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Nokia’s Enhanced Ovi Maps Helping Shape the Future of Social Location![]() Nokia’s Enhanced Ovi Maps Will Help Shape the Future of Social Location. Nokia’s latest version of Ovi Maps is now a unique, dynamic and personalized canvas which can be synchronized and shared between the mobile handsets and the web. It’s a canvas for people to add their own location-based content. Magellan RoadMate 1470 and 1440 Auto GPS Navigators Review![]() Magellan’s RoadMate 1470 and 1440 continue Magellan’s successful RoadMate line of auto GPS navigators. Standout features are the OneTouch interface, AAA TourBook information and new premium navigation features such as highway signs and lane guidance. Both models have the same specification except for the screen sizes - 4.7-inch, WQVGA (RoadMate 1470), 4.3-inch WQVGA (RoadMate 1440). Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic![]() Magellan’s Amazon bestselling Maestro 4350 and the Maestro 4370 feature Bluetooth, real-time traffic updates, and 2-D and 3-D maps of the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Compact and slim for easy use in or out of the car, these units are most popular for the excellent usability provided by the new One Touch Interface. SkyHook Wireless XPS Delivers 1s TTF (Time-To-First-Fix) and More![]() XPS is a hybrid positioning system which allows a mobile device to glean location data from different sources including Wi-Fi, GPS or cellular radio (SM/CDMA) to determine position to an accuracy of 10 to 20m. XPS uses the unique signature of each Wi-Fi access point as well as the Cell ID of nearby towers. Garmin Approach G5 Golf GPS Review![]() Garmin’s Approach G5 has a lot of Golf GPS market leading features that will attract the interest to any golfer looking for a golfing GPS assistant. Built around a high-sensitivity GPS receiver and powerful processor, the Approach G5 provides an array of potentially game improving features. News LinksIntroducing Nokia Kamppi trial:experimental indoor positioning service in Helsinki, Finland NAVTEQ’s Innovative Map and Positioning Engine Strategy Recognized by Industry LeadersIndustry Awards Acknowledge NAVTEQ’s Leadership in Advancing ADAS Speed and Red Light Camera Locations Now Available from NAVTEQ Enables Warning Systems to Assist Users in Complying with Local Traffic Regulations NAVTEQ Announces Availability of Next Generation 3D Visual Content Motorway Junction Objects Brings Clarity to Complex Decision Points GM Volt may include a system that uses GPS to help control when the car shifts from battery-only mode to using the generator. Speed and Red Light Camera Locations Now Available from NAVTEQ Enables Warning Systems to Assist Users in Complying with Local Traffic Regulations TomTom for iPhone Boosts GPS, Adds Turn-By-Turn Directions. GPS blamed for home demolition. SiRFatlasIV unveiled: low cost GPS and multifunction processor. Rumors swirl of Apple investing in TomTom. NAVTEQ Chosen by Navman as its Preferred Map Supplier in Australia. TomTom starts selling NAVIGATOR 7 online Skyhook Wireless Introduces Instant Location for Web Sites Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Progressing On-Schedule In Preliminary Design Review Stage NAVTEQ Selected by MetroPCS as Preferred Map Provider Ageing satellites to hit GPS accuracy Tele Atlas Sets New Standard for Realistic Maps with Highly Detailed 3D City Images TomTom brings LIVE Services to mid-range navigation devices with TomTom XL LIVE Lowrance to enter European outdoor GPS market Qantas uses Honeywell SmartPath Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) at Sydney International Airport (pdf) Extra 63 billion rubles assigned for Glonass navigation system in next three years Hot DealsMagellan Maestro 4250 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 785T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Sony NVU73T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nüvi 850 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Soft Black) Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech Garmin nuvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 265W 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth & Integrated Traffic Receiver GolfLogix GPS by Garmin Garmin Approach G5 GPS-enabled Golf Hand held With Powerview 4x30 Litevision Binoculars And Battery Charger Garmin nuvi 750 Automobile GPS Magellan Maestro 3200 Ultra thin 3.5 touch screen Automobile Navigator, 980-0007-001, NEW (white-box) 2007 MAPS - 90-Day third party warranty Garmin eTrex Venture HC Portable GPS Deals by nature change quickly - check details carefully. Recent Articles and ReviewsGarmin-Asus nuvifone G60 Location Based Communication Garmin Dakota 10 and Dakota 20 Outdoor Touchscreen Handhelds Review Nokia N79 Active Cell Phone and Polar Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitoring Package Garmin’s Foretrex 401 and Foretrex 301 Wristwatch Style GPS Navigators Review Pioneer AVIC-U310BT In-dash GPS Navigation and Entertainment Review Pioneer AVIC-X710BT and AVIC-X910BT In-dash Navigation and Entertainment uPro Golf GPS by Callaway Golf Review DeLorme Earthmate PN-20 Handheld Outdoors GPS Review DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 GPS for Serious Outdoor Adventures | Review Best Selling GPS ReviewsPortable VehicleGarmin nuvi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator TomTom ONE 125 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech Garmin nuvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 260 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 270 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 205W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 765T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator TomTom ONE XL 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Maps of the U.S. and Canada Garmin nuvi 770 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant Magellan Maestro 4250 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 650 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin Nuvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Sony NVU44 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech Portable Vehicle (2)Mio C320 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 755T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator GARMIN Zumo 450 3.5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator TomTom GO 730 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator TomTom XL 330S 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Magellan RoadMate 1212 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator Magellan Maestro 3250 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator TomTom ONE 130 3.5-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nuvi 250W Widescreen Travel Assistant Garmin nuvi 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator TomTom XL 330 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator TomTom GO 920 Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator Garmin nuvi 880 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Garmin nüvi 265T 3.5-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Garmin StreetPilot c580 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct July 1, 2009Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 Location Based CommunicationIn brief, the Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 integrates a quad-band GSM phone with 3.5G data connectivity, 3MP camera, a Webkit-based Internet browser, personal messaging, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, a GPS receiver and Garmin’s proven navigation functionality. Other software functionalities available include an mp3 music player, calendar/PIM, Outlook contacts, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF and image (JPG) viewers.
Garmin-Asus predict that when released the nuvifone G60 will offer unique features created by its location centric design as compared to the conventional data and voice paradigm. In the nuvifone consumers will have the option of a mobile phone of outstanding GPS navigation pedigree co-developed Garmin, a company with among the most extensive in the market. Other phones have GPS but, this one will maximize the potential of the combination of networking with GPS positioning to deliver location based services. Only a small percentage of the population are aware of the business and social significance the proliferation of location awareness will have. June 29, 2009Garmin Dakota 10 and Dakota 20 Outdoor Touchscreen Handhelds ReviewGarmin’s Dakota 10 and Dakota 20 handhelds are affordable GPS navigators bringing an attractive color, touchscreen display with a simple user interface to the outdoor market. The units are superbly compact, rugged and waterproof devices with up a long 20 hours of battery life. As with many GPS navigators, the current difficult market conditions have delivered much more value for money in terms of extra features.
The Dakota 10 and 20 units have high-sensitivity GPS receivers to quickly acquire and maintain satellite reception, even poor reception environments like under heavy tree cover or deep canyons. Satellite acquisition is sped up by HotFix which automatically calculates and stores satellite position information for future reference. June 22, 2009Nokia N79 Active Cell Phone and Polar Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitoring PackageNokia’s N79 Active cell phone and Polar Bluetooth Wearlink heart rate measurement unit package provides a serious tool for monitoring your fitness when combined with Nokia’s Sports Tracker software application (free download). With the phone secured in an included arm band and your heart rate data collected by the N79 Active over a Bluetooth connection to the heart rate belt worn around your chest, you are set to train in an intelligent manner to raise your fitness.
The Nokia N79 Active phone is no different to other N79 phones with 3G network speeds, Wi-Fi, 5-megapixel camera (+ video), GPS and Symbian operating system. With the input from the N79s built-in GPS receiver, Nokia’s Sports Tracker application will display importants stats in real time and also log them for later uploading to Nokia’s Sports Tracker support site for review and perhaps sharing with team mates or a trainer. With the GPS data you can see an overlay of your route on a map. Mikko Rieger on the N79 Active
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While users are training, Nokia’s Sports Tracker provides immediate performance feedback such as speed, distance and time and automatically stores the data in a training diary. At Nokia’s Sports Tracker support site users can share their workouts and routes. It’s a particularly useful tool for collaborative training through allowing coaches to monitor performance and team members to compare their training regime against their team mates. However, there are privacy settings for your training data and you decide what to share.
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Garmin’s Foretrex 401 and Foretrex 301 GPS navigators, rugged and waterproof for tough conditions, have a high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, easy-to-read LCD display and a USB interface. Garmin advise that the units are suitable for light hikers, skiers, campers and military personnel to wear comfortably on their wrists. The display and navigation software remind one of a eTrex H which is handheld rather than worn on the wrist.
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Combined with the high-sensitivity GPS receiver is Garmin HotFix for quickly acquiring and maintaining satellite reception even in heavy tree cover or deep canyons – our faithful eTrex H has passed many such tests. As one hikes or skis the Foretrex 301 or 401 accurately monitors and stores your routes, tracks and waypoints. When its time to return, it’s a simple matter of turning on the TracBack feature, and Foretrex will retrace your path right back to you point of origin. The software provides breadcrumb trails, data fields and a compass screen to enable you to return to any waypoint.
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Pioneer’s AVIC-U310BT is the most affordable in-dash GPS navigator from Pioneer. However, it still has and impressive array of features for a GPS navigation and entertainment system. Notably the U310BT offers Bluetooth and Apple iPod and iPhone control. The touch screen display is a large 4.3 inches (WQVGA). The U310BT can be fully integrated into a large number of vehicles with a 2-DIN dash opening.
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The U310BT comes with text-to-speech technology so turn-by-turn navigation directions include spoken street names for the increased safety offered with drivers not needing to take their attention from the road ahead as often.
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Pioneer’s AVIC-X710BT and AVIC-X910BT are the latest impressive instalments in their line of in-dash navigation and entertainment systems. Both systems combine GPS navigation, audio and video entertainment and extensive connectivity features including Apple iPod and iPhone, Bluetooth, MSN Direct, HD Radio and SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. Big displays make a difference and the AVIC-X Series has a bright, color 5.8 inch high resolution WVGA touch panel display. Both Pioneer AVIC-X navigation system models can be fully integrated into a large number of vehicles with a 2-DIN dash opening.
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Building upon features from previous models such as their AVIC-F500BT (in-dash and portable navigation), Pioneer have made visual interface enhancements including:
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The uPro Golf GPS by Callaway Golf is the most sophisticated golf GPS we’ve seen so far. It is the first to bring in mapping features that might be found in the premium outdoor handheld GPS devices such as the DeLorme PN-40. In fact it even goes further with the capability to accept voice commands, a feature usually seen on only premium GPS navigators.
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The uPro is a convenient handheld size, is light at 3.1 ounces and will fit easily into a pocket. It has 2.2-inch, high-resolution (320 x 240 pixels) trasflective color screen transflective. Being transflective it uses uses sunlight to boost screen brightness. Lithium Ion battery capacity at 10-12 hours is more than adequate for a days golf.
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DeLorme’s Earthmate GPS PN-20 is a high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled, bright color screen, handheld GPS which offers an impressive array of display options including up-to-date topographic maps, NOAA nautical charts, and four types of aerial imagery. The PN-20 is suited for outdoors use in all conditions being waterproof to IPX7 standards, vibration resistant and clad in an impact-resistant rubberized case.
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The PN-20 is a good size for a handheld GPS unit and is suitably light. It has a decent size 65K-color daylight-readable transflective TFT screen suitable for any light conditions including direct sunlight.
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DeLorme’s Earthmate PN-40 reflects in its solid design and performance the quality that DeLorme put into their GPS products for professionals. It’s a handheld GPS worth looking at seriously if you will depend on your GPS. The DeLorme PN series oudoors GPS navigators have been used successfully in numerous Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.
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The PN-40 has a high sensivity STMicroelectronics Cartesio GPS chipset, and preloaded map and imagery. Its both rugged and waterproof (IPX-7) for demanding outdoor conditions. Map display is on a 65K-color daylight-readable transflective TFT screen by Sharp suitable for any light conditions including direct sunlight.
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