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Dash have just announced a new price on their amazing gps system. The new price of $299 is half of what it was when the machine debuted  a few months ago.  At this price point, the Dash suddenly becomes very competitive based on price.

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Mio have just come out with a new navigation system called the Knight rider. The new gps system comes complete with Kitt’s voice and led lights that mimic the original knight rider tv series. The new system will be priced somewhere around $300 and should be available in a few months.

Garmin are gearing up on the release of their highly anticipated smart phone called the Nuvifone in a few month. Many analysts believe that this phone will compete with the iphone directly. Garmin have not disclosed the price of the Nuvifone but industry exparts expect it to debut at around $299.

Initial reviews for the Nuvifone have been mostly positive, with the device’s user interface gathering praise.

“It’s obvious that the device is very GPS-centric with tons of icons for applications to help you find nearby points of interest,”

according to Laptop magazine who played with the device at the ongoing CommunicAsia conference in Singapore.  Here is a hands on review of the new Nuvifone.

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Tomtom just announced that they have successfully tested and tried out their navigation software of the 3G iphone. There are some rumors that Apple might not have authorized Tomtom to develop the gps navigation.The iphone SDK legal documents specifically state the no company may design gps navigation system software for the phone.

Applications may not be designed or marketed for real time route guidance; automatic or autonomous control of vehicles, aircraft, or other mechanical devices; dispatch or fleet management; or emergency or life-saving purposes.

This might mean that Apple will not entertain any other company’s gps software on their phone, or that they got Tomtom an exclusive contract to develop the software. What do you think ?

One critical element of a gps navigation system is the the routing engine that is inbuilt into a machine. The routing engine is software that figures out which route to display to a user. In order to come up with the best route, the software uses math algorithms and a decision model based on attributes like road closings, speed limits, number of traffic lights etc.

The software uses all this data and compiles to help it make a decision on the the best route. Therefore if you were to compare two competing gps systems side by side, you will probably get different routes depending on what routing engine the systems use.

There are two main players that design routing engine software for gps navigation systems, Navtexq and Tele Atlas. Garmin and Magellan systems use Navteq whil Tomtom uses Tele Atlas.

The software is sold to manufactures like garmin and magellan in packages and the price is based on how many attributes the software should analyze. Therefore more expesive gps systems typically have better routing engines than their least expensive couterparts.

One of the main reasons why your gps sometimes gives you funny directions is that its software did not process enough attibutes to give you the best route. This usually happens with the cheaper gps systems bacause the manufactures did not want to spend enough money on the routing engine. So the next time you get some funny directions from your gps system remember you get what you pay for.

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Mio have just announced a brand new gps camera called the Mio Leap K1. The new system features a 3.5 inch touch screen, a GPS and a digital camera. You will be able to GeoTag any pictures that you take using the new camera. Mio have not released all the features that will be available on this new device, we shall post the details as soon as we receive them.

Mercedes-Benz have just announced that they will be continuing the relationship that they had with Garmin by introducing the StreetPilot III (which is basically a Garmin Nuvi 760) to all new generation A-Class, B-Class and C-Class cars. The gps systems will be designed with a new in-car mount which will be wired directly into the vehicle’s electronics system eliminating all visible wires and text-to-speech directions come directly through the car’s speaker system.

The new gps systems will be released in Europe first and make their way to the US market sometime later.

Columbus have just released a new data logger called the V-900. It features an integrated microSD memory card, software that will let you map out coordinates during a trip and also has bluetooth connectivity.

Pricing is still unavailable.

Dash Express have just announced the release of a new service that opens up their network to third party software. DashApps will be the name of the applications that will be created. Dash customers will access the application through the MyDash portal. Examples of custom applications that dash users can now download include:

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Route 66 a mapping and navigation software company, recently announced the release of their brand new mapping software called the Mobile 8 for smart phones and pocket pcs that use Windows Mobile. The new software package features high definition maps and a quick search destination finder. Other features include:

• Voice guided Navigation
• Sync application to administer and transfer maps to and from your PC
• Content available for purchase, such as: traffic, weather, travel guides, and map updates at the city, regional, and country level

The software has been release in Europe as for now, no word if they will be releasing a version in the US.

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