- Author: admin
- Filed under: GPS
- Date: Feb 25,2008
Multifunction PNDs are starting to hit the low end of the price spectrum, which is always welcome — check out G-Sol’s Marbella 8800 nav unit, which sports PMP functions, AV-in, and a 2 megapixel digital camera for a wholesale price of $160.
That means the retail price will probably be around $200, but you’re actually getting a decent piece of kit — there’s a SiRF Star III GPS chip in there, which is pretty respectable.
Of course, some eager wholesaler’s got to be willing to bring this bad boy to the States first, but hey — that could be you, if you’re ready to fence a couple thousand of these a month. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: GPS, Wireless
- Date: Feb 23,2008
And you thought puttering around the intarwebz on your EDGE-capable iPhone was bad — just think of trying to find anything on the ‘net while accidentally moseying through a dodgy part of town.
Nevertheless, BMW is gearing up to offer “unrestricted access” to the web as an option in any new 2008 vehicle, but alas, it’s only for European clients at the moment.
Of course, BMW’s no stranger to letting bits and pieces of the web into its motorcars, but this creation will let you catch up on the latest gadget news and pre-order the latest Elmo doll from the comfort of your heated seat. Read the rest of this entry »
The iriver NV — as in NaVigation, initially outed as the M10 — is now up and official. Chances are, if you’re in the market for a PMP, the NV’s got your needs covered. The 7-inch, 840 x 480 LED backlit LCD packs T-DMB television; SiRF III GPS; 2 SD slots (1 reserved for navigation maps presumably); a USB 2.0 host jack; FM transmitter; a “GPS Camera” which presumably GPS tags its 1.3 megapixel photos; and plenty of media support including OGG audio and DivX video among the usuals. All that in a sleek slab of kit which will more than likely never leave the S.Korean market in its current form.
[Via Akihabara News]
- Author: admin
- Filed under: GPS
- Date: Jun 14,2007
As if your choices weren’t endless enough in the 3.5-inch GPS arena, GlobalSat is offering up yet another forgettable alternative in the GV-366. Aside from the obligatory touchscreen display, you’ll find a SiRF Star III receiver, multilingual navigation interface, and software that was co-developed by Navigon.
Additionally, a built-in media player looks to be included as is RDS-TMC real-time traffic support. No word just yet on price nor availability, but simply judging by the specifications, it ought to be a bargain whenever it lands.
[Via NaviGadget]
- Author: admin
- Filed under: GPS
- Date: Jun 8,2007
We’d heard about the TomTom GO 520 before, but now it’s looking a little more official — so all you Europeans looking to get in on TomTom’s new Map Share action but not willing to drop the coin on the new GO 720 can cheer up. Apart from trading in the 720’s 2GB of flash and all-Europe (or North America) maps for 512MB or 1GB of your local European region, the 520 is basically the same piece of kit — 4.3-inch WQVGA display, 400MHz CPU, 64MB of RAM, SD card slot, FM transmitter, Bluetooth, optional RDS-TMC traffic information receiver, and the aforementioned Map Share feature, which lets you edit maps and share them with other GO users online. Europeans should see this one drop in the third quarter of this year, for something like €400 ($537).
[Via NaviGadget]
- Author: admin
- Filed under: GPS, Wireless
- Date: Jun 7,2007
We’ll admit, Zoombak’s a bit late the Fido tracking game, but we’re sure that pet owners won’t complain about a bit more competition in the pet location biz. According to documentation at the FCC, this here device is most effective on animals that weight 15 pounds or more, and essentially consists of a wireless transceiver and Li-ion cell wrapped within a semi-rugged, water resistant enclosure. The 73-gram box straps around your pet’s neck and purportedly communicates with a variety of GSM bands in order to keep you notified about your animal’s location. Unfortunately, details surrounding the actual operation of the device is still scant, but it shouldn’t be too long now before Zoombak is cleared to offer these up for (straying) pet lovers everywhere.
[Thanks, Rich]
Korea sure loves ‘em some convergence, and few homegrowns can top Cowon when it comes to packing audio, video, SatNav, and mobile TV into a single sleek device. No suprise then to find Cowon’s L2 packing enough acronyms to choke a middle-manager: FM radio, DMB TV, 7-inch TFT LCD with PIP, SiRF Star III GPS, and support for JPG, BMP, PNG, MP3, WAV, ASF, WMA, MPEG-4 media stored in the 2GB of built-in storage or SD card expansion.
Unfortunately, it’s only capable of a weak sauce 432 × 240 pixel resolution scattered across that big 7-inch display. Hey, what were you expecting, 1080p — oh, right. Fully configured for 299,000 or about $322 when these hit K-town on June 5th.
[Via Akihabara News]
- Author: admin
- Filed under: GPS
- Date: May 29,2007
It looks like Acer has yet another GPS device destined for parts other than North America, with its new budget-priced V200 model apparently exclusive to France for the time being.
This one boasts a decent enough 3.5-inch QVGA display, along with the ever-present SiRF Star III GPS receiver, Samsung’s 300 MHz S3C2442XL processor, 64MB RAM, 64MB ROM, and an SD/MMC slot for expansion. You’ll also get a a 512MB SD card preloaded maps of France courtesy of Navteq.
Nothing too remarkable there, but Acer’s hoping the device will make something of a name for itself with its price, which comes in at just under the 150€ (or $200) mark. While there’s no word on when we might see a similar model available elsewhere, those in France will apparently be able to get their hands on one any day now.
[Via Navigadget]
