Tag Archive for 'gps'
Over at PHONE Mag they’ve been playing with HP’s latest foray into the smartphone business, the iPAQ 910 Business Messenger. Running Windows Mobile and packing 3G, WiFi b/g, integrated GPS and a full QWERTY keyboard, the 910 has obviously taken the “sober” route rather than ape the latest BlackBerry Bold.
Given today’s gas prices (and the likelihood that tomorrow’s gas prices won’t be any happier), many drivers are considering replacing their cars with more economical models. Of course, there are other ways to save gas, perhaps the simplest being to change your driving style. A leaden right foot will see you burning money as well [...]
Chrysler has announced that its 2009 model-year cars will be have a wireless communication option called uconnect. Made up of Bluetooth hands-free, hard-drive based media, Sirius TV & Radio, GPS and, most interestingly, the ability to turn your car into a WiFi hotspot, uconnect will be available on most Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles starting [...]
Believe me when I say I’ve never been tempted by a novelty GPS voice until now. Mio are set to release a Knight Rider-themed sat-nav system that features the authentic voice of KITT. That’s right, not a naff impersonation, but actual voice prompts and comments from actor William Daniels. It’s fun from the first time [...]
Dash, makers of the Dash Express GPS unit, recently opened up their API so that developers could create applications taking advantage of the device’s GPS and cellular network connection. One of the newest additions to the Dash software catalogue has been Dave Zatz’s Twitter app, which not only allows you to download the latest 20 [...]
If you had any thoughts to test out how fast those cop cars can really go as they are chasing you through the streets, you’d better do it before the local cop cars get this new device. If they do, you’ll never be able to lose them on some random back road.
Amazon have announced pre-order pricing for the Garmin nuvi 880 in-car GPS unit, and seeing as it’s the new flagship of the company’s range they’ve tagged it accordingly. $999 gets you automatic speech recognition (ASR), Bluetooth, text-to-speech, built-in traffic updates via an MSN Direct receiver and a 4.3-inch screen.
Check out the demo video of the nuvi [...]
Sat-Nav specialists AvMap have announced their latest standalone GPS, the Geosat 6 Drive Safe, which can not only guide you but chide you if you’ve drunk too much. Fitted with an alcohol sensor, users simply blow onto the device to get a reading and advice as to whether they’re safe to drive or not. Input [...]
Clarion have been showing a new prototype of their MiND UMPC and GPS navigation device at Computex, complete with a fresh case design and various color options. The so-called “Mobile Internet Navigation Device” is based on a 5.2-inch WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen and, back in January at least, Intel’s Menlow platform (comprising the Silverthorne processor and Poulsbo [...]
This dumpy, dusty slab is in fact MSI’s upcoming standalone GPS unit, the MS-5654. Appearing courtesy of the FCC, the device is based around a 4.3-inch touchscreen with minimal hardware controls, and will feature either 1GB or 2GB of internal storage and basic media playback functionality. Under the hood, a 372MHz Centrality CPU [...]
