Jobo’s PhotoGPS Is Now Mac-friendly
Remember the Jobo’s PhotoGPS that was launched last year, now the company has made it available for Mac users. As a reminder this PhotoGPS allows automatic geo-tagging by capturing raw GPS data and time which enables new and more efficient ways to organize, search, visualize, and share photo collections. Each time you take a picture with the photoGPS attached to the camera’s flash mount, JOBO’s photoGPS automatically captures raw GPS data such as country, city, street and point of interest and stores this information in its own internal memory. Finally using the included JOBO photoGPS software, users can quickly and easily match times and locations of their photos once the data have been transferred onto their PC.
Mio Spirit at CES 2009
I am glad to hear that Mio will unveil more details of its Mio Spirit interface at CES 2009. The operating system offers touchscreen features support that allows you to drag interface elements on the display, viewing geotagged photos/ 3D representations landmarks and complex junctions. Other features include a 4.3 inch display, MP3 playback support and voiced street names for your convenience. More details should be available with the formal start of CES on January 8th, 2009.
Source:Electronista
Nextar Q4-LT Navigation
Nextar offers its Q4-LT portable navigation device this holiday season that features a 4.3 inch touchscreen display, an integrated speaker/antenna, Text-to-speech support, 2D/3D NAVTEQ maps of the US and Canada, 1.6 million POIs, and MP3/JPEG file format support. What makes this navigation gadget more special is that it comes with a lifetime free traffic updates. The Nextar Q4-LT portable navigation gadget retails for $249.99 a pop.
Source:technology
Qstarz Explore 2000 GPS Sports Recorder
The gadget features 4MB memory that holds 260,000 waypoints, 20 hour operation time, backlit LCD display, and Odometer that displays speed, total moving time, average speed, elevation, longitude, latitude. The Qstarz Explore 2000 GPS Sports Recorder retails for $139. Each purchase comes bundled with a USB cable, software CD, travel charger, users guide, bike mount and a sports armband.
Source:Navigadget
Nextar Comes Back With New GPS Systems
The gadgets are powered by rechargeable li-ion battery. The Nextar Q4-01 offers maps of 50 states, meanwhile the Q4-02 comes with maps of Canada and Puerto Rico with six million points of interest. The Nextar Q4-01 and Q4-02 retails for $299 and $399, respectively.
Source:Engadget
Mobile Internet Navigation
The highly anticipated Atom-powered ClarionMiND Mobile Internet Navigation Device is now available for sale. Priced at $650 at Crutchfield, the gadget offers Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 4.8 inch WVGA touchscreen display, microSD memory card slot, 4GB SSD and Firefox-based web browser. It is currently available in black, red and white.
Source:tech2
Use ‘Shotgun’ for Your Navigation
GPS navigation gadgets maker TeleNav has officially released its new GPS navigation system known as the Shotgun in the U.S. The gadget offers a 4.3 inch LCD display and is able to connect wirelessly via GSM to provide access to real-time traffic updates and Over-The-Air upgrades, including restaurant reviews, address sharing for easier, the latest weather information, and the latest traffic conditions. Measuring 4.9 inch x 3.1 inch x 0.75 inch, the TeleNav Shotgun is now available for $300 with three months of free TeleNav Connected Service. You can get a cheaper price for $239 ($9.96/month) with a 2-year plan or $129 ($10.75/month) with a 1-year plan.
Source:TeleNav
Holux GPSmile 62 at CES 2009
Come CES in January Holux will release its latest GPS navigation unit dubbed the GPSmile 62. The gadget comes with a multimedia player so you can watch videos and listen to your tunes on your road trips. The 5″ WQVGA widescreen is “edge-free” meaning you can drag maps around nice and smooth. You can store your maps on SD cards up to 4GB, and it also comes with a removable rechargable battery and built-in speakers and Bluetooth. The receiver can track 32 satellites at once and the TMC antenna shows you if there are traffic jams so you can alternate your routes. No news on Stateside availability but we’ll keep you posted.
Source:Navigadget
Navigon 5100 and 2090S GPS Units With 2 Years Free Map Updates
Navigon finally unleashes their promised Navigon 5100 GPS unit. What we didn’t know, is that with it they’re throwing a more basic 2090S unit. The 5100, in its 4.3-inch glory, comes with free real-time traffic updates for life. And while the 3.5-inch 2090S comes with more basic functionalities, they both come with free FreshMaps packages. That’s 8 free map updates over the course of two years. No more using your GPS’ outdated maps as an excuse when you come home late from work, folks. You can grab these babies for $299 and $199, exclusively at RadioShack.
Source:Gizmodo
Two New Navigation Gadgets From Nextar
Nextar today officially announced two new GPS units in its SNAP family. Dubbed as the SNAP5 and SNAP7, the former has a 5-inch touch panel and the latter comes with a 7-inch touchscreen display. Both navigation gadgets measure at only 0.7-inches thick and come equipped with stereo speakers, text-to-speech support, US / Canada Tele Atlas maps, an SD card slot, a built-in MP3 player / JPEG viewer, 2D / 3D map viewing modes, a rechargeable Li-ion battery and a magnetic docking station. The Nextar SNAP5 and SNAP7 will be released in the US market in Spring 2009 for $299.99 and $349.99, respectively.
Source:Engadget