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Harman Kardon introduced GPS-810 today, a new addition to their GPS navigation lineup which only consisted of GPS-500 and GPS-300 up until now.

The new GPS-810 is actually one of three GPS navigation systems introduced today, other two being GPS-510, and GPS-310. GPS-810 is the top of the line product priced at $600 and is expected to be available next month. It comes with a wireless rotary controller for in-car operation that could make things a lot easier for the driver. There’s of course the bluetooth connectivity nowadays expected from every GPS navigation system that costs over $300. But Harman Kardon does not throw in just any bluetooth function; it adds dual built-in microphones and a noise-cancellation system for best audio quality. Harman Kardon GPS-810 also comes with a wireless FM transmitter that can transmit voice commands and phone calls to your car’s speakers… via

Deluo introduced the first ever GPS receiver embedded inside an actual laptop computer mouse.

Deluo Mouse GPS sells for only $95 on Amazon and comes with Microsoft Streets And Trips 2007 to get you going right out of the box.

The mouse part is pretty standard with USB hook up, retractable cord to keep things tidy, and is optical and does not require any batteries. The GPS receiver comes from Atmel which provided ANTARIS 4 chip with SuperSense that can track 16 satellites at once.

Panasonic’s CN-GP50 model which we talked about here at Navigadget before got the official word from the manufacturer today. The only difference is the last letter in the model name which now changed to CN-GP50U, instead of the CN-GP50N. Possibly CN-GP50U is the model they’re introducing in the U.S. with maps from Navteq covering U.S., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Strada CN-GP50 will be available in December for $500. You should look into CN-GP50 if the mainstream 4.3″ screen is not big enough for you since Panasonic put a huge 5″ screen on this GPS navigation system. The device also has some high end features making up for that 1/2 grand price tag; offering voice recognition to set your destination which learns your vocal characteristics for enhanced accuracy, regardless of language or dialect, an electronic compass to keep you on track while GPS signals are weak, and bluetooth phone connectivity to take calls hands free… via

Here is a concept phone - supposedly the new Nokia N96. Thanks to photoshop we know what it will look like and even have made up specs:

• 10 GB internal memory
• CDMA 2100
• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• HSDPA
• 3.2 inch screen with 16 million colors
• WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, Mini USB 2.0 and infrared
• full QWERTY keyboard
• 6MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics and optic zoom
• 3.5mm jack
• Digital TV
• FM Radio
• GPS
• touchscreen and joystick navigation
• motion sensor

For more pics go to this site. Also if you are into this kind of stuff also check out Nokia N98… via

Samsung i780 which we talked about earlier this month was finally announced by Samsung in London yesterday.

Samsung i780 follows the design of i600 and it will be a top of the line product integrating the 3G, HSDPA, GPS and Wi-Fi. The main features of this device include a full keyboard, a screen with 320×320 pixels resolution, Windows Mobile 6 Pro OS, as well as a mouse which gets rid of the stylus making it operable with only one hand.

Hardware specs:

• 2.6″ TFT touch screen
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• integrated GPS receiver with assisted GPS
• Triband GSM (900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), GPRS, EDGE, 3G (2100 MHz) and HSDPA
• 2MP digital camera and a VGA lens in the front for video conferencing
• 256 MB ROM (not yet confirmed)
• 128 MB RAM (not yet confirmed)
• Bluetooth 2.0 + A2DP
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• MiniUSB 2.0
• microSD port
• Integrated Trackpoint
• Dimensions : 11.6×6.1×1.3 cm
• Mobile Windows 6 Professional

No details have been revealed about the supplier of the GPS chip by Samsung. It will be marketed in Europe in January for about 500 €… via

Nokia 500 which we announced this past summer is ready to hit the shelves in the U.S. now that it’s cleared FCC. We now also have the full specs of Nokia 500 which is a standalone dedicated GPS navigation device which is capable of connecting your phone calls via bluetooth and transmitting them to your car’s speakers.

Nokia 500 has a 4.3″ touch screen with 480×272 pixels resolution and an internal battery that lasts at least two hours with maximum energy consumption. More specs:

• Samsung CPU S3C2440A @400 MHz
• turn-by-turn instructions including street names
• dynamic navigation via TMC
• Music Player (MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC+)
• Video Player (MPEG4, 3GP, WMV)
• Photo Viewer (JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG)
• SiRF StarIII LP GPS Receiver
• 3.5 mm Jack for Headphones
• Memory card reader, supporting SDHC (SD cards up to 16 GB)
• mini-USB Connector

We still don’t know what the price will be in the U.S. but it sells for 300 € ($432) in Europe… via

Pioneer displayed this ultra cool dashboard at a motor show in Japan called 3D floating vision. The translation does not reveal much but as far as we can tell this dashboard has two standard LCD screens and a third one which projects the images between the two. The cool thing is it can be controlled with hand gestures without having to touch a screen or a button which could come in handy on a bumpy road.

We’d appreciate some help from our Korean readers. See aving for more pictures…

We had featured this GPS navigation system under a different name (Zamm) here on Navigadget. It did make it to U.S. under a different name, now called CoolNavi 700.

It still has the same features, except the obvious: No DMB receiver.

• DUAL Core ARM Processor
• Windows Mobile OS
• SiRF Star III GPS receiver
• 7″ wide screen display 800×480 resolution
• 2GB CF Card preloaded with maps of USA & Canada
• SD card slot
• FM Transmitter

The software on board supports and MPEG, WMV movies, at 30 frames per second in NTSC/PAL format, and the hardware allows for video inputs. It also has a port for USB memory sticks. Not sure where it’s available for sale yet but we’ll keep you updated… (meanwhile check this thread)

A couple of websites are talking about the Magellan RoadMate 1200 which is no where to be found on Magellan’s own website making people think it is a really basic model prepared just for Black Friday. Magellan 1200 has a 3.5″ anti-glare touchscreen and apparently uses Centrality Atlas II GPS receiver as opposed to SiRF Star III.

The onboard memory has maps of the continental US, Hawaii and Puerto Rico already loaded in addition to 1.3 million points of interest. Other features include voice guidance helping you keep your hands on the road and QuickSpell which eliminates letters that are not found in its memory while entering addresses

You can find it online for as low as $200… via gpspassion and GPS TrackLog

Capoint Co is bringing a new GPS navigation system to U.S.called XRoad V4050. Just yesterday the device secured an FCC approval and is well on its way to hit the shelves here in the U.S. XRoad V4050 is actually the same as Takara GP43 which we had talked about when it came out in Europe a couple of months ago.

XRoad V4050 has a wide 4.3″ touch screen, SD card reader, SiRF Star III GPS receiver, and a multimedia player that support MP3, MPEG4 and JPG files.

We have no info on pricing, but the European version mentioned above had an MSRP of 500 €.