Archive for March, 2008
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Monday, March 31st, 2008Filed under: GPS, Transportation
Installs gone wrong certainly aren’t all that uncommon, but the tale told by one VTECnical of the 8thcivic.com forum is undoubtedly a cut above the rest, and could well have you reconsidering that suction cup option. As VTECnical tells it, he bought a Pioneer AVIC Z2 GPS unit and some other components […]
South Korean police aiming to equip all new handsets with GPS?
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
Taking a note from Japan, it’s being reported that South Korean police are backing a highly controversial plan that would equip each new mobile sold in the nation with a GPS chip. Reportedly, Song Kang-ho, chief of the investigation bureau of the National Police Agency, has stated that the government has “already […]
Nokia’s NAVTEQ acquisition draws probe from the EU
Friday, March 28th, 2008Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
It may have won approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and NAVTEQ shareholders alike, but it looks like the EU’s European Commission needs a bit more time to think over Nokia’s acquisition of the company, and it’s now launched an “in-depth” probe into the matter. According to Reuters, the Commission said […]
Thinkware iNAVI K2’s 3D maps are just like being there
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Looking out the window while driving is way overrated. The new hotness, in Korea at least, is super-detailed 3D maps that leave nothing of your route to the imagination. Thinkware’s iNAVI K2 is just such a device, with purty 3D graphics showing up on its 4.8-inch 800 x 480 screen. There’s 8GB of […]
Dash Express review
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Filed under: Features, GPS
We’ve been waiting to get our hands on the Dash Express ever since we heard about it way back in 2006, and though we’ve seen a ton of photos and even toyed around with a beta version of the GPRS / WiFi-connected navigator, actually using the device for a lengthy period of […]
Dash Express unboxing and hands-on
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Filed under: Features, GPS
Not much has changed since we got to play with a beta version of the OpenMoko-powered Dash Express GPRS / WiFi-connected GPS unit, but the packaging is quite nice and the final hardware feels top-notch — and there are some thoughtful details like a separate cradle power connection so you can just […]
Dash Express now shipping, price dropped to $399
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Filed under: GPS
We’ve been drooling over the GPRS-enabled, OpenMoko-powered Dash Express for what seems like forever now, but it’s finally shipping — and what’s even better, the price has dropped $200 to $399. Pre-order customers can expect a note from Dash alerting them to a refund of the difference sometime soon, while the rest of […]
Motorola’s DH02 mobile TV with PVR gains GPS and HSDPA, loses R
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Household, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Motorola just announced a new portable DVB-H TV to followup its DH01. The name? DH02, of course. The new mobile TV now features a GPS receiver and Tele Atlas maps, an HSDPA / GPRS back-channel for interactive media, and new “auto-flip” portrait to landscape (presumably via accelerometer) touch-screen […]
The iriver NV Life: as stirring and confusing as life itself
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Reincomm just announced the new iriver NV Life. New in that they’ve done away with the big, navigation pad of the original NV in favor of a more sleek, easily portable SatNav device with PMP functionality. Still, it’s a near spec-for-spec clone to the bigger, bulkier NV. Available […]
Blaupunkt’s new TravelPilot lineup is rather blah
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Filed under: GPS
There’s nothing wrong at all with Blaupunkt’s new TravelPilot 100, 200 and 300, and given the company’s missteps in the past, these new devices are actually quite the relief. That said, there’s nothing too fancy going on either. The TravelPilot 100 and 200 sport 3.5-inch QVGA screens, while the 300 does 4.3-inches at […]
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