Tag Archive for 'gps'
GPS manufacturer QStarz have announced what they’re calling the world’s most powerful Bluetooth GPS receiver. The BT-Q818 eXtreme uses the 51-channel MTK GPS Module, and boasts adjustable position update rates from between 1 and 5Hz (e.g. between 1 and 5 updates per second). That makes it particularly useful for high-speed applications in which position changes [...]
Matt Faulkner has been braving the outside world recently, testing out one of GETAC’s rugged Tablet PCs. This particular model is similar to the E100 we saw back in January, using an Intel Stealey A110 ULV processor running at 800MHz, half a gig of RAM and an 80GB, shock-mounted hard-drive. However the 8490XT [...]
GPS manufacturers Clarion have announced their latest satnav systems, the MAP680 and MAP780. Using a full 4.3-inch wide-aspect touchscreen with anti-reflective coating, both units have an RDS-TMC tuner for traffic information and Bluetooth for handsfree cellphone use and A2DP music streaming. Most striking, however, is the full 3D mapping that gives a windscreen-view [...]
MTI Micro are demonstrating the latest version of their portable fuel-cell technology, in the shape of a GPS reference design prototype. Powered by the company’s Mobion fuel-cell, which relies on easily exchangeable methanol packs, MTI Micro are claiming the system provides up to three times as much energy as in a typical GPS with four [...]
My parents live in an area that GPS is completely and totally useless. As far as it’s concerned my parent’s house just doesn’t exist, so Mom has always just written out directions. Which typically lands you 10 miles from your destination and completely confused.
TomTom have refreshed their ONE and XL satnav ranges, adding Google Maps compatibility, reworking the audio system for clearer voice prompts, and redesigning the windscreen mount. Both models now support TomTom’s Map Share system, which allows users to collectively update and polish mapping data in-between official releases, a guarantee that the maps provided will be the [...]
Have you ever sent out a package or letter, only to have the recipient inform you that they have not received it? You then have the wonderful task of attempting to track the package with whichever carrier you chose, and trying to discern from their vague updates just where it might be. Well now there’s [...]
Further blurring the line between their high-end PMP range and a PDA, Archos have announced a GPS add-on for the 605 WiFi media player. Consisting of a windscreen-mount cradle and separate SiRF III GPS puck, the accessory will add not only turn-by-turn navigation but traffic warnings and an accident notification service. Meanwhile, since [...]
China-based MeLE have announced their latest hard-drive toting PMP, the GMT-600. Carrying 160GB of storage courtesy of a 2.5-inch HDD, the media player also has a three-in-one SD, MMC and MS slot and GPS. Video is courtesy of the 4.3-inch widescreen 480 x 272 LCD, and it is believed to have component HD [...]
The more specs we get the more I think this might be an Asus Eee shrunken down to fit in an MID package. It has an 800 MHz Silverthorne processor, Poulsbo chipset, half a gig of RAM, and a 4GB SSD.
