http://www.navigadget.com GPS Navigation Systems, GPS Tracking Devices, GPS Phones, Receivers, Reviews, and Hacks Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:14:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Garmin just today announced that together with BMW Motorrad they have developed the new BMW Motorrad Navigator IV. This is a new GPS navigation system for motorcycles that is based on Garmin’s zūmo 660. The new BMW Motorrad Navigator IV takes Garmin’s navigation technology and adds BMW specific features such ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/07/03/bmw-motorrad-navigator-iv/ ALK Technologies just announced recently that their CoPilot Live GPS navigation system is now available for Android phones. You can already grab it from Android Market for your HTC Magic, HTC Dream or the new HTC Hero - for only $35. With CoPilot the maps are stored locally on the phone, ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/07/02/copilot-live-for-android/ If you liked gemoate JR when we first talked about it you'll be pleased to hear that there's a hands-on review available now. The bottom line is this though: Sturdy and accurate, it directed me right to ground zero for the caches I sought. I guess you can't go wrong with this. ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/07/01/geomate-jr-review/ Dell Mini 10 now has GPS option. There aren't that many netbooks out there that offer integrated GPS functionality (Mio Litepad N890 is one) so it is good to see more companies focusing on making GPS available at least as an option. Anyhow, the GPS hardware they have on the ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/30/dell-mini-10-now-has-gps-option/ Good ol' Mapquest has an iPhone application capable of providing driving directions. Called Mapquest 4 Mobile this app doesn't look like it can provide dynamic directions - such as "turn right on Main Street". But it is pretty much like taking directions printout with you in the car - just ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/29/mapquest-navigation-app-for-the-iphone/ Now they have GPS navigation systems with OLED screens in Japan. Called DTN-VX003, and manufactured by Trywin this device has a 4.1" touch display with 480x272 resolution and offers a spacious 4GB internal memory. Other features include SD/SDHC memory expansion slot, 1Seg Digital TV tuner, FM radio, FM transmitter, and ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/29/trywin-dtn-vx003-gps-navigation-system/ It's only been a few weeks since the new iPhone 3.0 operating system has been released and we already have a handful of GPS navigation system applications available/ or soon to be released. Let's recap what we have so far: TeleNav Also known as AT&T Navigator this app is developed by TeleNav. ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/29/iphone-gps-apps/ Hemisphere GPS XF101 is an add on to the field computer "The Archer" built by Juniper Systems of Utah. It is a GPS receiver that integrates with the Archer handheld to provide sub-meter DGPS for location-based applications. It is lower power device so you can still use your handheld PC ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/29/hemisphere-gps-xf101/ It looks like Nextar is trying to stay afloat in this economy by releasing GPS navigation systems fit for every budget. Their latest is the Nextar 43LT which has a 4.3" screen and offers life traffic updates from Navteq's RDS-TMC service (see coverage). It only costs $170. Some other features ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/28/nextar-43lt/ Garmin Dakota 20 is Dakota 10's bigger brother. Announced at the same time Dakota 20 has pretty much the same appearance as Dakota 10 but when it comes to specs it hides a lot inside. Priced only $50 more than Dakota 10, for a total of $350, you can expect ... http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2009/06/27/garmin-dakota-20/