SkyTraq from Taiwan just came out with S4554 GNS-LP, a new low power GLONASS and GPS receiver. This new chip can track 88 satellites at once and has a 29 second cold start TTFF (time to first fix). Once locked in it can work with signals at -159dBm, an…
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smartphones killing GPS navigation market
I guess we really should’ve said “GPS enabled smartphones are taking considerable market share from standalone GPS navigation makers” but a sensational title is always more fun. But either way future is not looking great for GPS navigation manuf…
MiTAC extends contract with Tele Atlas
Tele Atlas, one of the leading digital map makers in the world, and MiTAC, parent company of Mio, Navman, partially Magellan branded products just recently announced extension of their partnership to continue using Tele Atlas maps in their personal na…
enNAVI HD
There’s really no keeping up with the hardware Korean’s throw into their GPS navigation systems. This latest one is from enNavi HD which runs off of a 1.2Ghz CPU, 7″ HD screen with 1920×1080 resolution. That’s pretty decent but the 256MB of RAM and the Windows CE 6.0 OS don’t really keep up with the [...]
Gorilla Plus GPS navigation system
We’ve talked about Sanyo’s Gorilla here numerous times. It must be a big hit in Japan since they keep adding fresh models to this series. Their latest GPS navigation system is called Gorilla Plus and it’s a partnership between Sanyo and NTT Doco…
iNAVI KE100 GPS navigation system
Oh, so shiny. We really love iNAVI. We might as well move our office to Korea just so we can use their GPS navigation systems. Just look through our other iNAVI posts and you’ll see what we’re talking about.
Anyhow, this latest one from Thinkware…
Mio S400
Mio has a brand new GPS navigation system out in Korea called Mio S400. Mio S400 is a dual purpose sat nav device that can be both used inside a vehicle or on a bike/motorcycle.
It will come out tomorrow in Korea to be exact and will be sold for 1390…
TomTom Ease
TomTom just introduced an entry level GPS navigation system called TomTom Ease. It will have a 3.5″ touchscreen, 2GB memory that includes TeleAtlas maps of the US, and text-to-speech feature (we’re really glad text-to-speech is now part even the l…
Pioneer X920BT
Pioneer just introduced a brand new in-dash GPS navigation system at the CES 2010 called Pioneer X920BT.
Pioneer X920BT will cost $1200 and feature a 6.1″ touchscreen with 800×600 resolution, voice recognition to help you keep your hands on the whe…
Mio Tablet
We just found out about a tablet computer designed by Haleron Technologies called the Mio iLet.
It will come with an N450 Intel processor, and a multitouch screen that measures 10 inches. It has bluetooth, USB port, multi card reader, WiFi, and bunch …
