Archive for August, 2008
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Navigon has just dropped it’s latest satnav baby on us — the 7200T — and it comes with an extra side of slick… like, gooey slick. Upping it’s game a touch, the device sports a redesigned OS which incorporates real-time traffic updates (free of charge over FM via Clear Channel’s Total Traffic […]
Cowon makes with the O2 PMP and L3 nav unit for IFA
Monday, August 25th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Cowon’s sexy little S9 Curve PMP isn’t the only device we’ll see out of the company at IFA this year — there’s also the L3 nav unit and the O2 PMP. The O2 isn’t quite as much of a beast as the S9, but it’ll more than hold its […]
GPS-equipped turtle runs into reefer farm, gets high-fives from police
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Filed under: GPS
Though not quite as bad as toting the GPS module around with you, one particular marijuana farmer had to be mighty embarrassed / wondering what he ever did to deserve such bad luck when a GPS-equipped turtle meandered into his crop. As the story goes, a close friend of the police — a […]
TomTom GO 940 LIVE surfaces, better include auto-pilot
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Filed under: GPS
Call it a hunch, but we’d say TomTom is gearing up to have some real fun at IFA. With the PRO 4000 / PRO 8000 units being outed yesterday and this newfangled GO 940 LIVE surfacing today (930 pictured), we get the feeling it’s planning a Garmin-esque onslaught here in just a few […]
TomTom PRO 4000 and 8000 nav units plot a direct route to your expense account
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Filed under: GPS
TomTom’s new “PRO” series of GPS units, the PRO 4000 and PRO 8000 aren’t that different than your regular old amateur nav slab, only these have the PRO moniker, which means they’re supposed to be taken oh-so-much more seriously by your corporate masters when expensed. The $330 and $460 units include perks […]
Easycar U7 DMB / GPU unit launches in South Korea
Monday, August 18th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Portable Video
We’re (so) looking forward to the day when we Americans don’t have to look longingly at the amazing navigation units that pop up every month or so in South Korea, but until that fateful day arrives, we’ll continue drooling courtesy of the Easycar U7. This screen-dominated conglomerate features a 7-inch LCD, […]
Mio’s Knight Rider GPS now available for pre-order
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Dying to get your eyes and fingers all over Mio’s GPS-incarnation of KITT? Can’t hardly wait to hear the voice of the voice of the original KITT barking directions at you? Well you’re in luck, friend. Radio Shack has apparently begun taking pre-orders for the Knight Rider-branded satnav, which they claim will be […]
AVMap intros breathalyzer-equipped Geosat 6 Drive Safe navigator
Friday, August 15th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Built-in breathalyzers haven’t become quite the mainstay that many other features have in GPS units, but it looks like they’re starting to become a bit more common, with AVMap only the latest to debut a navigator that promises to tell you if you’re fit to drive or not. Apparently, its new Geosat 6 […]
Police turning to GPS to track cars more than ever
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Filed under: GPS
It’s no secret that the police have been using GPS to track cars for some time now, often without a warrant or court order and, as The Washington Post now reports, it looks like the practice is only getting more and more commonplace. That is mostly due to the fact that courts usually […]
Alpine’s new PND-K3 GPS unit does it all, just like everybody else
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Filed under: GPS
There’s nothing wrong with Alpine’s new $550 PND-K3 Portable Navigation System, which was first unveiled at CES this January, there just isn’t anything too stand-out either. The unit runs a 4.3-inch screen, sports maps of North America and related islands, includes a 3D view and 6 million points of interest, vocalizes turn-by-turn directions […]
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