Deluxe Reverse Geocache is reusable, really awesome

You're familiar with geocaching, right? One person hides a "cache" somewhere in the world and hands out the coordinates; the first person to locate it via GPS wins. How about the "reverse geocache"? This one is a little more difficult to get together: you have to design a box of some sort that contains the necessary hardware to enable it to be opened only at a certain GPS coordinate. You hand the dude your box, and they traipse around the woods until they get to the right spot and the box opens. Well, the operator of the imakeprojects.com website has developed a little something called the "Deluxe Reverse Geocache," a locked, electronically enhanced Pelican case that unlike other reverse geocaches, is designed to be reprogrammed and reused after completing its journey. But that's not all! It also gives the user hints regarding the desired location, along with a limited number of attempts to solve the puzzle -- after which the player is downgraded to one attempt per hour. Want to play? Hit the source link for all the details. Happy hunting!

MapQuest iPhone gets free voice navigation; TomTom lifetime map and traffic PNDs now available

Chalk up another two wins for cheap consumer GPS. Like Google Maps Navigation before it, the MapQuest 4 Mobile iPhone app has just now added gratis turn-by-turn voice directions... and ahead of schedule, TomTom has begun bundling its new 2010 Personal Navigation Devices, including the XL 340S and the XXL 540S -- with lifetime traffic and maps subscriptions. The latter are now available on Amazon for a $30-per-lifetime-subscription premium in a variety of increasingly feature-filled flavors, with helpful T (traffic), M (maps) and TM (traffic and maps) suffixes so you know which TomTom is which. If you prefer buying from brick and mortar, TomTom expects retail availability beginning in April. Full list of supported TomTom models and expected MSRP after the break.

• TomTom XL 335T (Lifetime Traffic Edition) - $190
• TomTom XL 335M (Lifetime Maps Edition) - $190
• TomTom XL 335TM (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) - $220
• TomTom XL 340T (Lifetime Traffic Edition) - $200
• TomTom XL 340M (Lifetime Maps Edition) - $200
• TomTom XL 340TM (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) - $230
• TomTom XL 340TM LIVE (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) - $260
• TomTom XXL 540T (Lifetime Traffic Edition) - $230
• TomTom XXL 540M (Lifetime Maps Edition) - $230
• TomTom XXL 540TM (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) - $260
• TomTom XXL 540TM World Traveler (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) - $300
• TomTom Go 740TM LIVE (Lifetime Traffic & Maps Edition) - $320

Garmin's Forerunner 110 GPS watch handles just the basics, please

Garmin has managed to do GPS watches right with its long-standing Forerunner line, but the vast majority of 'em have been useful only to nerds who aren't deterred by lengthy setup procedures. The new Forerunner 110, however, changes all that. Designed to provide just the basics to runners and other fitness freaks, this SiRFstarIV-infused timepiece provides near-instant access to distance, pace and time "within seconds of stepping outside." Marketed as an entry-level solution for those who don't need added complexity in their life, it can also be used in conjunction with heart rate monitors to display current thumps per second and heart rate-based calorie computation, both of which can be logged once you sync it to your PC via USB. The inbuilt battery will last up to eight hours in GPS / training mode or three weeks in power-save mode, and while there's no mention of a price, we are told that it'll be available in black / gray, charcoal / red and gray / pink color combinations. Good luck choosing the most badical one.