GPS/Navigation Devices

Goodyear doesn’t just make tires, but they have also come up with five new GPS models, where three of them will be able to make it for a Christmas release. The five models are the GY130, GY440, GY145, GY340 and GY440, with prices starting from $179.99 going all the way to $499.99. More details on each model are available after the jump.
GY130

• 3.5″
• $179.99
• 3 million Points of Interest

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For many of us, after a home, the next most expensive purchase would be a car, truck or boat (of course, other big ticket items like your kids’ college funds don’t count). It then makes perfect sense for one to take good care of their transportation, and with times getting harder, we think that vehicle theft will be on the uptick. The GlobalSat TR-151 helps you track down your vehicle in the event of it being stolen, since it comes with a highly sensitive GPS/GSM/GPRS tracking system which is able to send longitude and latitude coordinates of your vehicle’s current location straight to your cell phone. In addition, the TR-151 is tiny enough to store in any crevice to remain unnoticed.

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Say hello to dmedia System’s new G400 WiMAX MID.

Details are still a little sketchy right now, but I have a general idea of what the device is about based on a couple of PDFs and some excessive googling. Depending on the processor, which may actually just be a SiRFprima (SoC with ARM11 core, 3D graphics acceleration, and video decoding), the G400 certainly has the potential to impress. In addition to a 3.8- or 4.3-inch touchscreen with an 800 x 480 resolution, the device packs integrated WiMAX, Bluetooth, HSPDA/WCDMA, GPS, a microSD card slot, and “robust feature-sets to enable bandwidth-intensive mobile multimedia applications, including NextWave’s MXtv mobile broadcast service, streaming video, video conferencing, and VoIP”

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Garmin has one of the largest ranges of any sat-nav company, as befits its nearly 20 years in the business. Towards the bottom of its comprehensive selection is the nüvi 215. This tiny device sports a 3.5in non-widescreen display and weighs under 150g. Yet it aims to give you all the basics for hassle-free navigation.

Since this is a budget model, the nüvi 215 comes with just UK maps preloaded. A microSD slot is available for further expansion, but you don’t get a disc full of maps you can simply unlock after purchasing a key Click Here To Continue Reading The News

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 Dash Express.

Unlike Dash, Telenav was no newcomer to the guided navigation space, being a leading provider of turn-by-turn navigation services to cell phones. Its customers include Sprint and AT&T, and consumers can subscribe to the service directly through Telenav — even if their carrier doesn’t support it — as long as their smartphone does. The product is free to download, but carriers charge a subscription fee for unlimited use, or offer it on a per-diem price. Click Here To Continue Reading The News

Back in January I reviewed the ATP PhotoFinder GPS picture tracker, a handy gadget used to record the position at which a photo was taken using co-ordinates from the international Global Positioning Satellite system, the same system your car’s Satellite Navigation system uses. The device has proved to be a big hit with the growing hobby of Geotagging, so not surprisingly ATP has followed up with the launch of the PhotoFinder Mini, a more sophisticated device with some additional features.
Unlike the original device, the PhotoFinder Mini consists of two separate parts, a small base unit containing card reader slots for SD/SDHC, CompactFlash or Memory Stick, a battery charger and USB plug on a shot cable, as well as a docking position for the second and smaller part, the GPS receiver itself. Click Here To Continue Reading The News

It’s a hot-hot market, with millions of GPS devices out there, and it still boils down to a claim that they are useless. Oh! Maybe that was harsh. If you use a GPS device then you know how useful it is. But have you tried your positioning unit in underground markets and parking lots? If you have, you know what I mean, but if you haven’t, there is no point trying it either – the navigation device stops working down there and it is just useless.

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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? Click Here To Continue Reading The News

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. Click Here To Continue Reading The News

A GPS unit with classic 80s Knight Rider styling and the original voice of K.I.T.T. to give directions: Click Here To Continue Reading The News