CSR just announced that their SiRFstarIV GPS receiver chip is providing location capabilities for Samsung’s latest Galaxy S II smartphone. What’s most interesting with CSR’s technology in this architecture is that the designer anticipated that …
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BMW uses GPS to predict your shifts
BMW says they are in later stages of developing a transmission system that uses GPS data to predict your upcoming shifts. Parts of this system include the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system, and the GPS navigation system.
DSC collects data real t…
Kenwood’s new lineup of GPS navigation + multimedia products
At CES 2011 last week in Las Vegas Kenwood introduced four new in-dash GPS navigation + multimedia units where navigation was handled by Garmin.
The top of the line unit was the DNX7180 which is a double-DIN device that has lane assistance, junct…
Thinkware announced new iNavi Read R100
Korean Thinkware just announced a new iNavi in-dash GPS navigation system. The new model is called iNavi Ready R100 and it uses a 1GHz processor (Cortex A8) with 512MB of RAM.
It has two different screen sizes, a 7″ model and an 8″ model. The rea…
Garmin GTU 10 live GPS tracking device
Garmin seems to be experimenting with a new live GPS tracking device called GTU 10 as we caught a glimpse of it in the FCC docs. It is not announced yet as they have a request to keep external, and internal photos, users manual, and test setup photos …
new Pioneer GPS navigation systems
Pioneer of Japan just updated their Carrozzeria series with two new models. The AVIC-T05 and AVIC-T07.
Both GPS navigation systems offer a One-Seg TV Tuner. They support various multimedia formats such as WMA, MP3, AAC, WAV, WMV, MP4, AVI and include…
Kenwood DNX9260BT in-dash GPS navigation
Kenwood keeps renovating their in-dash GPS navigation line with this latest Kenwood DNX9260BT which they showcased at IFA 2010. Kenwood DNX9260BT supports 3D views, has a 7″ VGA screen, bluetooth connectivity and support for various kinds multimedia…
Sony Xplod navigation comes with TomTom software
The new SonyXplod AV Navigation Systems will be coming with TomTom navigation software which is fully connected, offering LIVE services such as HD Traffic to keep you out of traffic jams and Google business address searches.
Other TomTom features that…
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just give me the street adress!!!
We know xkcd loves GPS navigation systems as much as we do:
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Yes, I understand that the turn is half a mile past the big field, but my GPS knows that, too. This would be easier if you weren’t about to ask me to repeat it all back to y…
garmin nuvi 3790T
Garmin Nuvi 3790T is one of the latest additions to Garmin’s Nuvi lineup. Nuvi 3790T is the highest end of the three that just got announced (other two are nuvi 3760T, and nuvi 3750) today. Priced at $450 nuvi 3790T accepts voice commands, offers 3D…
