With prices of basic standalone PNDs (Personal Navigation Devices) racing to the bottom, and increasing threats from navigation apps on mobile devices, what’s a company to do when they want to make a premium GPS device? If you’re Navigon, and the PND is the 7200T, you stuff it full of real-time updates, 3D visualizations and incredibly detailed mapping, together with a vast touchscreen and slick design. Does the Navigon 7200T stand out or get lost in the crowd? SlashGear decided to find out.
If you are environmentally conscious and need a way to charge up your gadgets on the go, the Ecosol Powerstick V2 is the obvious choice for you. It acts as both a universal charger and a back up power source for all of your mobile devices, from your iPod to your BlackBerry, your Bluetooth headset to your iPhone.
A GPS unit with classic 80s Knight Rider styling and the original voice of K.I.T.T. to give directions: Mio could’ve filled the box with rocks and still sold thousands to loyal fans of the TV series. Mio insist though that, behind the gimmicks, there’s a solid PND (Personal Navigation Device); SlashGear strapped on a chest-wig, unbuttoned our shirts to the waist and released a hit record in Germany to find out.
The Peek wireless email device seems to polarize opinion; some people are quite drawn to its simplicity and dedication of purpose, while others scoff at the concept of something only doing one task when we expect every other gadget we carry to do multiple. Gear Diary picked up one of the $99 handhelds and have been testing it out: after all, if you’re only going to do one thing, you’d better do it right.
A brand new 3M Mobile ID Reader could soon be used at events or areas that require tight security sometime soon. The idea is to scan your identification quickly to prove your credentials to be in a certain locale.
Microsoft unveiled two new computer mice today that combine technology and good looks. One we’ve already talked about before. The Microsoft Arc Mouse is crescent shaped and has a foldable design that makes for the ultimate portable mouse. But the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 is no slouch, either, which is an affordable notebook mouse with many color options to choose from.
CoolIT is launching the MTEC Docking Station for Intel Core 2 Extreme Mobile processor-based laptops today at IDF. This docking station is more than average, giving a 40 watt cooling boost to your laptop, resulting in a decrease in temperature by 10 degrees.
You may remember the ITN news video that circulated the web back in March. It showed street posts wrapped in cushioning to protect those pedestrians that chose to text and walk at the same time. And while this was really nothing more than a publicity stunt, just how severe is the texting and walking problem? According to the Wall Street Journal, people that text and walk are more likely to trip and when they do so, land on their faces because the devices are held too close to the face for their hands to break their fall!
I’ll admit it. I’ve texted and walked before. I think just about anyone with a cell phone has committed this crime against paying attention. So if we all do it, it’s not really a problem, right? Wrong!
If you’ve ever been out and wished you could give someone a print of something from your notebook or BlackBerry, PlanOn might have the printer for you. The PRINTSTIK is a 10.75 x 1.9 x 1-inch battery-powered thermal printer that can connect either via USB or Bluetooth; they’ve had it in over at TabletPCReview and, if you fit the niche, it could be your mobile salvation.
With flock of tiny netbook in the market, it’s about time for us to see one that is targeted towards education market, especially for the younger age tech consumer. Intel Classmate PC aka JumPC aka The Small has arrived in UK.
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