Reviews, comparisons, and prices on the latest in consumer marine, boat, and yacht electronics.

Wireless On The Water? We have wireless networks in our homes and offices. Why not on our boats, too?

Inmarsat phone Inmarsat, the granddaddy of satellite communication services, has launched a truly portable satellite phone.

A Sense of Direction The strange and tortuous search for a way to improve GPS reliability.

Controlling Power Twenty-first-century technology has changed the way your electronics communicate.

Make A Call, Save Some Cash Onboard satcom is now cheaper than cellphone service.

Avoiding Disaster A few rules will ensure you never share the same patch of water with another vessel.

Dialing In You need to know how to tune your radar, no matter how new it is. Here’s how.

Apollo II HD and Standard Horizon’s Plotter/Fishfinders Standard Horizon introduces new plotter/fishfinder units and OceanView Technologies premieres an HD night vision system.

A Fatal Error How one wrong digit prevented a rescue

GPS Ailing and Failing? Will GPS performance degrade as the Air Force struggles to keep aging satellites in operation?

Iridium Openport Iridium launches the only global broadband service, OpenPort.

Upgrade Season New gear to update your boat just in time for summer.

The End of the GPS Monopoly? Could a Russian, Chinese, or European satellite navigation system soon be guiding your boat?

Search and Rescue One company is changing the way boaters lock up at night.

Customizable Monitoring The iPhone's got nothing on the newest integrated technology for boats.

Automatic Autopilot We install a new Simrad AP28, an innovative unit that darn near sea trials itself.

Send a Strong Signal If you’re looking for maximum underwater detail and data, your boat needs a sounder module.

Broadband Radar Navico is first to market with a marine radar technology like no other.

Lowrance HDS Series When Lowrance announced its all-new HDS Series in October, there seemed to be several valid rationales for the letters, which stand for “High Definition System.”

Si-Tex T-900 Series Check out Si-Tex's stand-alone recreational radars in the T-900 Series.

Intellian D-Series The Intellian d-Series antennas can receive signals from two- and three Ka-band satellites.

ICOM IC-M36 ICOM IC-M36 is the latest in Icom's lineup of handheld VHFs.

Garmin VHFs Garmin is about to enter the VHF market with two fixed-mount radios, the VHF100 and the VHF200i.

Simrad AI50 Simrad's AI50 is the most feature-packed Class B transponder available.

My Anchor Watch My Anchor Watch promises to be one of the most useful smartphone apps around—and if, like me, you’re thinking about your next cellphone upgrade, it could just tip the balance in favor of the BlackBerry.

Night Eyes Eat all the carrots you want. Your eyes still can’t match the power of thermal imaging.

Radio Days Consider a new VHF? These essentials can help you make the right choice -- and save money.

Fusion Marine Stereo A winner from Down Under, and a lesson in what boat audio can be.