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‘GPS Navigation’ Stories

Fujitsu Ten Ltd GPS System uses iPhone to Help Find Your Car

Ever lose your car? Of course not. Ever forget where you parked? Well……. Fujitsu Ten Ltd has an app for that. Their new AVN-F01i can not only help you find your destination, it can also help locate your car. The AVN-F01i has an iPhone app named “Docco Car” (Where Car) that can actually lead you back to your car in the event you may have misplaced it. It may also help locate the vehicle in the event it was stolen. Read The Full Story

Interesting Garmin nuLink! 2390 hits FCC, Lands on Garmin US website

The Garmin 2390 turned up in Europe last week and not the device is getting ready for its US debut. The 2390 was spied crossing the FCC getting its approvals to come to drivers in the States. The good news if the device looks appealing to you, it has now turned up on the Garmin US site. The GPS device has some nice features like 3D maps and nuLink services with a menu that can be customized for a personalized experience. Read The Full Story

Navigon updates iPhone app with new features

Navigon has announced that it has updated its app for the iPhone with some new features. The navigation application now is at version 1.8 and offers new NAVTEQ Maps and Traffic Check function. The new update also adds a pair of new features that you buy via in-app purchases. Read The Full Story

SIRF Walk Indoor GPS – Coming to a Smartphone Near You

If you've ever gotten lost in a mall and had to spend time searching for one of those "directions" kiosks, then help is on the way. SIRF Walk, an indoor positioning system created by CSR, will be able to help you find your destination, even when you are inside and out of satellite view. The system will use a phone's accelerometer, gyroscope, and even a barometer. Read The Full Story

Verizon iPhone TeleNav GPS App Available Now

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Popular and ever-expanding GPS location and mapping service TeleNav is newly available today on Verizon's iPhone 4. TeleNav is now a free app in the Apple App Store - this app will only be activated for download following the expected launch of Verizon's iPhone 4 on February 10. Users who download this app will receive free maps and local search in addition to free access to advanced navigation features like spoken turn-by-turn directions and fabulous 3D moving maps. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 28 2011

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

What's the difference between a Windows 7 tablet and a steel hammer? Ask Fujitsu - they've got the answer. What's better than listening to Aphex Twin? Listening to Aphex Twin on mushrooms. What's a bigger reason for shuffling Google CEOs - their competitors, or China? Finally, what's the biggest overnight news for Notion Ink's Adam tablet? Is it a Honeycomb update, an FCC teardown, a root that allows Android Marketplace access, or their customer service possibly stalling past their 7 day return period? This question can only be answered by YOU. And what's this - a review of a AT&T MiFi 2372 by none other than Chris Davies?! All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Read The Full Story

Audi updates GPS system in 2011 A6 with INRIX XD Traffic

Audi is a maker of luxury and sports cars that are sold all around the world. Audi AG has announced that it is updating the GPS system in some of its vehicles starting with the navigation system inside the 2011 A6 by adding some new features from INRIX XD traffic. Read The Full Story

TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 Live Today on Android for ATT

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Before we go too far into this, I must warn you, antsy fellows and ladies, that this only releases on AT&T Android phones today, but will expand to other carriers. This update of TeleNav for your handheld devices has several key upgrades: Multiple Route Suggestions, now with up to three different possible routes overlaid on the map with details included (distance, time.) Quick Search, a feature with which users can touch the Quick Search box on the home screen to type a landmark, category, business name, or address, this search including predictive search technology. Read The Full Story

Garmin Nuvi 3760T Hands On

With all of these tablet devices running around the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we wanted to make sure that we found some time with a smaller tablet-like device. That's when we ended up at the Garmin Nuvi booth, and found ourselves playing around with the 3760T. Read The Full Story

TomTom now offers custom printing on GPS units

TomTom has been offering some cool ways to customize your GPS device on the inside for a while with special voice packs like Looney Tunes and Star Wars. TomTom is moving the personalization capability of its GPS devices from merely offering voices and digital content to actually letting the user choose what the outside of their navigation device looks like. Read The Full Story

Recon Instruments Recon-Zeal Transcend SPPX & SPX GPS Goggles Now Available to Order

There's been plenty of concepts in the past that showcase how GPS can be integrated into our every day life, without having to hold some kind of navigational unit in our hands, or even our phones. And while concepts are all well and good, especially considering many of them include plenty of advanced, almost futuristic technology, we're more exciting to see companies actually release something we can use now. Recon Instruments has just made their Recon-Zeal Transcend goggles available to order, in two variations, featuring GPS-based information in the first head-mounted display. Read The Full Story

Cobra Electronics 7750 Platinum Navigation Unit Unveiled, Will Cost $499.95

, Aug 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

Are you someone that people may consider a professional driver? Do you need to know how many miles you've gone? Or how many hours you've been behind the wheel from location A to location B? And have you not found that perfect personal navigation unit yet? Well you're in luck, then, because Cobra Electronics has just pulled the curtain off their brand new 7750 Platinum Navigation Unit, and its specifically created for all you hard working drivers out there. Read The Full Story

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