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GPS Tuner Atlas for offroad navigation

GPS Tuner just recently announced their latest generation of its off-road navigation software, developed specially for mobile devices. GPS Tuner Atlas is a must-have for anyone who needs an off-road navigation solution for geocaching, biking, touring, extreme sports, and even hunting.

GPS Tuner Atlas is available at their website and the innovations include fast graphics, real satellite imagery with a global coverage by DigitalGlobe, 3D digital elevation, custom map calibration, street level basic map data by TeleAtlas.

There’s also a simple trip computer that is flexible thanks to its many specialized functions. The North American version is $57, same for Europe, and South America too. If you want the whole globe you’ll need to say goodbye to $124.

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HTC Snap video product tour

After the HTC Snap was announced earlier today, HTC have wasted no time providing us with a video. Its only a short one but quickly explains how the inner circle works and a look at the rather functional front facing QWERTY keyboard. The videos after the break.

Samsung S7220

Samsung just recently announced the new Samsung S7220 in the U.K. with the name “Samsung Lucido“.

The device is a quad-band GSM, dual band (900/2100MHz) 3G phone with integrated A-GPS receiver getting ready to be released in the U.K. first.

It has a 2.2? AMOLED screen, storage that can go up to 8GB with the microSD card slot, 5MP, auto-focus, face detection, Smile-Shot camera, bluetooth 2.1, and an FM radio as well as a media player to keep you entertained when bored. It kinda resembles the Samsung Ultra S730… via

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Broadcom Introduces PND on a Chip

Broadcom announced what it calls "the first PND on a chip," a new navigation processor and power management unit (PMU) designed for personal navigation devices (PNDs). The BCM4760 system-on-a-chip (SoC) includes a GPS baseband, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, low noise amplifier (LNA), and high-powered applications and graphics processors to drive 3D user interfaces.[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Review: Nokia MD-8 portable speakers

 

 

Matthew Miller from Nokia Experts checks out the Nokia MD-8 speaker set that was included with the Nokia 5530 XM evaluation unit. The Nokia MD-8 speakers have a £20 retail value, although you can pick them up for £5 at Amazon, until now I never had a chance to check them out. As a person who travels on the road for my company, I can truly appreciate having a set of speakers like this to enjoy my music content and podcasts in my hotel room and rental car.

The retail package includes the Nokia MD-8 speakers, Nokia Audio Adaptor AD-52 (2.5mm adapter), 3-AAA batteries, and User Guide. The audio adapter is present so you can use the speakers with a phone that has a 2.5mm headset port. The end of the 29.5 inch cable contains a 3.5mm headset jack so you can plug in the speakers to just about every MP3 player and most new Nokia Smartphone’s. I tested the speakers with the N97, Nokia 5530 XM, and my new Zune HD.

There are two speakers in this unit with a bright white indicator light in between them and a power switch on the top. The whole unit is white (black is also available) and feels very solid in your hand. On the bottom you will find small rubber feet that do an amazing job at keeping the MD-8 speakers from sliding on the table. On the back you will find the cable wraps around a slot with a place to secure the 3.5mm headset male end in the center.

The speakers are powered by 3-AAA batteries (included) and you just pull out one end of the back and swivel it around (the other end is attached) to access the battery compartment. The Nokia site states you get up to 40 hours of playing time with the three AAA batteries. The MD-8 measures 4.76 x 1.65 x 1.14 inches and weighs in at 4.2 ounces.

For you audiophiles out there, here are some stats on the sound from the speakers:

• Frequency response: From 300 to 15,000 Hz
• Speaker output: 2 x 1 Watt
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 90 dB
• Max sound pressure level: 78 dB

You can hear samples from the speakers in my video. If you are looking for a set of portable speakers, these appear to be a nice set to consider.

 

 

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waze demo video

As you know we talked about Waze a while ago – and if you read that review you might know that our trial didn’t go that well. Well they now have a demo video up and of course it works flawlessly there. Waze provides crowd sourced maps, and traffic information. Of course it provides voice guided GPS navigation too.

Check out the video if you want to know more about Waze.

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Magellan SE4

We’re not used to this naming convention from Magellan. Their newest model that showed up on Best Buy’s website is called Magellan SE4.

Magellan SE4 is a GPS navigation system with a 4.3″ screen, preloaded with Navteq maps that includes 48 contiguous states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, text-to-speech, 6 million points of interests, and multidestination routing.

How much? $180.

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Unlocked iPhone 3G now on sale in UK

Play.com are now offering the iPhone 3G for sale without any simlock. That’s right you can buy the phone from them and use it with any UK sim card that you have like Vodafone, T-Mobile etc as it is officially unlocked and ready to use. This is not a software unlock so updating the phone will not break the unlock.

• This is a genuine Sim Free mobile phone and therefore unlocked to all UK networks.
• It is not unlocked from a UK or European network and is available due to EU legislation ensuring the sale of sim free mobile phones.

Now the downside is the price, a whopping £549.99 for an 8 Gig model and £599.99 for the 16 Gig, that’s pretty steep but at least there is now a way to use the phone legitimately on with your current network. One word of caution, a new model is rumoured to be just around the corner.

TomTom XXL 540S

At the same time XXL 530S was announced, the company also announced TomTom XXL 540S GPS navigation system.

TomTom XXL 540S differs from 530S by offering US and Canada AND Mexico maps, lane guidance feature, seven millions points of interests, and a fancier shiny black finish.

These extras will set you back an extra $20, putting the price of TomTom XXL 540S at $300. It is probably worth it.

And yes, the ginormous 5″ is on this model too.

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Mivvy One

Mivvy, a mobile phone makes from the Czech Republic just announced a new smartphone called Mivvy One.

Mivvy One runs on WinMo 6.1 with a custom user interface but offers no 3G support. What good is that?

Some specs include 3.2″ TFT display with 240×400 resolution, GPS receiver, WiFi, Bluetooth, and FM antennas, 3MP camera, and a microSD card slot.

Mivvy One will be available for 6700CZK in Czech Land which is about $380… via

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get topo maps on your iPhone

TopoPointUSA is a new application for iPhone by Ebranta Technologies. Apparently it’s worlds only GPS enabled application for displaying United States Geological Survey (USGS) high resolution topographical map images and your GPS position whether you are online or not. It costs $10.

Here are the features of TopoPointUSA:

• Complete USGS Map coverage of the USA, including Alaska and Hawaii
• Offline Map availability when located outside cellular service
• Scrolling map with current GPS or browse location display
• Automatic offline or online operation
• GPS Position with accuracy and map scale information
• Powerful Browsing capabilities with position display
• Fully featured Waypoint capabilities

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ViewRanger maps for Nokia 5800

Cambridge, UK based Augmentra just announced that their mapping, navigation, and tracking software ViewRanger is now available for Nokia 5800 and other Symbian S60 touch screen mobile phones.

ViewRanger is an off-road satellite navigation application that provides detailed topographic maps across Europe with points-of-interests and leisure route guides. Maps can be downloaded directly to the handset using WiFi or 3G, downloaded to an SD memory-cards to put onto the device.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a great device for running ViewRanger with its 3.2″ widescreen display, fingertip and stylus control, automatic screen rotation, and tactile feedback. In addition the 3.2MP camera is ideal for geo-recording your outdoor photos and locating and sharing them with ViewRanger’s TravelLog capability.

Detailed topographic maps, sourced from national mapping agencies, and other content is available for a growing global community including Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, parts of Italy, Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Pricing depends on what you need…

This was a guest post by Warren who normally blogs about mobile phones at DAP. Subscribe to the RSS feed for daily updates.

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Broadcom, SiRF Top ABI's GPS Chip Vendor Ranking

Broadcom has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. SiRF and Texas Instruments claimed the second and third spots in the company's most recent evaluation of worldwide GPS chip vendors.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsWorld-LatestNews/~4/tJsNrObH-jE" height="1" width="1"/

Sony GPS-CS3KA

Sony has quietly revealed a brand new photo tagger called Sony GPS-CS3KA. We came across the new Sony GPS-CS3KA on Amazon where it is available for pre-order for $150. The new Sony CS3 is obviously the successor to the popular Sony CS1 that was released about two years ago.

Sony GPS-CS3KA can identify location of both photos and videos in addition to their date, accepts both MS and SD memory cards, and has a battery life of up to 15 hours.

This GPS image tracker is compatible with most Cyber-shot digital cameras and camcorders.

The smart thing Sony engineers did with CS3 was to give you the ability to use Alkaline or Ni-Mh batteries so hopefully you’ll always be able to find a way to power your device.

Expect the new Sony GPS-CS3KA to ship on March 29th.

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JAVAD GNSS Customers Now Track GPS L5 Signal

JAVAD GNSS has announced that its customers with JAVAD GNSS "triple-frequency" type OEM boards (TR-G2T, TR-G3T, TRE-G2T, TRE-G3T, TRE-G3TAJ) and receivers (TRIUMPH-1, Alpha TR-G2T/TR-G3T, DeltaS TRE-G2T/TRE-G3T/TRE-G3TAJ, SigmaS TRE-G2T/TRE-G3T/TRE-G3TAJ) can now track the L5 demonstration signal.[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

garmin nuvi 1300 series

Garmin just unveiled a new addition to the nuvi series. The 1300’s. There are currently five models in the series, all of which have an ultra thin body, and support pedestrian navigation thanks to CityXplorer maps.

…these new multi-mode navigators feature a public transit mode supporting optional CityXplorer content. Available as a download for select cities, CityXplorer allows the user to plan and use routes that can include public transit options such as bus, tramway, metro and suburban rail systems. With CityXplorer, users can get the most out of their navigation experience to many exciting cities across North America and Europe. The thinner and lighter form factor of these new products allows the unit to be more easily carried in a pocket or purse – making it ideal for pedestrian navigation. Content from CityXplorer varies in cost from $9.99 - $14.99, depending on the city.

nüvi 1300 ($249.99)

• 4.3? screen
• text-to-speech
• maps of lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico

nüvi 1350 ($299.99)

• add lane assist
• add comprehensive map coverage of North America

nüvi 1350T ($349.99)

• add lifetime traffic alerts from Navteq

nüvi 1370T ($449.99)

• add maps of Europe
• add Bluetooth connectivity

nüvi 1390T ($399.99)

• add junction view
• subtract maps of Europe

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Blue GPS shoes

Isaac Daniel – the people who brought you GPS shoes have a new model called Blue GPS shoes. What you have here is a pair of shoes with a GPS receiver and it can talk to your bluetooth capable phone to update your Facebook with your position – or it can text up to 5 other mobile devices. What can we say – great for stalkers; bad for privacy. The good news is of course nobody is forcing you wear one of these – yet.

It should be available before the end of the year and cost somewhere around $150 – can’t wait? Pre-order them.

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ATT Breaks the E71x, then delays it.

Over the weekend there was a lot of excitement over the fact that this was going to be the week that AT&T would finally start selling Nokia’s masterpiece, the E71x, but alas the news was too good to be true. With today being the scheduled release date, and no E71x in sight qwerty loving S60 fans across the country had their dreams smashed. According to BGR the trouble comes from a bug in the email or exchange synching software. I find this pretty hard to believe, I have been using an unlocked E71 with exchange since Thanksgiving (late November for those of you outside the U.S.) and have never had a problem with synching at all, and on top of that Nokia has sold millions of these phones around the world for nearly a year. If there was a problem with something as vital as email synch, I’m sure someone besides the guys at AT&T would have spotted it by now. While I am disappointed that my fellow countrymen will be denied such a great phone for an extra few weeks, this really questions what AT&T did to this great phone that would break it.