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just give me the street adress!!!

Dave Rubert — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:35:52 +0000

We know xkcd loves GPS navigation systems as much as we do: alt text says:

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 you.

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Pioneer announces new in-dash GPS navigation systems

Administrator — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:14:04 +0000

Pioneer just added to their “Carrozzeria” HDD car navigation systems. The two new series are “CYBER” with built-in flash and “Easy Navigation Lite” both of which will have three new models.
Cyber
AVIC-VH9990: 325,500 yen
AVIC-ZH9990: 304,500 yen
AVIC-H9990: 189,000 yen
Easy navigation Lite
AVIC-MRZ90G: 173,000 yen
AVIC-MRZ90II: 133,000 yen
AVIC-MRZ85: 112,000 yen

In the Cyber series 1DIN +1 DIN’s “AVIC-VH9990″ and the 2DIN “AVIC-ZH9990″ both come with 7″ 800×480 LCD touch screen LCD, digital terrestrial tuner and a DVD navigation system with HDD drive. “AVIC-H9990″ on the other hand HDD AV Navi unit model.

Lite easy navigation has the 2DIN MRZ90G and MRZ90II with a 7″ LCD, MRZ85 with 6.1″ LCD. However they all have 800×480 resolution. Internal memory is the same as traditional navigation 4GB.

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Pioneer announces new in-dash GPS navigation systems

garmin nuvi 3790T

Dave Rubert — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:29:51 +0000

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 building views, has bluetooth wireless, and gets updated traffic information for the lifetime of the product.

Some of the other features that are common throughout this new 3700 series are the full glass high resolution 4.3″ multitouch screen, ability to operate in both portrait and landscape modes, super slim 9mm body, and the windshield mount that now carries an extra speaker for even clearer voice guidance.

Here’s the “making of” the new super slim 3700 nuvis.

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garmin nuvi 3790T

CiVi DTN-X750 GPS navigation system

Administrator — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:11:25 +0000

TryWin of Japan has just released a new GPS navigation system called CiVi DTN-X750.

It is coming out at the end of March and will cost about 40,000 Yens or 325 €. It has a 5″ LCD touchscreen with 800×480, 4GB of built-in memory, 1Seg TV Tuner, and 1 Watt mono external speakers. CiVi DTN-X750 GPS navigation system supports various media files such as MP3/OGG/AC3 as well as AVI video files. It allows for microSDHC cards up to 16GB and the battery unfortunately only lasts 1.5 hours… What do you expect with a screen that big, really… via

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CiVi DTN-X750 GPS navigation system

iNAVI KE100 GPS navigation system

Tim Robbins — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:01:52 +0000

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 is called iNAVI KE100 and is coming out in Korea on March 22nd.

Very impressive hardware specs on the iNAVI KE100: 900Mhz CPU, SiRF Instant Fix GPS receiver, integrated multi-sensor that has a G-Sensor and an L-Sensor, DMB receiver, and multimedia support – on a big 7″ high resolution LCD screen.

The device is equipped with upgraded 3D maps called iNAVI Real 3D which can show surrounding buildings, terrain, and even more.

It will cost 409,000KRW ($360) for the 8GB model…
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iNAVI KE100 GPS navigation system

Leica mojoMINI GPS navigation system

Administrator — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:34:38 +0000

Leica Geosystems seem to be getting ready to release a GPS navigation system in the U.S. of A. Looking at their product line they don’t seem to be focusing on consumer electronics so this probably would be their first attempt at the market.

This sat nav device which we came across the FCC site is called Leica mojoMINI and looks like most other GPS navigation system with a 4.3″ screen. It comes with a car charger, mounting bracket and cradle, and stylus for the touch screen. It has an SD card slot, mini USB charging port, headphone jack, and an embedded external speaker.

We’re not sure when this Leica mojoMINI will hit the market but we’ll be sure to let you know when it does [pdf].

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Leica mojoMINI GPS navigation system

Mio S400

Tim Robbins — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:12:57 +0000

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 139000 KRW ($122). The device measures only 18mm in thickness, weighs 147.5 grams. The battery is good for about 2.5 hours and it looks like it won the iF Design Award China with its stylish black/silver frame.

Some other specs include the 20 channel GPS receiver, Windows CE 5.8 which allows for watching of movies or playing games as well as the more important office viewer. It can also accept external memory cards up to 16GB.

Will it come to this side of the world we don’t know yet… via

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Mio S400

Alpine INA-W900

Administrator — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:20:44 +0000

Alpine INA-W900 is an all-in-one GPS navigation and entertainment system that takes up 2DIN space and has mototrized 7” screen. It works with iPhone and iPod and lets you control all search options of your iPod directly, via playlist, artist, etc and the connection is via USA for playback as opposed to lame FM transmitters which don’t give out good sound.

As far as navigation it can do picture in picture, where the maps come from Navteq which can be rendered as 3D, 2D full map, split map, and turn-by-turn arrow view. It carries 6 million points of interests, coverage of US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands, SD card map update, text-to-speech, and more.

Other features? We’ve got a lot since this is entertainment system that has an MSRP of $1100. FM, AM, bluetooth connectivity, 50Wx4 power out, optical drive, HD radio, and a remote control.

See more details here and find a retailer perhaps.

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Alpine INA-W900

new Clarion GPS navigation systems

Administrator — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:47:11 +0000

Clarion introduced three new in dash GPS navigation systems at CES last week. The prices range from $1000 to $1200 but there’s also one for $350 which is only the navigation engine – which hooks up to your existing Clarion system (VZ400 or VX400). It is pretty much just a black box; called NP400. All three in dash GPS navigation systems feature a 7″ screen, bluetooth hands free option, text-to-speech, 12 million points of interests, iPod user interface with the optional cable, and a lot more. The new models are:

NX700
NX500
NZ500

The flagship product is the NX700 which has an MSRP of $1200. Different from the other two, NX700 offers 3D cityscape and elevation feature with its navigation and has more powerful sound output. NX500 and NZ500 costs $1000. NX500 has the standard 7″ screen and NZ500 has the motorized 6.5″ screen. You can expect to see NX700, NX500, and NZ500 first quarter of this year. Brought to you by your GPS navigation site NaviGadget. new Clarion GPS navigation systems

TomTom Ease

Tim Robbins — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:04:33 +0000

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 lowest end sat nav systems). Other features include their famous fold & go easy mount, Map Share technology, IQ Routes, and Help Me menu for emergencies. We’re not sure how much it will cost yet but how much are you guys hoping for? Brought to you by your GPS navigation site NaviGadget. TomTom Ease