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Sep 2, 2010 android, gps navigation, gps phones, motorola
For China only! So don’t get too excited about these transparent-lid touch screen phones if you’re in Europe or the U.S. I wonder why only Chinese get these transparent covers. Maybe they’re notorious for putting them in their pockets with keys or something. Who knows.
Anyhow one of these new models is the Motorola XT806 which runs Android 2.1 and offers dual-mode/dual-standby support for CDMA EVDO and GSM, 3.2″ screen with 300dpi display, of course a GPS receiver, 720p video capture, and more.
Sep 1, 2010 gps navigation, gps software, in-dash gps, sony, tomtom
The new SonyXplod AV Navigation Systems will be coming with TomTom navigation software which is fully connected, offering LIVE services such as HD Traffic to keep you out of traffic jams and Google business address searches.
Other TomTom features that are available on Sony Xplod (aka XNV-L77BT) are the IQ Routes and Map Share which make use of the actual speed data collected from millions of users to accurately calculate the travel time of any given route. It accounts for rush hours, traffic lights, and even shopping crowds when calculating your ETA.
Sep 1, 2010 android, asus, garmin, geotag, gps navigation, gps phones
Garmin-Asus A10 is out in New Zealand; available at Telecom New Zealand. As you know Garmin-Asus A10 is an Android device with a greater focus on GPS navigation; targeting European and Asia-Pacific nations.
The device will come with everything you need to utilize it it your car including an in-car mount and a car charger. Preloaded maps of New Zealand are of course there as well as Yellow Pages search.
Other features of Garmin-Asus A10 include Microsoft Exchange server support, 3.2″ HVGA touch screen, WebKit browser with multi-touch, 5MP camera with auto-focus and geotagging, built-in accelerometer, and much more.
It will cost RRP $699.
Sep 1, 2010 android, gps navigation, gps tablet
West coast based Rydeen just announced GCOM701, a new Android tablet device with GPS functionality. Also known as gPad, the device has a 7″ touch screen, front-facing camera, and removable memory. It will be ready in November but the price has not been announced yet.
GCOM701 TFT touch panel has 800×480-pixel resolution, WiFi connectivity (802.11 b/g) and GPS as we already mentioned. Other hardware features include Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker, microSD card slot (up to 32GB), and 3.5mm headphone jack.
Another important feature gPad is that it comes preloaded with maps from Navteq including 4 million POIs – since you’ve got no 3G, or any form of cellular connectivity – you’re going to need this on the road if you intend to use it as a GPS navigation system.
Other specs include ARMADA 166 processor running at 800 MHz with 2GB RAM, and a 2400mAh battery that lasts up to 8-hours.
Aug 30, 2010 apple, gps navigation, gps software, ipad
This dude has done it. It is not the most elegant way of using your iPad as a GPS navigation system but may serves as a proof of concept.
Like we said he’s using Motion X GPS drive as the GPS navigation software which only costs $3 to buy but you’ll have to pay $25/year to activate voice guided turn by turn directions.
Bad thing is there’s no built in map data, meaning all the maps have to be loaded over the air. Also it looks like there’s no text-to-speech to pronounce street names.
What’s your GPS navigation solution for your iPad? Let us know.
Aug 29, 2010 gps navigation, marine gps
Interested in a marine personal locator beacon? This one is ACR AquaLink View PLB and Panbo has a good review about it.
Because I’m also testing the Pro version of ACR’s 406Link service, the same “All’s well” short message and location link could have been emailed and/or texted to four other recipients. Frankly, though, I consider that Spot-like messaging feature quite secondary to the reassurance felt when you can test a critical safety device like this PLB all the way through the system (short of the rescue center). I also like how the 406Link user site keeps track of beacon tests, battery life, etc.
Amazon has a bunch of ACR Aqualinks
varying between $366 and $650.
Aug 28, 2010 bike gps, garmin, gps navigation
Garmin just announced a new touchscreen device for cyclists called Edge 800.
It provides BirdsEye Satellite Imagery, has a bigger 2.6″ display compared to older Edge models. It can track all of your performance data, on and off road and always helps you find your way back to the start. Edge 800 tracks speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, calories burned, climb and descent. It syncs wirelessly through ANT+ technology with heart rate monitors and speed/cadence sensors. For even more data Edge 800 incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation.
Edge 800 can displays temperature readings, changes time zones automatically, lasts up to 15 hours on one charge and alerts riders if they’re moving but the timer has not been started. Nice little feature.
Edge 800 costs $450 and Edge 800 Performance and Navigation Bundle costs $ 650.
Aug 27, 2010 garmin, gps navigation, nuvi
You’ve probably heard this already but we’ll just go over a few of the details:
- Garmin is recalling 1.25 million nuvi GPS navigation systems (796K of them in the U.S.)
- there are issues with overheating batteries
- they’re blaming a third party battery supplier
- affected models are 200W, 250W, 260W, 7xx, and 7xxT
- however not all of these are affected, go here and check
- battery supplier agreed the cost of replacing battery packs
- Garmin says this won’t affect its financial results
Here is Garmin’s statement:
Garmin is voluntarily recalling certain nüvi devices that contain a specific battery that was manufactured by the battery supplier within a limited date code range. Garmin has identified potential overheating issues when certain batteries manufactured by the third-party battery supplier within a limited date code range are used in certain Garmin nüvi models with a specific printed circuit board (PCB) design. It appears that the interaction of these factors can, in rare circumstances, increase the possibility of overheating, which may lead to a fire hazard. Although there have been no injuries or significant property damage caused by this issue, Garmin is taking this action out of an abundance of caution.
Aug 27, 2010 gps backtracker, gps navigation
Bushnell just upgraded their “backtrack >3″ to “backtrack >5″, a whole two new locations you can track for an extra $20. It is not currently in stock; maybe that’s a good thing because our favorite GPS X GUIDER which can store up to 300 points is in stock.
Bushnell backtrack point >5 has a different form factor and includes a nice little carabiner so you can attach it to your backpack or similar things. It is similar to other GPS backtracker devices in terms of other features such as the ability to include latitude and longitude, timestamp, and even temperature in this case.
It uses 2AAA batteries but they don’t report on how long it would last. We can’t imagine it would be that long before batteries run out with that relatively large backlit LCD display.
Aug 24, 2010 cobra, gps navigation
Cobra just announced a new GPS navigation system called 7750 Platinum which has a 7″ screen and is designed for professional drivers. Cobra has added some new features with this model such as the junction view with lane assist, mileage log, and hours of service, etc.
Other enhancements include on the 7750 Platinum include visibility in sunlight, quick tabs for easy access to information such as the distances to weigh stations, etc, and also 3D images of junctions. Maps on the GPS navigation system for truckers are from TeleAtlas and include 1 million additional miles of road coverage in the US than the competing map provider according to the press release. Other software features include 17x more last mile (dock-to-dock) coverage and 4x more trucking attribute coverage on secondary highways.
The Cobra 7750 Platinum will be available at travel centers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $500.
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