Turn a “Muggle” into a Geocacher in One Step

Turning a “muggle” into a geocacher is as easy as giving them a geocaching Starter Kit from Shop Groundspeak. The Starter Kits introduce curious friends and family to geocaching with a combination of must-have items. Depending on which kit you choose, contents may include a lanyard, Travel Bug^® set, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Geocaching” or even a GPS device. There are six available kits, so you can pick one that’s perfect for the muggle in your life.

If you live outside the US, make sure to visit the list of International Distributors to find everything you need to introduce someone new to geocaching this holiday season.

You can also show friends and family what the new geocacher experience is like by sharing one of the latest videos on Geocaching.com-“Newbie Geocaching 101.”

Holiday ToughCase Promotion

Here is a Special offer for Geocaching.com Members in the US and Canada. Save $80 on the Magellan ToughCase with built-in GPS for iPhone or iPod touch! Originally $179.95! Now only $99.99! ToughCase is the perfect companion to Groundspeak’s award winning Geocaching App for iPhone.

With ToughCase you can:

• Precisely locate Ground Zero with the built-in high sensitivity GPS. ToughCase gives 3-5 meter accuracy and does not rely on a phone signal so you can use it with your iPod touch as well as your iPhone.

• Double your time spent geocaching with your iPhone or iPod touch. The ToughCase includes a built-in battery.

• Focus on the hunt, not protecting your iPhone or iPod touch. The ToughCase is rugged and waterproof to IPX-7 standards!

• Have complete access to your iPhone or iPod’s touchscreen, buttons, microphone and speaker.

Hurry! Offer ends January 23, 2011.

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This holiday season, there are many ways that you can share the joy and adventure of geocaching with friends and family alike.

Now, for the first time ever, you can introduce someone to geocaching, or treat an existing geocacher to all the features and benefits of Premium Membership with a new Geocaching.com Premium Membership Gift Card! This card provides the recipient with 12 months of Premium features, including Pocket Queries, instant cache notifications, watch lists and more.

The Premium Membership Gift Card can be used to upgrade a new or existing Basic Membership or to extend an existing Premium Membership for an additional 12 months. Geocachers outside the United States can give a Premium Membership via our website.

Also, don’t forget that at ShopGroundspeak.com we have everything for the special geocachers in your life, including GPS devices, Shirts, Hats, Stickers, Cache Containers, Trackables and more. Check out all of the great geocaching gifts at www.ShopGroundspeak.com. For International geocachers, make sure to check the list of International Distributors to find everything you need for holiday geo-gift giving.

Reconnecting with Nature through Geocaching

Vote to reconnect people with nature by promoting geocaching on public lands in the United States. America’s Great Outdoors Initiative is designed to gather ideas from the public on how to best conserve outdoor spaces and reconnect people with nature. We believe that geocaching is one of the best ways to accomplish the latter, and we hope that you agree. If you do, please encourage the US government to promote geocaching on public lands by clicking “Promote” on the left-hand side of this page. Please note that you must register to vote.

Not in the United States? Let us know how geocachers in your country are working with land managers to help reconnect people with nature-send an email to pr@groundspeak.com.

Geomate.jr Now Supports Pocket Queries

By now you’ve probably heard of the Geomate.jr – a rugged, affordable, easy-to-use geocaching GPS. And you’ve probably heard that there’s no need to plan ahead or type in any coordinates as the Geomate.jr comes preloaded with about 250,000 geocaches covering all 50 U.S. states. And you may also have heard that with an Update Kit, you can load complete geocache lists for anywhere in the world or setup your own private geocaching course. But have you heard that the Geomate.jr now supports Pocket Queries? Yep, that’s right – you now have the final say of what gets loaded onto your Geomate.jr. Armed with an Update Kit and mygeomate.com, just select your Pocket Query and load it into any Geomate.jr!

Get more Pocket Query support info here. Want a Geomate.jr of your own? Buy Now.

Benefits of Adding Home Coordinates

Please enter your home coordinates so we can provide information on new geocaches and geocaching events near you.

Geocaching for Windows Phone 7

Discover Groundspeak’s official Geocaching Application for the new Windows Phone 7 Operating System. Windows Phone 7 devices are now available in North America and many European and Asian countries. The Geocaching for Windows Phone 7 Application is available in English, with plans to support multiple languages in the near future.

Features include:

• Instant, direct access to Geocaching.com’s database of worldwide geocaches

• Search by current location, address or GC code

• Access geocache details, including description, photo gallery, attributes, recent logs, hint and inventory

• Log geocache finds and post notes in the field

• Download active Pocket Queries (Premium Member feature)

• Filter geocaches that you and 4 of your closest geocaching partners have already found (Premium Member feature)

View screenshots and check out more application features here.