Archive for May, 2008
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
Here’s a nice little tidbit: word on the street is that the most recent version of the iPhone 2.0 beta has added a “Location Services” feature that encompasses what appears to be GPS-based Google Mapping, along with geotagging for the phone’s camera app. Sure, even if these shots are legit, Apple is […]
Inrix announces “third generation” traffic routing system for GPS devices
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Filed under: GPS
It looks like those relying on GPS to find the quickest route possible could soon be getting a boost, with Inrix now touting its new “third generation” routing platform, which promises to bring with it all sorts of new traffic jam avoidance measures. One of the key components of that, it seems, is […]
California Senate votes to legalize windshield GPS mounting
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Filed under: GPS, Transportation
Though it’s typically common practice to suction that new GPS unit to your windshield just as soon as you whip it from the box, folks in California have long been unable to enjoy such luxuries outside of their own driveways. Currently, it’s illegal to have navigators stuck to one’s front window, and […]
OQO 02 gets official Garmin GPS accessory
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Filed under: GPS, Handhelds
We’ve always wondered exactly what people were supposed to use UMPCs for, and now we have at least one answer: as GPS units. Yep, that’s right: OQO and Garmin have released an official kit to turn your $2,000 OQO 02 into a $400 Garmin GPS unit. For $237. No, we have no […]
Watch Tracker tells time, tracks movements and fends off potential friends
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Wearables
To be fair, we haven’t really noticed a GPS watch that wasn’t at least somewhat unsightly, but the Sport Genius Watch Tracker does a phenomenal job at exemplifying ugly. Reportedly, the conglomerate not only tells time, but the built-in GSM / GPS modules enable it to make and receive calls, track your […]
Panasonic reveals duo of HDD-based Strada in-dash navigators
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Just two days shy of their one-year birthday, Panasonic is introducing a couple of successors in the Strada F-Class line. Announced in Japan, the June-bound CN-HX1000D and CN-HW1000D are both destined for gaping holes in dashes and possess a 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution display, built-in Bluetooth, iPod compatibility, AM / FM tuners, […]
Dash opens platform up for third-party developers
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Wireless
No need worrying that as much as you’d like to change the Dash Express, you can’t. Because you can, savvy? Announced today, Dash Navigation has cracked its platform open for third-party developers and simultaneously launched the industry’s first dynamic API program at O’Reilly’s Where 2.0 Conference. Dash is hoping that eager devs […]
Nury Tec’s THP2 Training System makes the Wii Fit seem a bit childish
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Wearables
Sure, there’s something to be said for turning a workout into a game, and the Wii Fit has that in spades, but there’s also perks to a system that tracks every aspect of your for-realsies workouts at all times. The THP² Personal Training System from Korea’s Nury Tec combines a GPS pod, […]
TomTom cleared to purchase Tele Atlas, Garmin shrugs
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Despite issuing an early statement of objection, the EC has come around to see the merits of a TomTom / Tele Atlas deal. In fact, the two companies have received “unconditional clearance” from the European Commission for the proposed acquisition. The US already approved the deal in October. Thing is, shareholders better get […]
Philips working on a 3-inch touchscreen Xenium X-Connect?
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
A couple things you should know about this purported Philips Xenium X-Connect before churning your gadget juices through the emotional Osterizer. First, it’s clearly a product rendering. Second, Philips Xenium cellphones are primarily found in Asia Pacific region — as such, a European or North American launch is likely out of the […]
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