasses
technology24 days ago

Even Realities G2 preview hints at light, capable AR glasses

Even Realities’ G2 smart glasses are lightweight (36 g) with waveguide displays that project a subtle green HUD. They offer features such as conversation transcription with AI context, translation between languages, a teleprompter with speech-recognition, notifications, walking/cycling navigation, to-do-list display, and dashboards with calendar/health data. The reviewer is impressed by translation and navigation, notes possible distraction from the display, and questions whether the price ($599 for clear lenses, +$99 for sunshades, prescription lenses extra) is worth it for non-glasses wearers, especially with Apple’s future glasses looming as a premium alternative.

via 9to5Mac|
#ar#even-realities-g2#navigation
Pack Light, Travel Right: 5 Wearables That Elevate Any Trip
technology1 month ago

Pack Light, Travel Right: 5 Wearables That Elevate Any Trip

A quick guide to five travel-focused wearables: Soundcore's Sleep A30 sleep earbuds help you rest on flights; Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses offer hands-free navigation and real-time translations; Google's Fitbit Air tracks activity and sleep with no constant notifications; The90 Gem necklace measures UV exposure and gives sunscreen reminders; Torras' Coolify Cyber Fold neck cooler provides wearable cooling for hot destinations—each device designed to simplify travel, monitor health, or boost comfort.

via bgr.com|
#navigation#sleep#technology
Top Free CarPlay Apps You’ll Actually Use
technology1 month ago

Top Free CarPlay Apps You’ll Actually Use

A tech writer tested dozens of free CarPlay apps and highlights the best for navigation (Google Maps, Apple Maps), music (Spotify, Apple Music), podcasts (Pocket Casts), audiobooks (Audible), live radio (TuneIn), EV charging (PlugShare), and parking (SpotHero), noting differences in CarPlay layouts across cars and occasional quirks with wireless versus wired connections.

via Engadget|
#carplay#ev-charging#music
Waze gears up with Gemini-powered AI features for personalized driving
technology1 month ago

Waze gears up with Gemini-powered AI features for personalized driving

Google’s Waze is getting an AI makeover with Gemini-powered features, including two updates described as Gemini: conversational voice commands to report traffic incidents and suggest map updates, and a Destination Search to find destinations via voice queries. Additional improvements include a less chatty voice prompt mode, Motorcycle Mode, and routing that prioritizes user history and local traffic patterns, highlighting Google’s broader push to add AI to its navigation tools alongside Maps.

via The Verge|
#ai#google#navigation
iOS 27 Beta 3 Brings Siri AI, Cross-Device Nav, and UI Tweaks to CarPlay
technology1 month ago

iOS 27 Beta 3 Brings Siri AI, Cross-Device Nav, and UI Tweaks to CarPlay

iOS 27 Beta 3 updates CarPlay with a new Siri AI app that resumes past conversations and offers voice customization, enables sharing directions from iPhone to the car’s navigation, and introduces darker icons, an adaptive media column, and smoother animations. It also expands wallpaper options and bold text for readability. However, advanced gesture controls remain limited, video streaming is still not supported, casting to CarPlay isn’t available, and accessibility settings haven’t changed.

via Geeky Gadgets|
#apple#carplay#ios-27
Google Photos on Android gets a sleeker bottom navigation bar
news1 month ago

Google Photos on Android gets a sleeker bottom navigation bar

Google Photos for Android is rolling out a redesigned, more compact bottom bar that keeps Photos, Collections, and Create in a single pill with a separate round Search button; the layout is persistent across views and reduces screen real estate, following an iOS update earlier in 2026, with the rollout now broad on Android (noted on Pixel devices with version 7.82).

via Android Authority|
#android#google#google-photos
Oman-Iran talks hint at tolls for Strait of Hormuz
world2 months ago

Oman-Iran talks hint at tolls for Strait of Hormuz

Oman and Iran used a Muscat meeting to stress sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and to discuss services and costs for transit, signaling a potential tolls regime on ships passing through the waterway. The two nations announced plans to form a joint working group to decide the future administration of navigation. While President Trump has opposed tolls, analysts say tolls or fees are likely after the current ceasefire ends, and such fees could shape shipping, insurance requirements, and energy markets, with Oman continuing to play a key mediator role.

via Yahoo Finance|
#hormuz-strait#iran#navigation
Honeybees Follow Personal Flight Maps with Centimeter-Precision Navigation
science2 months ago

Honeybees Follow Personal Flight Maps with Centimeter-Precision Navigation

University of Freiburg researchers used a drone-based Fast Lock-On tracking system to attach markers to honey bees and map high-resolution 3D flight paths in a natural landscape near Kaiserstuhl, Germany. They found that individual bees follow highly consistent, personally preferred routes and repeat them with centimeter-level precision, using landmarks such as trees to stay on course; monotone areas like cornfields reduce cues and increase variability. The results imply that bees are far more accurate navigating to familiar destinations than suggested by the waggle dance, which conveys directional information that is less precise than the bees’ actual navigation to known sites.

via ScienceDaily|
#drone-tracking#honey-bees#landmarks