Category: Satellite Navigation systems
Garmin offers free software for receiving texts on a sat nav
Garmin satellite navigation systems can now download a software update that will allow them to send and receive SMS text messages when paired with a compatible Bluetooth mobile phone. And some of them will even speak those text messages (though…
HP relaunches iPaq range as media/GPS devices
The name iPaq still conjures up images of men in suits for me, but HP hopes to change all that with a revamped iPaq range – media player/GPS devices aimed very much at the consumer market. The new range, just…
TWIG Discovery gadget combines mobile phone with GPS sat-nav
The TWIG Discovery is an all-in-one mobile phone and handheld satellite navigation / GPS unit which means that if you want personal navigation features you need only carry around one gadget with you and still get much of your mobile's…
Evesham Nav-Cam 7700 satellite navigation system
Looking not unlike the AA Navigator Vive! system we featured last week, the Evesham Nav-Cam 7700 has one other similarity – it also uses AA Navigator 2007 software. The Evesham Nav-Cam 7700 is pre-loaded with up to date street-level UK…
AA Navigator Vive! compact sat nav system
The AA have just released their Navigator Vive! compact touch screen satellite navigation gadget that will provide door-to-door directions plus serve as an MP3 player and photo viewer. Its £149.99 price includes the latest UK and Ireland maps from Navteq….
T-Mobile launches MDA Compact III mobile with GPS
T-Mobile has announced the launch of its MDA Compact III mobile device with a built-in GPS satellite receiver, and they claim it makes dedicated sat-nav systems redundant. It comes with CoPilot Live 6 satellite navigation software (as long as you…
Mio launches H610 – the personal travel assistant for women
Mio has officially launched the H610 – a variation on the GPS device, now billed as a "personal travel assistant" and aimed very obviously at women. Yes, the phrases "fits easily into handbags" and "must-have fashion accessory" are something of…
Mio C250 – satellite navigation and MP3 player for £170
Mio is gunning for the budget sat nav market in the run-up to Christmas, launching the well-featured C250 device for under £200. The Mio C250, which operates via a 400MHz CPU with 64MB RAM and a SiRF Star III chipset,…
Magellan eXplorist XL rugged sat-nav with largest colour screen
Magellan have been busy with their satellite navigation systems, and have recently released their eXplorist XL handheld GPS receiver. It features a 3.5 inch, sunlight viewable, high contrast colour TFT LCD which they claim is the largest currently available in…
Magellan RoadMate 3050T and 6000T sat nav devices
Thales have introduced two new satellite navigation units in its Magellan range, the 3050T and 6000T which both feature Live Traffic updates from RAC Trafficmaster. They continue to use the Magellan NavEnging routing technology, using the Intel XScale processor….