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Cydle packs HD Radio into their first T43 navigation device

, Jan 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you’ve been in the market for a personal navigation device recently you may have noticed that there are so many new options on the market today. With all the options, manufacturers need to add features to their devices that put them ahead of the rest. Cydle is introducing the T43 navigator with features that just seem to sweeten the deal. Read The Full Story

Google adds transit layer to Google Maps

, Jan 14th 2009 Discuss [1]

Google has gone and added a new feature to its already expensive Google Maps service. This feature allows users to quickly find public transit routes in over 50 cities across the US with the transit layer. In order to turn the transit layer on just click the more button located towards the top left of the pat interface and check Transit. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 46 2008

, Nov 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

It’s been a mobile device bonanza this week, with the AT&T Fuze landing at SlashGear and promptly getting hauled over to the Sprint HTC Touch Pro for a damned good comparing.  Meanwhile HTC have set tongues wagging by fettling a version of the Touch HD for a Russian WiMAX carrier: they assure us that the HTC MAX 4G won’t be showing up anywhere else, but forgive us if we’re natural sceptics.  Meanwhile Verizon finally confirmed that the BlackBerry Storm 9530 would hit stores on November 24th, priced from $199.99, AT&T released the QuickFire, and Nokia confirmed the open-secret that is the E63 smartphone.

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Navigon 7200T GPS Review

, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

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.

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Navigon 8100T PND: rolling hills & Zagat listings on 4.8-inch widescreen

, Nov 10th 2008 Discuss [3]

Navigon have announced their latest GPS device, the 8100T, which the company is calling an "uber-premium" design offering "unmatched" functionality.  Centered around a 4.8-inch widescreen touch-sensitive display, and with a brushed-metal casing, the 8100T includes rolling 3D hills based on NASA terrain height data, free lifetime traffic updates and Bluetooth hands-free functionality. Read The Full Story

Navigon 2200T GPS – 3D maps, SIRF InstantFixII & free traffic updates

, Sep 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

After the slick 7200T of last week, Navigon are targeting the entry-level with their new 2200T GPS.  The 2200T is based on the same software as its more expensive sibling, only on a smaller 3.5-inch touchscreen, and includes free lifetime traffic updates, Reality View Pro with 3D images and actual road sign text for virtually every highway interchange and exit, and Lane Assistant Pro for close-up guidance of complex junctions. Read The Full Story

Navigon 7200T GPS with 3D landmarks & lane guidance

, Aug 26th 2008 Discuss [0]

Navigon have announced their latest GPS, the 7200T, with real-time Clear Channel Total Traffic updates (and a lifetime subscription), "Reality View Pro", which instantly creates on-screen lane and sign information to guide you through intersections, and "Landmark View 3D", which displays 3D landmarks across the US and Canada. The 7200T also accepts voice entry destination setting, has text-to-speech for reading out street names, and can be used as a Bluetooth hands-free kit with your cellphone. Read The Full Story

Navigon 2100 Max – thin, light, and easy to use and I’ve got it for review

, Apr 18th 2008 Discuss [1]

Navigon is quickly rising to the top in the Personal Navigation Device market, even superseding TomTom and Garmin in many areas. Their latest PND is the 2100 Max, which is coincidentally one of the few upgradeable GPS units on the market. It also has a 4.3-inch Widescreen, Text-To-Speech functionality, lane guide assistance and speed warnings along with a fairly comprehensive list of Points of Interest; I mean there were more than a couple points listed in the little town I live in. Read The Full Story
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