After the Magellan RoadMate 1470 PND yesterday, the GPS company have another two sat-nav devices looking for our favor. The Magellan RoadMate 1440 slots neatly under the 1470, with a 4.3-inch touchscreen (down 0.4-inches), while the Magellan RoadMate 1340 (shown here) takes the bottom rung with a 3.5-inch 4:3 aspect touchscreen.
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TomTom ONE 140 & 140S, XL 340 & 340S PNDs
As well as the GO 740 LIVE, TomTom have announced four other new GPS models in their ONE and XL ranges, and we caught up with the company at MobileFocus to check them out. The TomTom ONE 140 and ONE 140S both have a 3.5-inch touchscreen, while the TomTom XL 340 and XL 340S have a 4.3-inch touchscreen; in each case, the ‘S’ suffix indicates text-to-speech support for spoken street and place names.
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Peek Pronto & Google Maps for Peek in development?
It looks as though Peek are developing Google Maps functionality, either for the existing Peek email device or for their upcoming Peek Pronto. A SlashGear reader spotted a Peek user browsing Google Maps on the NYC subway, something the current emailer is unable to do.
Taping magnets to crocodiles could protect Florida residents
Florida state wildlife officials are taping magnets onto crocodiles, in an attempt to keep them out of residential areas. The project aims to disrupt the crocodiles' natural homing instinct; usually, captured crocs will return to where they were caught, despite being relocated many miles away.
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TeleNav GPS for G1 announced: Video review at Android Community
TeleNav have announced the first turn-by-turn GPS app for Android and the T-Mobile G1, complete with full color 3D graphics, speech recognition, one-click route recalculation and traffic alerts, together with weather updates, gas prices and restaurant reviews. Over at Android Community they’ve already been playing with TeleNav, and have their full review up complete with a video demo of the navigation app in action.
dmedia G5W PND with WiMAX
Have internet-enabled personal navigation devices - like the Dash Express - failed to see significant adoption because their connection isn't fast enough? That seems far-fetched, but something has convinced dmedia to slap WiMAX into their latest PND, the G5W.
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Telenav services being built in to select Ford models
Telenav CEO HP Jin stopped by to give us the scoop on a new integrated Telenav service that will be available in Ford Sync compatible cars. Unlike most personal navigation devices (PND) this service will be always updating itself.
Gracenote technology being integrated into navigation systems
Gracenote has come out with a new technology that is being integrated into car navigation systems that helps users navigate thorough there music while staying safe on the road. One of the highlights of this technology is the music CD recognition.
Garmin releases gallery of nüvifone screenshots
Garmin has been nothing but a tease when posting all of these Nuvifone gallery pictures. Though these photos are not actual pictures of the handset, they give you a bit clearer picture of what it will be like in hand. The most exciting pictures we came across are the screenshots of various features.
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New Moto Multi Navigation System is based off one slick compass
The Moto is a Multi Navigation System designed by Jeongmin Ok. This sleek looking navigation system is based of the design of a compass. As odd as that sounds, this device concept just looks so beautiful. Depending on what car you have this device just may make your ride look bad.
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TomTom Online Route Planner offers intelligent traffic mapping
TomTom have launched a new online route planner, which allows travellers to pre-plan their journey with access to the company's traffic delay data. The system, which is open to free registration to both owners and non-owners of TomTom hardware, offers door-to-door route planning options to any address, taking into account real-time and historic information on traffic flows. It also includes daily map updates.
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Medion debuts 3 GoPal navigation devices with fingerprint tech
In you're on the lookout for a new navigation device, Medion just announced three brand new ones that could fit the bill. Even better yet, all three include theft-deterrence technology in the form of a fingerprint scanner for that extra layer of security.
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