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TeleNav offers new features for the GPS Shotgun

Tony — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:38:51 +0000

TeleNav want to increase the performance of its TeleNav Shotgun two-way recently launched, a GPS device for Internet professionals who travel a lot. With the TeleNav Shotgun, users can easily know how many miles they drive instead of making estimates, based on the counter of the car. The information on the mileage will be available on My TeleNav for two years before being deleted. This makes it easier when you want to compile your costs without losing a lot of time. In addition, the Shotgun TeleNav offers clients advice on various points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, hotels and shopping malls, and you can put a note giving a brief description. The TeleNav Shotgun also offers access to the last card by logging on TeleNav Connected Service. Other features of TeleNav Connected Services include traffic alerts in real time, the Internet search over 11 million professionals, updated maps, pre-planning, and access to selected new features when they become available. It is now available at a price of $239 with a commitment of 2 years and with a commitment of one year, it costs $129.

Easycar UT700 GPS navigation system

Tony — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:01:28 +0000

Those who live in South Korea will soon get in their hands the new GPS navigation system, Easycar UT700, which will help them to navigate in unfamiliar places. Specifications are interesting:

SiRFstar III GPS chipset
7-inch LCD Display
Double SD memory card reader
USB
Camera at the rear of the car supported
Transmitter of video and audio signal
600Mhz processor
3D View

The models are available with 4GB or 8GB for a public sale price of $290 and $330 for a 8GB version. The mapping application is managed by Q-Gini.

iRiver CaroNavi GPS

Tony — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:45:43 +0000

iRiver manufactures not only portable media players, but also GPS for cars, the CaroNavi being the last one. This model has standard specifications:

3.5-inch LCD touch screen of 320 x 240 pixels
2GB Flash Memory
MAPLUS software by Edia
Memory card slot
Support for WMV, MP3, WMA and OGG

The CaroNavi can also be used for bikes or pedestrians. It released in the Japanese market on December 19, for a price around $320.

Medion GoPal P5430 GPS

Tony — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:10:05 +0000

The Medion GPS is equipped with a 5″ display, the voice recognition, Bluetooth, an MP3 player, photo viewer, a fingerprint reader and a Sudoku game. Available from November 30 in England for the price of £175.

Five Goodyear GPS

Tony — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:47:58 +0000

Not only Goodyear manufactures tires, but they have also released five new GPS, three of them will be there for the festive season. The five models are GY130, GY440, GY145, GY340 and GY440, with prices starting at $179.99, up to $499.99. Here are their specifications:

GY130

3.5″ display
Price: $179.99
3 million points of interest

GY135

3.5″ display
Text-To-Speech
Price: $189.99
3 million points of interest

GY145

4.3″ Large display
Price: $249.99
Text-To-Speech
3 million points of interest

GY340

4.3″ Large display
Price: $349.99
14 million points of interest
Personal POI
Bluetooth Hands-Free
Microsoft Outlook Contact Sync
MSN Direct (optional)
MP3/Music with auto pause / resume
Remote control
Available in March 2009

GY440

4.3″ Large display
Price: $499.99
14 million points of interest
Personal POI
Bluetooth Hands-Free
Microsoft Outlook Contact Sync
MSN Direct (12 months free)
MP3/Music with auto pause / resume
MSN Direct receiver
Remote control
Available in March 2009

Garmin releases BMW GPS

Tony — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:55:27 +0000

Garmin has released its range of BMW GPS which seems much better than the nuvi 880 and the nuvi 760, except that they are specially designed for BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series and BMW X3. These models will also work with the BMW audio system, allowing you to mute the audio entertainment, so the driver can listen to the navigation. The nuvi 880 has voice recognition capabilities. Purchases in North America have the FM traffic receiver in real time of Garmin, the reports of real-time traffic of MSN, fuel prices and weather, among others.

Navigon proposes new GPS

Tony — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:38:40 +0000

Navigon has released two new GPS: the 5100 Max and the 2090S. Both include eight updates of free maps. The 5100 Max includes a large screen of 4.3″ and has free updates of traffic in real time for life, while the 2090S has a screen of 3.5″ with basic functionalities. RadioShack sells the 5100 Max and 2090S to the respective prices of $200 and $300.

RightWay RW430

Tony — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:53:00 +0000

RightWay presents a new GPS, the RW430, equipped with a LCD touch screen of 4.3-inch, a Samsung ARM9 processor clocked at 400 MHz, 64MB RAM, 2GB of NAND, Windows CE .NET 5.0 and maps of the United States and Canada. Level of autonomy, it should display 3 hours in use, and 180 hours in standby. Price: $230. More information logically at CES 2009.