Archive for November, 2008
« Previous EntriesMedion launches 5-inch GoPal P5430 GPS in Europe
Saturday, November 29th, 2008It’s been a nice little while since we’ve seen any new navigators from Medion, but the outfit’s hitting back with its relatively forgettable GoPal P5430. The European PND sports a 5-inch touchscreen display, integrated TMC antenna, fingerprint sensor, text-to-speech functionality, an inbuilt FM transmitter and pre-installed NAVTEQ maps of Western and Eastern Europe. Like we […]
Nextar delivers Q4-01 / Q4-02 4.3-inch navigators
Monday, November 24th, 2008We get the idea that the Q4-01 and Q4-02 are simply non-MSN Direct versions of the Q4-MD we’ve already seen, but we’ll humor you anyway. The newest duo in the Q4 lineup includes a 4.3-inch touchscreen, voice-guided directions, NAVTEQ maps, an SD card slot, multimedia player and a rechargeable Li-ion to boot. The Q4-01 stops […]
ClarionMiND MID on sale in the US for $649.99
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Americans have been waiting with bated breath for months on end for Clarion’s MiND mobile internet device to launch, and just as we were promised in September, said device is finally on sale in the month of November. Available in black, red or white hues, the MID boasts a 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, […]
Goodyear announces five more GPS units in time for Christmas
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Filed under: GPS
The folks over at The NCC just hit us with details and pictures of their five new Goodyear-branded GPS models, three of which are due out in time for Christmas. Starting at $179.99 for the entry level, 3.5-inch GY130, and working their way skywards to $499.99 for the GY440 4.3-inch widescreen with Bluetooth […]
dmedia G400 with WiMAX: MID or PND?
Monday, November 17th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Handhelds
Apparently the dmedia G400 MID was announced at the WiMAX Expo in Taipei back in June, but this is the first we’ve seen of it, and solid information is still a little hard to come by. The device will boast a 800 x 400 touchscreen, WiMAX, HSDPA / WCDMA, and GPS radios, […]
Switched On: Riding Shotgun in a traffic jam
Friday, November 14th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
Often, a shotgun is used at the beginning of a dash, but not so in the world of connected GPS devices, where Telenav launched its Shotgun portable navigation device days after Dash decided to exit the hardware business with its pioneering […]
UMID F1 GPS-enabled, breathalyzin’ UMPC available in Korea
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Tablet PCs
Does a UMPC with a breathalyzer still raise eyebrows? In addition to making you face your demons (something several family-led interventions have failed to do) UMID’s F1 is a GPS-enabled device aimed clearly at drivers. This 7-inch, 800 x 480 LCD touchscreen PC sports HSDPA and WiMAX connectivity, a VIA […]
Visiontac rolls out VGPS-900 data logger with voice recording
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Filed under: GPS
We first caught sight of this tiny Bluetooth GPS data logger a few months back under the guise of the Columbus V-900 but unfortunately didn’t have much in the way of a price, release date, or complete specs at the time. Thanks to the wonderful world of consumer electronics, however, the same device […]
TomTom’s GO 630 shows up at RadioShack
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Filed under: GPS
Love GPS’ing? Love TomTom? Well you’re in luck, because the company has just sneaked out another iteration of its popular GO series — the 630. The device boasts a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 touchscreen, SD card support, Bluetooth functionality, and comes loaded with maps of US and Canada. We’re not going to pretend […]
Navigon launches “uber-premium” 4.8-inch 8100T navigator
Monday, November 10th, 2008Filed under: GPS
In an effort to make sure you’re well aware that the 8100T is the most premium possible, even better than ultra- or mega-premium, Navigon has definitively described the aforesaid navigator as “uber-premium.” So, now that the bar is set at an unbelievably high level, how’s about an outlay of the sure-to-be-phenomenal specs? We’re […]
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