Mar
21
Find parking spots with your GPS Navigation System
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Now you don’t have to waste time driving around trying to find a parking spot. Spark Parking’s detailed parking information provides the locations of every paid parking facility in each covered city – from the enormous multi-level garages to the tiny surface lots hidden in alleys. In addition, Spark Parking includes facility size, [...]
Mar
20
Motorola Enters GPS Market with the T815 and T805
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Motorola have decided to join the GPS Industry with their latest products the T815 and T805. They have released a new service call MotoNav, which will be available for the T805 (Java Enabled Phones) and the T815 (Smartphone’s)
Summary of key features (T815):
Portable, just clip and you are ready to go. Visor clip, vehicle [...]
Mar
20
Garmin StreetPilot c580 Review
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The perfect gps system for road warriors. The Garmin StreetPilot will be available around March 23rd at stores like www.gpsdock.com.
You can get dynamic content from MSN Direct using the street pilot c580 and free trial service* to MSN Direct, you can check the weather, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices and check movie times [...]
Mar
19
3D Navigation from ViaMichelin
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Over at CeBit 2007, ViaMichelin have just shown off their new software “3D monument Viamichelin Navigation” that renders maps in 3D. What do you think, do we really need 3D maps for gps car navigation systems? 3D city models will be available in 2007 for 13 cities in Europe and 30 cities in North America. [...]
Mar
19
TomTom Home makes it to 1 million users
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TomTom annouced that more than one million users have accessed and are now registered for TomTom HOME, TomTom’s free software that enables TomTom users to update and personalize their devices.
Key features of TomTom home:
Update your TomTom with the latest software and services automatically
Automatically updates your Safety Cameras (requires a subscription)
Easily install maps [...]
Mar
16
Garmin Astro 220 GPS Based Dog tracking
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Garmin are introducing the Astro, the first high sensitivity GPS-enabled dog tracking system for sportsmen, hunters or even that homeowner with a wondering dog . This unique system pinpoints your dogs position and shows you exactly where he is, even when you cant see or hear him.
Your dog gets a comfortable harness, you get a [...]
Mar
15
Gps Systems with Bluetooth technology
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One of the most requested features on gps car navigation systems today is the Bluetooth option. One of the main functions of bluetooth with gps systems is to download maps, poi’s (points of interest) and directions wirelessly. No more wired connections.
Some other bluetooth enabled units like the Garmin Nuvi 360 give you the ability [...]
Mar
15
Garmin announces new Nuvi models
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Alot of people love the Nuvi series from Garmin but say that their current prices are too high, well Garmin has annouced today a new line of their popular Nuvi series. The new models will be the Nuvi 200, Nuvi 250 and Nuvi 270. They are all going to be introduced at low prices.
They all [...]
Mar
14
Time Change on GPS Systems
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Since daylight savings time came a few weeks earlier than usual, most Garmin GPS Systems are still are an hour off. If you want your gps system to show the correct time, then you’ll have to do a software update to get your gps back on track. Garmin released some software updates for their [...]
Mar
13
Garmin GPS 18 Review - Laptop GPS
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You can turn your laptop PC into a powerful street navigator with the GPS 18 from Garmin. It is a GPS sensor bundled with nRoute and City Select software that automatically guides you with turn-by-turn directions and voice prompts to get you safely to your destination.
Garmin have lately have added a free software download to [...]
