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When heading on some angle into the wind, sailors face the longstanding seafarer's dilemma of how close to the wind to sail. Should they pinch close to the wind to shorten the distance at the price of speed loss or should they head off the wind to pick up speed but risk increasing travel distance.

Garmin this week announced a new addition to its line up of sport GPS devices with the introduction of the Approach S3 touchscreen GPS Golf Watch.

If you've ever played a racing game with a specialized steering wheel, chances are you've experienced haptic feedback when hitting an object, another vehicle, or veering off the side of the road. The goal of this type of technology is to make for a more lifelike driving experience within a virtual gaming environment.

Toulouse, France-based Pole Star which provides indoor positioning technology to airports and malls has announced the opening of a U.S. subsidiary and an office in Silicon Valley.