Garmin eTrex Vista C review
Garmin’s pocket-sized eTrex Vista C handheld GPS unit combines Garmin’s popular eTrex Vista with a color screen, automatic routing, and longer battery life, making it one of the smallest, least expensive waterproof products to combine a color TFT display and advanced GPS auto-routing abilities. You won’t miss a thing when you take this lightweight, easy-to-use handheld out hiking, biking, boating, or geocaching.
The unit offers a bright, transflective color TFT display with daylight viewability, automatic route generation, off-route recalculation, turn-by-turn directions with alert tones, and icon-driven menus for finding points of interest (when combined with Garmin’s optional MapSource CDs). And you’ll get up to 20 hours of use on two AA batteries. The unit offers 24 MB of internal memory, and its mini-USB port lets you download map data rapidly from Garmin’s library of MapSource CDs (not included) using your PC.
TomTom Rider first Gps for motorcycles and scooters
TomTom Rider
Complete with all the advanced features of TomTom’s award-winning line of TomTom GO, the new TomTom RIDER boasts detailed street level maps for the entire U.S. and provides real-time access to traffic and weather information via wireless Bluetooth technology to help riders get to their destination.
Completely plug and go, the smart and easy to use TomTom RIDER is designed to be the perfect partner for anyone looking to explore and tour the open road or the urban jungle on their motorcycle or scooter. It comes with a Integrated GPS receiver based on SiRF Star III (with 20 Channel All-in-view tracking) in a tough weather-proof case, fixes easily to any motorbike or scooter and is easily transferable from one bike to another.
Navizon transforms cell phones and Wi-Fi devices into a GPS device
Cyril Houri, founder and CEO of Mexens Technology, announced today the hard launch of Navizon, the world’s first software based, peer produced, wireless positioning network. Navizon is a software system which can be loaded onto a mobile device to provide its users with geographical positioning information plus many more advanced customized features. Navizon’s innovation arises from the fact that its map is both created, and constantly enhanced, by the users themselves.
Navizon’s software is currently compatible with Windows mobile devices and cell phones using the Symbian operating system, and is free for non-commercial use. Navizon members are allowed access to a massive storage and retrieval repository containing highly accurate positioning data which is contributed from members around the world.
TomTom’s Western Europe new maps
TomTom, Europe’s leading personal and in-car navigation solution provider, today announced it is to offer its TomTom GO, TomTom GO 300, TomTom GO 500, TomTom ONE and TomTom RIDER customers the opportunity to purchase a single memory card including map data of the entire Western Europe.
With the choice of 18 countries, this new package enables seamless door-to-door navigation from the likes of Paris to Berlin or Rome to Amsterdam, without having to switch your maps. And with a price point of €249, enjoying the sights and sounds of Western Europe is also great value. With the convenience of being able to simply plug in the memory card and GO – TomTom ensures it is even easier to navigate from A to B.
Thales MobileMapper CE the ultimate Mobile Mapping platform
Ready for a wide range of extreme mobile applications, MobileMapper CE is the next generation handheld GPS mobile mapping device from Thales Navigation. MobileMapper CE handheld GPS receiver integrates sub-meter positioning with embedded Windows CE .NET, Bluetooth wireless technology and many more valuable features to offer field professionals the ultimate combination of high-performance and affordability.
An open-platform design with embedded Microsoft Windows CE .NET, MobileMapper CE provides support for off-the-shelf Windows CE GIS software and many other mobile applications. With a removable 32 MB SD memory card, touch screen technology, field replaceable all-day battery and built-in alphanumeric keypad, MobileMapper CE is simple, rugged and affordable, ensuring your success with superior performance.
Magellan Roadmate 760 receives Ces 2006 Innovations Award
Magellan proudly announces that the Consumer Electronics Association has named its Magellan RoadMate 760 portable vehicle navigation system a 2006 Innovations Design and Engineering honoree in the Vehicle/Mobile Electronics category. The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards competition is endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America and is a hallmark for the best designed products in consumer technology, recognizing the most innovative consumer electronics products.
