Category: Satellite Navigation systems
TomTom adds 12 months of breakdown recovery to its satnavs
Want a satnav, but haven’t taken the plunge yet? Well, now’s a great time, because Tom Tom has just announced TomTom ONE and XL Assist. These packages come with 12 months of free breakdown assistance in the UK or Western Europe, depending on how much you fancy paying…
CONFIRMED: T-Mobile launching the Android-powered T-Mobile G1 in the UK this November
Google, HTC and T-Mobile have all just pulled the covers off the T-Mobile G1 – the official name of the long-awaited “Google Phone.”
The handset features the “Android Market” – its equivalent to Apple’s App Store – and it does indeed use the Amazon MP3 shopping service as rumoured this very morning. As for release dates – the US gets it on October 22, the UK gets it in “early November,” while the rest of Europe must wait until early 2009…
TomTom and Google to cross paths or just a wild goose chase?
I received an e-mail a little earlier today that very nearly ended up in my junk folder but there it was from an anonymous source saying that sat navigators TomTom may have just secured a deal with Google…
And finally… brave GPS-equipped turtle foils amateur drug grower
A keen marijuana user hit upon the great idea of using some off-the-track American park land to grow himself a few special plants.
In these environmentally worrisome times, you’d think he’d be applauded – but no. When a box turtle equipped with a GPS tracking device stumbled into his little outdoor hydroponics lab, the park ranger followed, found his stash and…
Nokia teams up with Lonely Planet, bringing city guides to Nokia Maps
Sat-nav devices with travel guides on aren’t a new thing, and in fact Lonely Planet has already partnered with Route 66 and Navman, but the newly announced alliance with Nokia may be the global travel company’s biggest to date.
The deal will see Lonely Planet content made available on Nokia Maps 2.0, with travellers able to purchase and download the city guides they want, ready to use when globetrotting…
Navigon 2150 max GPS launches in the UK
Taking over from the company’s 2110 max is the Navigon 2150 max GPS unit…
300,000 imbeciles unaware that satellite navigation doesn't drive for them
A recent survey has revealed that satellite navigation systems have ’caused’ up to 300,000 accidents on Britain’s roads. More than 1.5 million people also claimed that they have performed sudden manoeuvres, changes in direction and blithely driven the wrong way down a one-way street at the bequest of their dashboard menace.
Garmin intros rugged nüvi 500 Series portable navigation device
Garmin has introduced its “Rugged Navigation” nüvi 500 Series of Portable Navigation Devices, equally at home directing you whether you’re walking, cycling, scootering, driving, or boating, thanks to NavTeq’s mapping data and the ability to accept different types of mapping including TOPO for outdoor navigation and Blue Chart cartography for marine usage.
The nüvi 500 Series devices are fully waterproof, can be easily fitted to a scooter or bicycle, and are made from UVA/UVB and fuel resistant materials. It features a 3.5-inch colour touchscreen, and removable, rechargeable battery…
Navigon 8110 GPS launches with Panorama View 3D
Navigon’s first GPS unit with Panorama View 3D has launched in the UK – the Navigon 8110…
Vodafone launches Find & Go free navigation service
Vodafone has announced an upgrade to its satellite navigation service, now offering its customers free access to directions and places of interest.
Partnering with Multimap, the Find & Go service allows users to search for a destination on their home PC and then send the search result to their mobile phone free of charge. They then have access to turn-by-turn spoken driving or walking directions, route alternatives based on traffic conditions, and landmark information…
