Tag: sat nav
Mio launch Spirit V575 Sat-Nav / TV combo
Long car journeys are always fraught with two potentially day-ruining possibilities; getting lost on some backwater-sidestreet miles away from civilisation and the mind-numbing, deep-vein thrombosis inducing boredom of being crammed for hours into a back seat. Mio are looking to…
VIDEO: Ten of the best CES 2011 gadgets and announcements
While a tablet-saturated CES didn't make for an exactly inspiring 2011 show, there was still more than enough great tech on display to have us looking forward to the year ahead. Leaps forward in 3D display quality were exciting, while…
CES 2011 VIDEO – Pioneer Network Vision HUD laser car satellite navigation concept preview
While CES is primarily a platform for companies to tout their latest and greatest wares for the coming year, the show often throws up a little concept gem that has the potential to truly revolutionise our day to day lives….
Skobbler open-source sat nav app hits Android phones
It's already proved a massive success on the iPhone, with 82,000 downloads to its name and now Skobbler, the free open-source sat nav app, is rolling out to Android phones too. Skobbler is unique in that it is user driven….
skobbler free iPhone app is 'the future of sat nav'
skobbler, a new free iPhone sat nav app from a Berlin start-up company, could be set to change the sat nav industry industry drastically by using free mapping solutions to keep costs down for customers. Community driven, skobbler uses OpenStreetMap…
ViewRanger GPS now available on the App Store
The award winning ViewRanger GPS sat-nav app has hit the App Store. For £14.99 iPhone owners can get all of the features of a dedicated GPS system on their smartphones. The ViewRanger GPS features premium map data from 13…
TomTom Go Live 1000 launched
TomTom has launched its latest flagship GPS system, the TomTom Go Live 1000. With a design more in line with a smartphone than an in-car sat-nav, it's a bold move by the company currently battling the influx of mobile applications…
TomTom iPhone app gets live traffic updates
The TomTom app for iPhone has been updated to version 1.3, bringing live traffic information, an improved interface and optimised routing to its satellite navigation system. Traffic updates hit the users iPhone every three minutes, notifying drivers of any incidents,…
App Store Round-Up – Astro Ranch, Independent Games, a Sat-Nav showcase and more!
This weeks lastest selection of apps for Apple's iPhone features a comprehensive premium F1 app, a space age take on Farmville with Astro Ranch and a bit of historical intrigue with the Wolf Hall e-book, which also features video commentary…
1.4 million grab Nokia's free Ovi Maps
It's been less than two weeks since Nokia announced that its Ovi Maps Naviagtion app was available for free, but it's already been downloaded 1.4 million times, breaking the million mark by the end of last week. The app…