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CES 2008: Pepcom – Navigon 7100

Christina Crouch, Jan 7th 2008 Discuss [0]

The Navigon 7100 GPS comes with Reality View and Lane Assistant which will show you on the screen exactly which way/lane/road to take. It has an automatic traffic jam avoidance system which is very handy and Radar Info which tells you when a speed camera is coming up. It has more than 2 million points of interest and has both 2D and 3D map views. The 4.3 full color touch screen is easy to read in it’s 16:9 widescreen format. Read The Full Story

TomTom and Google partner to offer “Send To GPS” option

James Allan Brady, Jan 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

So when you use Google maps, you can email the map/directions, print them, or “Send To”. Well, now there is new “Send to GPS” option available thanks to a partnership with TomTom that allows you to send the address of a business or home to your GPS unit with great ease. Read The Full Story

EGO Drive GPS seems to have it all

Christina Crouch, Jan 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

I’m not all that into having a GPS system for your car. It just seems a bit much for me but I’m willing to change my mind and the EGO Drive GPS seems to want me to. After looking through its features I’m wondering to myself: what doesn’t it come with, can it make me breakfast or do my taxes too? It has a high-definition, full colo, 3-D 4.3 inch touchscreen with a wireless remote. It comes with a sensor to adjust it’s own illumination for day and night and has Bluetooth with voice recognition that can accommodate up to 10 people. It shows your pictures, your texts, plays mp3, WAV and MPEG4. That’s not even half of what it can do. I apologize for the pun, but it seems to be the EGO Drive has a right to have a big ego. I don’t see a price but if I could get my hands on one of these I’d definitely change my opinion on having a GPS. EGO Drive [via NaviGadget]

Funtrak Paintball Panzer now you can get even with the guy next door

James Allan Brady, Dec 3rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Unless of course by some strange course of events you enjoy the company of your neighbors, regardless I am sure you can find some use for a motorized miniature tank that shoots paintballs. It has a 13 horsepower gas engine and it shoots paintballs. Like the original, it has a high amount of torque for rough terrain and has the tank tracks to aid in the rough terrain navigation as well. The best part, its street legal, at least in the UK it is. Read The Full Story

Nokia shipping N810 to US finally

James Allan Brady, Nov 20th 2007 Discuss [5]

You can finally get an N810 shipped to your house direct from Nokia. In case you’ve forgotten, this thing puts UMPC’s, several laptops, any PMP I’ve seen, and navigations units all to shame at once. It comes with GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a touchscreen, an onscreen keyboard, a slide out keyboard, 2GB of storage, a SD card slot to add up to 8GB of more storage, and maps, Mozilla with flash support, and several other apps all built in. The best part is the price point. Read The Full Story

World Premiere of TomTom’s new TomTom HD Traffic

James Allan Brady, Nov 12th 2007 Discuss [0]

Yeah, it says world premiere, but they only have a deal with Vodafone to collect the necessary GSM signals to calculate the traffic in an area. So, it looks like you can buy it anywhere, but only use it where there is Vodafone service. The service will initially only be available in the Netherlands, and will offer external routes, that according to the data collected, should be faster. The first device to be blessed with the new HD Traffic tech will be the TomTom ONE XL HD Traffice, which is exactly like the ONE XL, but add a SIM card to get the traffic data with. Read The Full Story