Several new products that have come out in the last year — like the ACR Aqualink PLB, the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger and the DeLorme inReach — are bringing an increased ability to communicate location and short text messages from almost anywhere, inexpensively. It won’t be long until updating your Facebook status or sending out a Twitter message from the middle of the Atlantic will be as easy as making a phone call at the dock. www.yachtingmagazine.com/electronics