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Vexia is the latest satnav manufacturer to embrace the current eco friendly trend by releasing a product which combines navigation and additional eco driving aids to save you money. Vexia claims that up to 30% of co2 emissions can be cut by using their eco-friendly navigation system (equating to a saving of £450 a year).
While [...]
Mio Navman’s entry level M300 should prove ideal for newcomers to the world of satellite navigation with a low price tag and enough features to get you from A-to-B comfortably.
Indeed for £80 you do get quite a lot for your money. Inside the box for example you’ll find a mains charger, car kit and protective [...]
With TomTom and Garmin already enjoying the fruits of Live services, it was only a matter of time before Navigon joined the party, but the question is can the 6350 tempt you way from the competition?
With a sleek glossy black design encapsulating a colourful 4.3” screen we had high hopes for the Navigon 6350 and [...]
With TomTom and Garmin already enjoying the fruits of Live services, it was only a matter of time before Navigon joined the party, but the question is can the 6350 tempt you way from the competition?
With a sleek glossy black design encapsulating a colourful 4.3” screen we had high hopes for the Navigon 6350 and [...]
Mio Navman’s entry level M300 should prove ideal for newcomers to the world of satellite navigation with a low price tag and enough features to get you from A-to-B comfortably.
Indeed for £80 you do get quite a lot for your money. Inside the box for example you’ll find a mains charger, car kit and protective [...]
Vexia is the latest satnav manufacturer to embrace the current eco friendly trend by releasing a product which combines navigation and additional eco driving aids to save you money. Vexia claims that up to 30% of co2 emissions can be cut by using their eco-friendly navigation system (equating to a saving of £450 a year).
While [...]
Sygic Mobile maps has not quite had the same ticker tape parade as some of its competitors but it still provided all the essential ingredients for solid A-to-B navigation when we tested the latest 7.71.4 version on our iPhone3GS.
As with most applications downloaded from the App Store the installation process was relatively plain sailing, but [...]
For outdoor pursuits such as mountain biking, hiking, geo-caching or running, the ability to record and follow your tracks and gleam information such as speed, altitude and distance is ideal. The software from MotionX can do all this and more for a mere £1.79!
Compared to the top of the range products from Garmin, MotionX-GPS Sports [...]
TMC Receiver
Price: Varies between manufacturers
Website: www.expansys.com
You can buy TMC receivers for most modern GPS devices, though the introduction of HD Live traffic services from the likes of TomTom are slowly eating away at the latter’s popularity. Still adding a TMC antenna is simply enough, with prices varying between manufactures, however the good news is that [...]
Telmap is the latest navigation provider to bring their existing smartphone application to the iPhone, via O2 in the UK. Unlike the previous packages we’ve seen, from the likes of TomTom and Navigon, Telmap is an offboard solution. This means the maps are stored remotely, rather than on the device, and downloaded only as and [...]
The Navigon 8410 is the latest flagship product in the range which brings to the table a selection of core updates and new features such as Real City 3D, wrapped around a large multimedia laden 5” display with optional TV support.
The 8410 incorporates its capacitive screen (similar to that used on the iPhone) into a [...]
English Super League team Bradford is going to utilize GPS technology to keep tabs on their players performance on the field. Whether during a game or at practice the technology will offer detailed information such as their heart rate and their movement around the field.
via GPS technology on Rugby field — NaviGadget.
The 1690 is the first Garmin nüvi GPS device that we have seen that features the new nuLink over the air pan-European services such as traffic, camera updates and Google local search, bringing them into line with the recent high-end live devices from TomTom.
Garmin are certainly going for broke by including the first year of [...]
Garmin has unveiled the nüvi 1490TV satnav system, featuring full pan-European satellite navigation and an integrated digital TV tuner.
Using the DVB-T digital television standard, the nüvi can pick up freeview digital TV and radio content from over 14 countries across Europe. In the UK there are over 50 digital TV channels and 24 digital radio [...]
The Garmin 1490T is certainly stylish considering its size. Weighing fractionally more than a standard 4.3” satnav, its rugged rubberised coating at the back and glossy black finish at the front house a massive 5” touch screen display.
Its design is not perfect: the miniUSB port placement at the back is a little hard to reach [...]
Garmin’s early attempts at moving into the smartphone market were not wholly successful, but things are looking up thanks to their long rumoured move to the Android OS. The A50 will be officially unveiled next week, and could be surprise contender in an industry where free navigation is beginning to be a must-have for new [...]
