Archive for the 'Navigation' Category
ZorroGPS might have a slew of problems with the first version of its software, but has since then undergone many a correction to bring it up to par with other models in the market, where version 3.0 is the latest available. This new version will be accompanied by the most recent Navteq maps availabled, [...]
March 16th, 2009 | Posted in Navigation | No Comments
The new Garmin GPSMAP 640 has an expected-price of $1,200. Designed for road warrior as well as sea explorer, the GPSMAP 640 has 5.2-inch WVGA touchscreen and preloaded with North America Maps and U.S. coastal BlueChartg2 charts.
Other details on the GPSMAP 640 – XM WX Sattelite Weather provided by the GXM 40 antenna, which [...]
October 6th, 2008 | Posted in Navigation | No Comments
Nokia announced today that it has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of NAVTEQ. Nokia has now received all approvals for the purchase, and expects to close the deal within the next 5 business days.
“We welcome this news. NAVTEQ will play a key role in our Internet services strategy with [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Breaking News, Navigation | No Comments
Mio’s new Moov 380 GPS just passed through the FCC, complete with the ability to make/take phone calls and send/recieve SMS texts. The GPS unit comes with a SIM card slot, allowing for said cellular functions as well as an SD card slot for storage. In addition, the Moov 380 comes with a SIRFStarIII GPS [...]
June 26th, 2008 | Posted in Navigation | No Comments
A number of users at XDA-developers are reporting TomTom version 7 is including on their Touch Diamond models. The new version obviously supports the newer version 7 map sets. There is also a new “Help Me” menu that will guide you to help related services.
Of special interest is a Quick Menu, that shows a large [...]
June 21st, 2008 | Posted in Navigation | No Comments
GPS product manufacturer Transplant GPS announced this week three new GPS units under its RightWay brand. These new models are the RW430, RW355 and RW250.
Transplant GPS said its new RightWay models feature “trilingual street name ‘text-to-speech’ capabilities, preloaded Navteq map data for North America, SiRF Star III high sensitivity GPS chip set, Samsung processors, Windows [...]
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Automobiles, Navigation | No Comments
Industry sources have confirmed that the Garmin Nuvifone will be manufactured by Asus, and the two have partnered together on the device for the past two years.
This comes as a surprise to some familiar with Garmin, as the company has long put a strong emphasis on manufacturing its own products and never outsourcing. However, Garmin [...]
June 18th, 2008 | Posted in Navigation | No Comments
Telenav’s gas price feature allows users to use GPS to find which gas station near them has the cheapest gas. The service will search around your current location (or another location that you specify) and tell you what each gas station is charging that day. You can sort by cheapest, type of gas and/or brand. [...]
June 11th, 2008 | Posted in Applications, Navigation | No Comments
First things first: considering the huge amount of press garnered by a recent position art scam, this here could indeed be just another spoof to get your hopes up. That being said, we’re pretty sure no one with any level of decency would do such a vile thing on Easter Sunday, which is precisely when the [...]
May 31st, 2008 | Posted in Navigation | No Comments
We have all heard the rumours about whether or not GPS functionality will show up on the new iPhone, but according to GigaOM it is a done deal. Their confirmation is based on two factors: private sources that claim a GPS contract for the iPhone was awarded to Broadcom and legal requirements put in place [...]
May 30th, 2008 | Posted in Breaking News, Electronics, Mobile Phones, Mobile gadgets, Navigation | No Comments