Archive for January, 2010

SkyCaddie SGX GPS range finder

Jan 31, 2010 , ,


SkyGolf is announcing a brand new GPS enabled rangefinder called SkyCaddie SGX.

SkyCaddie SGX has a 3″ transflective LCD screen, Lithium-ion battery that can last up to 14 hours, offers up to 30,000 pre-loaded and ground-verified maps. It can automatically rotate the green to match a golfer’s angle of approach and provides all of the distances needed to hit greens – and many more features we’re not too familiar with.

But anyhow, the SkyCaddie SGX will be available in April 2010 for a suggested price of $400.

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Garmin Nuvi 1860 almost out in the UK

Jan 30, 2010 , , , ,


The Garmin Nuvi 1860 we mentioned back in August might be coming out in the U.K pretty soon, and we get a chance to see what it may look like once it finally comes out in the U.S. of A. Nuvi 1860 is a special kind of GPS navigation system for it features WiFi, a web browser, and even a camera that can take geotagged pictures. Some features we’ve seen before here and there, but not from Garmin.

Garmin Nuvi 1860 will run some sort of Linux OS in the background and will have a 4.8″ screen, and bluetooth support. Also with your purchase you’ll get a free 1yr subscription to their nuLink services which cover Google local search, traffic, gas prices, Ciao!, weather, movie times, local events, Send to GPS, flight status, converter, White Pages, and myGarmin.

How much? £499.00 says this site. That’s about $800, which sounds right, knowing Garmin.

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free promo codes for iPhone GPS navigation app from Kapten

Jan 29, 2010 , , , , ,


A few days ago we talked about the Kapten GPS navigation app for the iPhone. These Frenchies were so nice they wanted us to give our readers bunch of free promo codes. Lucky you guys.

The app is called Kapten for iPhone and promo code is good for the North American version only. The app normally goes for $8/month at the app store.

How Kapten is different than most other GPS navigation apps is that it is “multi-transport”. You can define your means for travel – in fact you can even start with driving and get the rest of the routing for on-foot. Not only that but the app is also good to be used for public transportation. Kapten for iPhone can do text-to-speech for spoken directions, 2D, 3D views, as well adaptive which changes angle and zoom level with speed, and switches automatically between landscape and portrait modes.

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We’ll close this article for comments in 10 days and after that we’ll announce the winners! Here is a hint! We have more than ten promo codes.

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iPad does GPS.

Jan 28, 2010 , , ,


No need speculate anymore. iPad does GPS if you have $629 or more. That’s because it is only available in the model that carries a 3G module.

Nowadays you can almost be sure that anything that carries a 3G antenna is also capable of A-GPS. A-GPS stands for “assisted GPS” and is actually better than plain old GPS, not the other way around.

But anyhow, the base model is also location aware, though not as much as the 3G model. It can figure out your location based on Wi-Fi signals, and figure out your direction using the digital compass. 3G model however can also figure out your location using cellular towers. Both models also carry the accelerometer.

So what can you do with a GPS enabled coffee table device? You can use any of the existing GPS navigation apps for the iPhone if for some reason you take it with you on a vehicle. No kidding though, this ridiculous article on NYTimes actually thinks Apple iPad is a threat to standalone GPS navigation systems. The commenters are even more funny…

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garmin software for golfers

Jan 28, 2010 , , , , ,


Garmin has a new stat-tracking software for their handheld GPS device for golfers – Approach G5. It is a free upgrade for G5 owners and it helps you keep track of fairways hit, greens hit in regulation, putts per round and how far they hit each club.

How does it work? Well, after every tee shot, Approach G5 asks if you hit the fairway. It also gives you the option of measuring how far you hit every shot. If you’re crazy about stats you can also put in which club you used to get an average for that club later on. You have to enter your score for each hole, and your presented with the option to tally your putts per round and the number of greens you hit in regulation.

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live GPS tracker winner!

Jan 27, 2010 , ,


If you remember last week we announced that we were giving away a GPS tracking device from Rocky Mountain Tracking. Well, the time is up and we have a winner. Our lucky reader is Jeff who left the 19th comment. He said:

I could see attaching this to my Garmin in case it got stolen…

Not exactly sure what he meant but we’ll still ship out the Smart Tracker to him. Congratulations!

If you didn’t win and still really want one of these you can get one from here for $175. Considering it does not have any monthly fees – which is a huge plus when it comes to live tracking – $175 is a bargain. And make sure you don’t miss out on our future giveaways – subscribe to our feed.

Here is how it all came together for Jeff:

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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS7 digital camera does GPS

Jan 26, 2010 , , ,


Panasonic just introduced the new LUMIX DMC-ZS7 which has a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens and a powerful 12x optical zoom which can even be used while recording movies. It can capture 12.1MP images but more importantly it has a built-in GPS receiver that can embed exact location of stills and movies which they claim is great when sharing your media online – making things a lot easier for your favorite stalker.

Like we said Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 utilizes GPS which stores latitude and longitude in the EXIF data. Not only that but thanks to location information stored internally this camera knows about the name of the city, country and state, and information for more than 500,000 popular landmarks, while covering 73 countries. Another plus of having a GPS receiver on board is that the LUMIX ZS7 can automatically adjust its internal clock to the local time.

We’re not really digital camera people here at Navigadget but some of the features of DMC-ZS7 include Sonic Speed AF (Auto Focus), a short startup time of approximately 1.1 seconds, manual control features, face recognition, intelligent resolution and intelligent zoom, AF Tracking, and finally Intelligent ISO Control and Intelligent Exposure.

It doesn’t end there – LUMIX ZS7 can record AVCHD Lite HD video, and also features Dolby Digital Stereo Creator to record high quality audio. It has a 3.0″, high resolution wide-viewing angle screen.

Panasonic LUMIX ZS7 will be available in silver, black, red and blue models. How much will it cost? We don’t but it better be sub $400.

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Timex Ironman Global Trainer with GPS

Jan 26, 2010 , , , ,


Timex is coming out with a GPS enabled training watch called Timex Ironman Global Trainer. The watch is equipped with SiRF Star III GPS receiver that can get you your speed, distance, and even pace.Nothing your Google Tracks apps can’t do on your Android phone but we don’t think you’d want your phone on your during swimming part of the triathlon.

Back to this GPS training watch – Timex can record 100 waypoints to track back and create routes, has 50 meter water resistant case, for display panes that can be customized, and a special USB connection for charging and syncing.

Timex Ironman Global Trainer with GPS is compatible with Timex Heart Rate and Bike Sensors, and other third-party bike power sensors using ANT+.

We’re not sure how much this GPS enabled Timex watch will cost but our source tells us it will be available in U.S. of A starting this May at REI stores.

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QStarz BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer

Jan 26, 2010 , ,


QStarz just announced another kick ass GPS data logger called BT-Q1000eX. What makes this GPS data logger so special is that it has update frequency of 5Hz. That means GPS updates 5 times every second!

Some other features/specs of the BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer include MTK II GPS chipset, 42 hour battery life, ability to store 400000 waypoints, 15 second satellite fix time, vibration sensor, and even a beeper.

Software? They included two.
Dual Software Included

QSports

  • Personal data setting for calculation calories
  • Sports Database management
  • For Record and manage your various exercise or sports.
  • Smart training plan and track for personal analysis
  • Share your tracks of sports or travel with friends

QTravel

  • Built-in Google Map and visualization UI for users to easily manage their travel
  • Friendly design, Q-Wizard can make import/export much easier and faster
  • Flicker and Locr integration
  • Media files synchronization
  • Export HTML/MHT/GPX/KMZ/KML/CSV files for sharing -> HTML file can playback

Check out the images below.



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Kapten for iPhone

Jan 24, 2010 , , , ,


People at Kapsys – makers of the screenless GPS navigation system Kapten – just came out with a GPS navigation app for the iPhone called Kapten for iPhone.

Some of the key features of the new app include support for multitransport navigation (i.e pedestrian navigation with or without using public transports, car, motorbike, bicycle navigation), monthly license model which is renewable at will starting from 3.99€ and can be converted into permanent license.

Kapten for iPhone is already third behind TomTom and Navigon at the French AppStore. They have country, whole Europe, or North America versions.

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