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MOTONAV GC550

Aug 10, 2009 gps navigation, motorola 4 Comments

Motorola is about to add a new GPS navigation system to their limited Motonav series. It is called MOTONAV GC550 and it just made it through FCC.

As we suspected back in April the new GC550 will be 3G connected, as opposed to their older entry models TN20 and TN30.

Some of the features of the new GC550 will be:

• 3D maps
• voice commands
• Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free calls
• microSD card slot
• Google local search
• weather, traffic, and flight updates

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3G connected MotoNav’s

Apr 14, 2009 gps navigation, motorola 1 Comment

News came out today talking about Motorola getting ready to enter the two-way-connected GPS navigation system market.

“We’re absolutely making a bigger play,” said navigation product line manager Blake Bullock. “We believe we can bring something new to the table with Motorola’s vast experience in wireless connectivity. We have aspirations to do just that, combining the best aspects of 3G smartphones with PNDs and creating optimized experiences for consumers.”

Even though there are no details about the new 3G lineup we expect something similar to the MotoNav TN20 and TN30 that were released back in October of 2008 and sold exclusively by Radio Shack… Read More …

motonav TN30

Oct 28, 2008 gps navigation, motorola 3 Comments

The second model from Motorola for their brand new GPS navigation lineup is the MotoNav TN30, one model up from TN20 we just talked about.

Motonav TN30 has a larger 4.3″ screen, pronounces street names (text-to-speech), features bluetooth connectivity that has been tested on 15 different brands of phones, and comes with preloaded maps of the 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Canada.

Just like TN20, MotoNav TN30 will exclusively be available at RadioShack but will cost an extra $100; to bring the price up to $300.

motonav TN20

Oct 28, 2008 gps navigation, motorola 3 Comments

We would like to welcome to Motorola to the standalone GPS navigation system market! Their first model is called MotoNav TN20 and it will be available at RadioShack for $200.

TN20 is their entry level GPS navigation system with a 3.5″ screen. However it still has text-to-speech feature so you can always keep your eyes on the road. The maps are from Navteq and cover the continental U.S; no Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or Canada.

There’s really nothing else special about the TN20. The hardware is pretty standard too: SD card slot for updating maps, 2.5 hours of battery life, touch screen, and a USB port for charging.

Motonav T805 and T815 almost ready

May 16, 2007 bluetooth, gps navigation, motorola 1 Comment

We had discussed the Motonav T815 and T805 back in February this year. It looks like the T805 and the T815 has made it through FCC and Motorola is getting ready to start its beta program.

We have no idea when it will be out of beta but currently the full version works with Motorola RAZR V3x, V3xx, maxx V6, and the lite version is supported on Motorola RAZR V3i, KRZR K1, RIZR Z3, SLVR L6, L7. Once it is ready Motonav will run on many other Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other mid-range phones with Bluetooth and Java. The version supported depends on the capabilities of the phone model.

Key features:

• Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance
• Moving map display
• Local search for businesses and points-of-interest
• Web address entry and synchronization
• Share locations with others
• Pedestrian navigation mode (full version only)
• Announce street names during guidance (full version only)
• Traffic updates (full version only – not complete yet)
• Quick start GPS (full version only – not complete yet)

If you are still curious go to the Motonav beta program and play around (uid: motorola, pass: motonav2007) or read this pdf.

some details on Motonav and T805 (and T815)

Feb 17, 2007 bluetooth, gps navigation, motorola, phones 2 Comments

At 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona, Motorola presented its Motonav navigation solution for portable phones. It is consists of a Bluetooth GPS receiver (T805 and T815), and Motonav navigation software, and according to marketing, it also includes a memory card, mounting kits, and a charger.

A Bluetooth GPS receiver is nothing new, but the Motorola design’s is quite unique.

It uses a GPS SiRF III chip with A-GPS capabilities which allows the remote loading of ephemeris data. That means that your portable device will download the ephemeris data regarding each satellite and send them to GPS chip so that TTFF takes a lot shorter. In this case Motorola claims 5 to 8 seconds for the TTFF.

Both T805 and T815 has a power saving function which shuts down the device if no Bluetooth peripheral is connected. Another interesting feature is that the LEDs will also turn off to not distract the driver.

Like we mentioned before two versions will be available : Motonav T805 and Motonav T815.

Motonav T815 is compatible with Symbian S60 type SmartPhones and Windows Mobile SmartPhones. And soon it will also be compatible with Linux SmartPhones. With the T815 the maps are stored in SmartPhone on a memory card and route calculations are made by the mobile phone. The navigation software is provided by Destinator.

Motonav T805 is compatible with bluetooth mobile phones that are not using Symbian, Windows Mobile or Linux type opereating systems but still have Java. With the T805 the maps are stored on a server and route calculations are also made by the server. The navigation software is provided by Jentro.

In either case, the maps are provided by Navteq. The radar locations are provided and the update is done directly and free for life.

Motonav service provides traffic information with the Premium version, using the service v-traffic coming from Mediamobile, and this information is downloaded to your mobile device via Internet (GPRS, EDGE, 3G..).

A nice feature, Motonav has voice synthesis and allows pronounciation of street names, even on the Java version. This functionality is very practical and makes it possible to spend less time looking navigation screen.

Motonav services will also offer sending one’s GPS position by SMS, but it is necessary that the recipient also has Motonav. Also a service that will allow uploading pictures with GPS position data included to flickr will be available.

These Motonav navigation servieces should be available during May, however the prices are not yet defined… via (auto translated)

Motorola T805 (and T815)

Feb 13, 2007 bluetooth, gps navigation, motorola Leave a comment

T805 is Motorola’s new phone-based navigation system featuring MOTONAV. If we’re not mistaken T805 is nothing but a regular bluetooth GPS receiver with a fancy name and a Motorola logo on it. The press release says with the purchase of a T805 you’ll get a 12 month free subscription to the MOTONAV service which gives you access to up-to-date online maps.

The Motorola T805 uses MOTONAV to send you from Point A to Point B with easy to follow, turn-by-turn directions. The map on the phone screen reorients, zooms, and moves to show exact location, direction, and next turn. Each direction is spoken to you through the phone’s speaker,, so you’ll never need to take your eyes off the road. You’ll stay on route and on time with GPS accuracy and satellite-based positioning for precise location. Missed a turn? The Motorola T805 will immediately recalculate your trajectory and get you back on track. Hungry? Search for local points of interest as your end destination or throughout your route.

We have no info on what kind of bluetooth phones can support this MOTONAV service they speak of or how much it will cost. I guess we’ll have more info coming as we get closer to the “Q2 2007″ release date.

In addition Motorola also released T815 which looks identical to the T805 but instead of being phone based, the T815 is called “Smartphone-Based Navigation System”. Again we have no list of phones that can work with T815 but from the press release it sounds like the T815 has more functionality when used with the MOTONAV service.