Archive for the ‘phones’ Category

GPS safety cell phone

Nov 18, 2009 gps navigation, phones, tracking

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A company called Clayton Communications just came out with a GPS safety cell phone called ActiveONE. It is a very small GPS device with basic cell phone features and the ability to speed dial four people when you feel you’re in danger.

Active ONE also has a center SOS button which will immediately connect to a US-based 24/7 personal assistance call center. They claim this is better than calling 911 since the personnel already knows who is calling and may already know what kind of assistance you may need – in addition to your location of course.

One other neat feature is to let other family members figure out your location by calling the same call center.

It is mostly designed for the elderly who may have Alzheimer’s or some sort of dementia issues – but there’s no reason for others not to use it. If you’re giving to a very young kid – you better turn off the built-in fall detector though.

Check out their pricing and rates here.

Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone

Nov 16, 2009 gps navigation, magellan, phones

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Our list of iPhone GPS apps keeps growing. Next in line is Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone. It works on iPhone 3G or 3GS and can provide spoken street names.

It is a one time purchase and there are no monthly fees involved. In addition to text-to-speech feature Magellan’s iPhone app also provides highway lane assistance, in-app music control, pedestrian mode, and onboard maps so you can use it without any data service.

You can already download Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone for US and Canada (iTunes) and on the way are other versions which include just Western US, Eastern US, and Europe.

Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone costs $80.

Thanks Allory.

Samsung Behold II almost here

Nov 15, 2009 gps navigation, phones, samsung

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Samsung Behold II which we made official a while ago was announced by T-Mobile this last week. Also known as SGH-t939, the new 3G enabled phone runs on Google’s Android OS and adds Samsung TouchWiz user interface for easy customization with widgets and one-touch access to most used features and applications. Samsung Behold II offers three different home screens just like the MyTouch 3G which can be filled with favorite widgets and application shortcuts.

Some of the features of Behold II are the 3.2-inch AMOLED screen, Wi-Fi, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, zoom, flash, five shooting modes and video, built-in Google services, including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk, corporate e-mail with Exchange ActiveSync, assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, visual voicemail, up to 16GB of external memory, and a 2GB microSD memory card.

SGH-t939 It will be exclusive to T-Mobile and will come out on November 18th in the U.S. Anybody want to guess the price?

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iPhone GPS navigation apps list updated

Nov 12, 2009 gps navigation, phones, software

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We’ve had this list for iPhone GPS navigation apps and we just updated it with the latest information. Let us know if you think we need to add more items to the list. The list only attempts to cover apps that can provide turn by turn directions for the iPhone.

Our list currently has:

  • telenav
  • navigon
  • coPilot
  • tomtom
  • gokivo
  • sygic
  • navmii
  • iGo My Way
  • XRoad
  • MotionX GPS Drive
  • NDrive
  • Mapquest

Droid shows Google Navigation

Nov 10, 2009 gps navigation, phones

Does your phone give you directions? – when you ask it to? (speech recognition) – by telling you (text-to-speech) ? Displaying 3D satellite views, event what your destination looks like (street view)?

Droid Does.

HTC HD2 GPS navigation

Nov 10, 2009 gps navigation, phones, tomtom

Here is a video of CoPilot and TomTom apps being tested on an HTC HD2 with WinMo.

Looks pretty sleek. However with CoPilot landscape mode isn’t all the efficient for making use of that screen. TomTom does a better job. HTC HD2 is a giant phone by the way…

Vobis Zeus

Nov 10, 2009 gps navigation, phones

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Vobis Computer just announced a new Android phone with GPS capabilities called Vobis Zeus – or more precisely Vobis Highscreen Zeus. Zeus has a 3.2″ touch screen, qwerty slide out keyboard, 3MP camera with auto focus, A-GPS supported GPS features, 528Mhz processor, microSD card slot, bluetooth, and a 1100mAh Li-Ion battery which should get you about 400 hours of standby time. As far as navigation Vobis Zeus’ navigation service will be called iDA, developed by Intrinsync. Russian maps are coming from Navteq.

It will soon come out in Russia for about $480 however we do not know the exact release date…

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Sony Xperia X10

Nov 4, 2009 gps navigation, phones, sony

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was just made official yesterday. The new X10 has a 4″ capacitive touch screen and runs on a flavor of Android 1.6. It carries an 8.1MP digital camera with auto focus but there’s no flash. The processor buzzes at 1Ghz and it may likely come to T-Mobile as supports the 1700Mhz frequency for HSPA.

There’s of course an integrated GPS receiver and as soon as you can upgrade the Xperia X10 to Android 2.0 you can start using Google Maps Navigation.

Other features of the Xperia include WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, standard 3.5mm audio jack, gesture controls, 1GB of internal memory, and a microUSB port.

Expect to meet the new Sony Xperia X10 by first half of 2010.

See the video:

TomTom car kit review

Nov 3, 2009 gps navigation, phones, reviews

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Engadget has a decent review of the TomTom’s car kit for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. What they did was to use the iPhone 3GS with a regular car kit and let it use its own GPS receiver, and an iPhone 3G with the TomTom car kit.

In the end both iPhone’s performed very similarly suggesting it may not be a great idea to spend an $120 on the car kit on top of the $100 app…

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LG SB210 for golfers

Nov 2, 2009 fitness, gps navigation, phones

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LG SB210 is the name of the new GPS enabled phone designed for golfers. LG SB210 is a touchscreen device announced in South Korea that comes with maps for 280 golf courses.

Nicknamed Cyon, the device also includes a G-sensor, compass, and software for counting calories so your experience on the golf course can be perfect.

Here are some more features of LG SB210:

  • 3″ touch screen
  • GPS
  • 3MP camera
  • 242MB memory
  • microSD card slot
  • 1000 mAh battery

For about $539 you can show off the LG SB210 to your golfing buddies. South Korea only…

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