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The GPS Homing Device, the Perfect Backtracking Tool

How about a small and super-cool GPS device that will help you find a certain location or your seemingly lost car in the vastness of the parking lot? If we've been able to make your eyes pop out, then read on and see how simple some things can be with the help of the GPS Homing Device. We're talking about ...

18 December 2008
19:41 GMT

Visiontac VGPS-900 Tracks Cheaters, Records Their Voice

Although most manufacturers of GPS tracking solutions market their products as ideal solutions for geo tagging, fleet management, etc., the truth of the matter is that most people who actually do purchase such products do so in order to spy on somebody, either their spouses or their family. And the Visiontac VGPS-900...

12 November 2008
14:41 GMT

Navigon Rolls Out 3D Terrain-Capable 8100T GPS Navigator

Pretty much all the GPS navigation systems out there will support full 3D maps at some point, but there are a few manufacturers that are already taking things even further. Take Navigon for example; it couldn't simply settle for 3D landmarks, so instead it decided to actually allow drivers to view specific detai...

11 November 2008
05:18 GMT

TeleNav Takes a Shot at the Connected GPS PND Market

The concept of connected GPS personal navigation devices is quite an interesting one and should have really taken off...if it wasn't for the world economic crisis. The most important developers of such products (Dash and Magellan, just to name a few) have either postponed or canceled their products altogether, b...

10 November 2008
12:21 GMT

Navigate and Find Directions... with a Smile

Indeed, a driver (especially a female driver) can find out directions a lot easier by stopping at a gas station, for example, and smiling, but that's not what we'll talk about here. No, the subject at hand is the GPSmile 62 launched by Holux, a crafty little personal navigation device that should, at least ...

10 November 2008
08:51 GMT

New Cobra Radar Detectors to Feature Built-in GPS Modules

While speeding is not exactly the best thing to do when driving, getting spotted by a police radar is even worse. And in order to help drivers prevent this unfortunate event from happening, the Cobra company, a traditional manufacturer of radar detection solutions, has just announced a serious upgrade to its line of ...

6 November 2008
06:20 GMT

Navigon Rolls Out the 5100 max and 2090S GPS Navigators

Since the economic crisis the world is going through will force customers to be very careful with what products they purchase and to be constantly looking for the best possible bargain, most consumer electronics manufacturers are changing their design and marketing strategies, providing a wider range of features in e...

4 November 2008
02:39 GMT

Nextar Intros Super-Slim GPS Navigators, SNAP5 and SNAP7

Even if Nextar isn't as famous as the likes of Garmin, Mio, TomTom or Magellan, the truth of the matter is that the company offers quite an impressive lineup of GPS personal navigation devices, most of which, however, share pretty much the same features and specs, with relatively minor differences. Nevertheless,...

29 October 2008
05:14 GMT

NAVIst III Brings GPS, Multimedia, Bluetooth to Your Car

Whenever we're talking about GPS navigation systems, the first things that come to mind are those windshield-mounted PNDs. However, the truth of the matter is that there are quite a few alternative solutions out there, one of which has just been presented by the Korean company HS Networks, in the shape of the NA...

28 October 2008
14:01 GMT

Motorola Goes GPS Wild with MOTONAV TN30 and TN20

Motorola is not exactly going through its best period right now (actually, the past few years have been rather disappointing for the mobile phone manufacturer), so this is probably the reason why it's trying to increase its customer base by branching out into other fields of the consumer electronics market. And ...

28 October 2008
00:52 GMT

Magellan's Maestro 4370 GPS Navigator Finally Makes Online Appearance

Although it was announced way back at CES 2008 and it was supposed to hit the shelves at some point in the first quarter of 2008, Magellan's Maestro Elite 4370 has just now popped up on the company's website (just the US version, for the time being), which leads us to believe that it will most likely arrive...

21 October 2008
01:48 GMT

Navman S100 GPS Navigator Is Super Slim, Helps You Save Petrol

It's quite a well-known fact that electronic products tend to get slimmer and more slender with each new generation. Following this trend in design, Navman, which is currently owned by Mitac, the parent company of Mio Technology, has just launched the S-100 model, a PND (personal navigation device) that combines...

10 October 2008
02:11 GMT

Azentek SmartMirror Brings GPS Navigation to the Rear-View Mirror of Your Car

Since the GPS navigation devices market is a highly competitive one, the only chance for a startup company to actually hit it big is to come up with a design and features few others offer. And that's exactly what the people over at Azentek seem to have achieved, since their SmartMirror is capable of doing no les...

9 October 2008
02:58 GMT

Garmin Intros GPSMAP 600 Series of Rugged, Land and Sea Navigators

Besides offering car drivers a full-range of devices, Garmin's lineup also includes quite a few models designed to be used during adventure trips, on water and even in the air. Furthermore, some of its products are actually able to carry out several such functions, and that's exactly the case with the newly...

6 October 2008
14:31 GMT

ClarionMiND Atom-Based MID to Hit US and Europe, 3G Version to Follow

As some of you might remember, Clarion, one of the world's best-known manufacturers of car infotainment systems, announced back in August, at the Intel Developers Forum, the ClarionMiND, a MID (Mobile Internet Device) built on Intel's famous Atom CPU and offering GPS navigation, high-speed Internet connecti...

29 September 2008
12:11 GMT

ATP's GPS PhotoFinder mini Makes Geo-Tagging Easy

Geo-tagging has become quite popular nowadays, since it allows users to create "photo-routes" of their journeys, and at the same time it enables them to share the exact geographic locations where they've taken certain photos. Several devices that help photographers attach precise latitude and longitude values to...

3 September 2008
07:11 GMT

IFA 2008: Becker Intros Crocodile, a Rugged GPS Navigator for Motorcycles

For most people, the idea of riding a motorcycle can hardly be associated with the image of a GPS-enabled personal navigation device. However, bikers often need GPS devices for guidance as well, and that's the reason why the German company Becker has just announced at the IFA 2008 show from Berlin the "Crocodile...

3 September 2008
02:12 GMT

IFA 2008: TomTom Rolls Out GO x40 LIVE Series of Connected PNDs

Connected GPS personal navigation devices seem to represent the natural evolution of technology in this particular area, since they can enhance the level of functionality by allowing drivers to be constantly informed on what's happening on the road in front of them or to find significant details and contact info...

28 August 2008
14:42 GMT

Sony Adds Four New Models to nav-u Family of PNDs

Sony is really on a roll lately, whether we're talking about the Japanese, European or US markets. You've been able to see earlier today the company's latest and thinnest HDTV, but now it's time to talk about something entirely different, namely Sony's PNDs, since the CE manufacturer has just...

28 August 2008
05:11 GMT

Garmin Rolls Out 7 New PNDs in the 7x5 and 2x5 Series

Looks like Garmin is yet another company that simply loves to offer its customers a wide array of choices by launching a very large number of products on one occasion. And that's because the manufacturer of personal navigation devices has just announced the imminent release of no less than 7 new PNDs, 4 of which...

28 August 2008
02:13 GMT

TomTom Goes PRO with 4000 and 8000 GPS Navigators

By their very nature, PNDs (GPS-enabled personal navigation devices) are not exactly very tough, extremely long periods of use and rough environments taking quite a toll on their case and, ultimately, on the way they actually operate. For this reason, the TomTom company has just released the PRO series of GPS navigat...

21 August 2008
08:29 GMT

ClarionMiND Brings Together GPS Navigation and Mobile Internet Devices

There are quite a lot of companies out there that have the relatively nasty habit of parading some highly innovative product at some technology show, and then come up with the actual product months (if not years) after the initial announcement. And that's also the case with Clarion, which presented back at CES a...

21 August 2008
06:21 GMT

Garmin Designs New Road Tech zumo Especially for Harley Davidson Motorcycles

There are relatively few GPS devices designed especially for bikers available on the market nowadays, but it seems that the demand in this segment has become a pretty serious one as well, as more and more manufacturers try to come up with such products. And the latest announcement regarding a device of this type come...

6 August 2008
06:16 GMT

Garmin's Oregon Series Brings Touchscreen Navigation for Outdoor Enthusiasts

Whenever we say "rugged handheld navigator for outdoor experiences", the first thing that comes to our mind is an all-rubber, generally yellow-colored product, with a grayscale display and not exactly very extensive features. However, that's not at all the case with Garmin's latest Oregon series of rugged n...

11 July 2008
05:21 GMT

Mio Knight Rider GPS Turns Your Car into K.I.T.T.

The recent history of electronics has been filled with all sorts of devices inspired by some of the most successful movie and TV franchises around (lightsaber remotes, R2-D2 projectors, Batman-inspired gadgets, we've seen them all). And since this year, the hit TV series "Knight Rider" is making a big comeback, ...

9 July 2008
13:06 GMT

Meet Mio Moov 380, the World's Lightest GSM/GPRS-Able GPS Navigation Device

We were all pretty impressed by Mio's announcement regarding its PND Camera, but it would seem that the company's bag of goodies is far from empty. Thus, Mio has just announced yet another hybrid product, this time a member of the Moov family, which combines high-end navigation features with GSM and GPRS su...

6 June 2008
12:16 GMT

Mio Launches GPS Navigation Device with Built-In Digital Camera

As you've been able to read in our review of one of the devices from the Moov series, the Moov 330 Europe, one of the most important technologies included in the new devices from Mio is NavPix, which allows users to navigate through... photos. And in order to take full advantage of this technology, the company h...

5 June 2008
07:56 GMT

Mio Moov 330 GPS Personal Navigation Device Review

The Taiwan-based company Mio really plans to conquer as much as possible from the PND (GPS-enabled personal navigation device) market this year, as it has launched a completely new line back at CeBIT 2008 (the Moov series) and still has some surprises in store for the second half of 2008. As you might know from one o...

3 June 2008
03:13 GMT

A Live Experience with Mio's Moov GPS Navigation Devices

Mio Technology is one of the world's most important manufacturers of GPS navigation devices, and, according to their own statement, their European and especially East-European segments are doing better than ever. However, in order to further improve the company's market share, Mio has released the Moov line...

13 May 2008
08:38 GMT

Biker-Friendly TomTom Announces Useful Updates to TomTom RIDER

Although the thought of installing a GPS-enabled personal navigation device onto a motorcycle might seem a bit odd at first glance, the truth of the matter is that a lot of bikers find these products to be extremely useful when visiting some unknown area. And that's the reason why the people over at TomTom have ...

25 April 2008
12:36 GMT

Archos Brings GPS, Portable TV Plugin, Extended Video Content For Its WiFi PMPs

GPS navigators with multimedia features are not exactly a novelty, most high-end products from this segment providing MP3 and multimedia playback features. But what about the other way around? What about a portable media player with GPS functionality? Well, looks like that's exactly what Archos has managed to pu...

23 April 2008
04:06 GMT

Mio's Moov Line of GPS Navigators Hits the States

Since the demand for affordable, entry-level GPS navigation devices has recorded a sharp increase lately, the most important names in this field have scrambled to come up with new and exciting solutions, capable of answering the respective demand. And that's exactly the case with Mio, who has recently unveiled t...

25 March 2008
14:56 GMT

Move Over Old GPS Navigator, There's a New Chipset in Town

Are you a driver relying on some type of GPS navigator in order to get to your desired destination? Or perhaps a photographer who wants to mark the exact location of a certain photo he's taken during his/her latest trip? Or, even better, a person keeping an eye out for their spouse's whereabouts? Well, rega...

11 February 2008
01:42 GMT

"Speak to Me, Big Boy" Says Garmin's Latest GPS Navigator

Although Garmin has rolled out a very large number of GPS-based personal navigation devices at this year's CES, it would seem that there's always room for more (or that the company has simply forgotten about one of its models). Thus, the PND-manufacturer has just announced its nüvi 850 model, a rather avera...

21 January 2008
02:08 GMT

Looking for Photo-Realistic 3D GPS Navigation? Try Asus!

GPS navigation is constantly evolving, as each major company involved in this specific field is trying to come up with some extremely innovative product that will give them the smallest possible edge over their many competitors. And this is the reason why the people over at Asus have rolled out the R700/R700t models,...

18 January 2008
12:41 GMT

CES 2008: Magellan Rolls Out Plethora of GPS Navigation Devices

Although this year's CES was mostly about high-end AV equipment, plasmas, LCDs, next-gen DVD formats and so on, there are also some other families of CE devices it's important to look into. And one such family is that of GPS-enabled personal navigation devices where Magellan has made quite a good impression...

9 January 2008
13:46 GMT

CES 2008: Garmin's GPS Navigators Galore

Much like many other consumer-electronics manufacturers on the market, Garmin has the rather irritating habit of releasing a very large number of devices on a single occasion, especially an important one, such as the International CES. Thus, it's really no wonder that the company has announced a vast "armada" of...

4 January 2008
12:36 GMT

CES 2008: Pharos Unveils the Trips & Pics Geo-Logging Solution

Although they were considered some sort of "exotic" accessories up until recently, the popularity of geo-tagging solutions for digital cameras seems to be on the rise, as several of the most important manufacturers of GPS devices have already rolled out such products. And the latest announcement regarding a product o...

4 January 2008
08:26 GMT

Zoombak's Latest GPS Tech Helps You Find Pets, Vehicles

Losing your pet or having your vehicle stolen are some of the worst things that can happen to anyone, since they both have a very important value (either emotional or material, or perhaps both). However, the Zoombak company has just revealed an advanced GPS locating system that can solve this issue, since it is capab...

21 December 2007
07:51 GMT

Mio's C620 and C620t PNDs Take GPS Navigation Into Full 3D Mode

I don't really know what's with some of the consumer electronics manufacturers out there, but quite a lot of them have the very bad habit of announcing a very hot product and then leaving the poor consumers to "boil" for a few months (and sometimes, up to a year) before actually making available the respect...

20 December 2007
11:26 GMT

Navigon's P9611 - The Porsche of GPS Personal Navigation Devices

Making several announcements long before launching the actual product in order to build-up public interest seems to be an increasingly common marketing technique among the manufacturers of various electronic devices, regardless of the specific CE market segment. One of the latest cases we've come across is tha...

18 December 2007
02:34 GMT

Xroad's V4150 GPS Navigator Brings Bevy of Features at a Low Price

Since it would seem that nobody is capable of finding directions without the aid of a GPS navigation device these days, there's an abundance of such products available in stores, a large number coming from startups who consider that there's just about enough room for everybody on the market (although the tr...

10 December 2007
06:56 GMT

Medion Rolls Out the "World's First" PND With a Built-In Fingerprint Reader

Fingerprint authentication systems have become increasingly popular over the past few years, as they provide users with an enhanced feeling of security (although this is generally just an illusion) about the devices protected in this manner. And the latest company to launch such a product is Medion, who has just anno...

4 December 2007
14:21 GMT

Garmin's New Big-Screen Multi-Function Displays: Just for Rich Customers

Although Garmin is best-known as a manufacturer of portable GPS navigators (PNDs), the company has come up with a very wide range of navigation gear over time, including certain devices targeting especially the marine market segment, namely designed especially for boats. And that's pretty much the case with the ...

14 November 2007
03:31 GMT

The Ultimate GPS Navigation Experience: TomTom ONE XL High Definition Traffic

For most drivers, receiving updated, real-time traffic information has become almost as important as following navigation maps, because, after all, what's the point of going in a certain direction if the road ahead is blocked? And this is exactly the reason why the TomTom company has come up with the TomTom ONE ...

13 November 2007
03:26 GMT

Pharos Rolls Out Two Budget GPS Navigators - For Under $300

Although it's not nearly as famous as the likes of Garmin, Magellan or TomTom, the Pharos company has released a few interesting GPS navigation systems over time, either in the form of PNDs (personal navigation devices) or of GPS-enabled smartphones. However, the company's latest announcement is related to ...

9 November 2007
07:41 GMT

Blaupunkt Intros The TravelPilot Lucca 5.3 GPS Navigator

Blaupunkt, the car electronics division of Robert Bosch corporation, is one of the best known names in this particular segment of the consumer electronics industry, as its various products, from audio systems to GPS devices, equip a very large number of vehicles around the world. And the company's latest announc...

5 November 2007
08:06 GMT

Panasonic Brings the Strada CN-GP50U PND to the US

Panasonic seems to be quite active these days, rolling out quite a large number of products, especially for the US market. And that's exactly the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the Strada CN-GP50U, the first PND from the Japanese company to hit the US shelves. The Strada CN-GP50...

1 November 2007
13:21 GMT

V7 Unveils Two New Budget GPS Navigators

Ingram Micro's V7 brand is not exactly a very well-known manufacturer of GPS devices, but it would seem that things are about to change, as the company has just announced the release of two new GPS-enabled personal navigation devices, which provide a relatively large number of navigation and multimedia features ...

1 November 2007
08:06 GMT

Hey Lady, Is That a Gorilla Underneath Them Clothes?

Remember that pilot episode from the "Johnny Bravo" show, when the character was desperately searching for a gorilla that had escaped from the Zoo, including under the clothes of an attractive lady? Well, said clothes might be now hiding something entirely different, namely Sanyo's new GPS navigator, the NV-HD88...

22 October 2007
11:41 GMT


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