Navigon 8110 - 3D maps on your Car GPS

Navigon 8110 - 3D maps on your Car GPS

Navigon has the Navigon 8110 out in the UK and it comes with new 3-D maps that allow you to see the contour of the roads and landscape around you. I assume they've figured out how to show you what's n the other side of that hill when you are coming up to its peak.

I wouldn't be surprised to see this come out on a Garmin device here soon. The recent introductions including the Garmin Colorado handheld and the Nuvi 500/550 series announced yesterday they are showing the basic components of this: 3-D views on the Colorado, that allow you to see what lies ahead in a similar point of view. While the Nuvi 500/550 has the normal 2-D topographical maps, it sets the stage for other offerings and map options that must have Garmin playing with alternative representations of how you would like to drive down the road.

(Via GPS Lodge.)

navigon 2150 max

navigon 2150 max

Navigon has a European version of its 2100 series called Navigon 2150 max. Unlike 2110 or 2120 this one has maps for almost all of Europe.

Here are the features of Navigon 2150 Max:

• 4.3″ screen in 16:9 ratio


• free TMC module


• reality view pro


• Text-to-Speech


• handsfree bluetooth


• exclusive lane Assistant Pro


• Latest Map Guarantee

Navigon 2150 Max will sell for 300 Euros and for an additional 20 Euros you can get map updates for two years…

(Via NaviGadget.)

Garmin nuvi 500 and 550 for driving, walking, cycling or boating

Garmin nuvi 500 and 550 for driving, walking, cycling or boating

The rumors were true -- Garmin announced today the introduction of the nuvi 500 series -- multi-use navigators for driving, cycling, walking and boating. Ruggedized and waterproof, the nuvi 500 series sports a 3.5' touchscreen and appears to share the feature set and much of the interface of the nuvi 2x5 series I wrote about this morning, including the ability to add MSN Direct or FM/TMC traffic.

The nuvi 500 comes with pre-loaded City Navigator and topo maps of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The 550 offers highway coverage of the entire U.S. and Canada but drops the topo maps.

Both units have a removable, li-ion battery (rated at up to 8 hours), with a micro-SD card slot underneath it. A usage mode indicator at the top of the home screen (pictured below) allows you to change modes.

Unlike the' 2x5 series, the units support multi-destination routing, and I assume this applies to driving mode as well as the other modes. They do not support text-to-speech.

One big unknown is whether or not the units support a dedicated geocaching mode, with full-blown paperless geocaching support ala the Colorado and Oregon series.

Availability is listed as the 3rd quarter, and I expect we'll see these units at the Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade show next month if not sooner. One retailer is showing an availability date of August 10 for the nuvi 500, which coincides well with an unveiling at OR.

I'll either update this post or put up a new post as additional information becomes available.

• Garmin nuvi 500 - $499.99 MSRP



• Garmin nuvi 550 - $499.99 MSRP

(Via GPS Tracklog.)

holux gps tracker 007

holux gps tracker 007

Holux is about to come out with a new GPS receiver tracking device that works in sync with a wrist watch to communicate its location.

The details of this GPS receiver + wrist watch combo is quite unclear but we think the GPS receiver component is in the bigger black box and the data is transmitted to the GPS watch.

We’ll keep you updated once we find out more about this.

(Via NaviGadget.)

DS-400GB is now SmartMirror and headed for U.S.

DS-400GB is now SmartMirror and headed for U.S.

The DS-400GB we mentioned a few months ago is headed for the U.S. under the SmartMirror name.

SmartMirror has the features we mentioned last time but now we have more details. For example the navigation software is Navigon Mobile Navigator 6.5 which features Reality View and 12 map updates with FreshMaps. As far as hardware, SmartMirror has a 4″ touch screen, 2GB SD card, integrated speakers, bluetooth for hands free calls, and two video inputs for rear view cameras.

We got in touch with Azentek for release date and price. We’ll keep you updated once we find out more.

UPDATE: Price is $799 and it will be available at retailers nationwide by August 1st.

(Via NaviGadget.)

Becker Z100 - Crocodile

Becker Z100 - Crocodile

Becker have designed a new and hardened and more resistant version of its portable GPS Z101 which we mentioned back in May. This new GPS navigation system; Becker Z100, is nicknamed Crocodile since it is outer casing looks like it has scales.

Z100 Crocodile has a wide screen that measures 4.3″ and Navteq maps of 40 countries in Europe stored on a 2GB SD memory card. It works with live traffic information via RDS/TMC Premium and integrates SiRF Star III GPS receiver chip with the SiRF InstantFixII functionality which allows the prediction for satellite locations and thus a faster GPS fix.

The navigation software comes from Navigon which provides advanced guidance with its 3D RealityView and another innovation which shows pictures of the next turn zoomed in on one screen and general view of the map on another.

No news on when or for how much it will be available just yet…

(Via NaviGadget.)

GPS Bracelet device for Alzheimer Patients

GPS Bracelet device for Alzheimer Patients

It's bad enough that lack of memory bogs an Alzheimer Patient, but keeping track of them can takes its toll on the minders. Spanish company Keruve has come out with a GPS device, which can be worn like a bracelet, to keep a tab on Alzheimer's patients. The system is made up of a special bracelet and a PSP like handheld device that indicates the location of the person wearing the bracelet. The bracelet is water resistant and can only be taken off using a special tool. The bracelet GPS receiver works with GSM1800 and GSM900 networks to broadcast its location to the base unit. The system has a battery life of 3.5 days and should the levels reach low, an alarm sounds off.
The GPS Bracelet device for Alzheimer Patients is available in Europe and sells for €850 or $1.345.

(Via Newlaunches.com.)

iNAVI ES100+

iNAVI ES100+

We now have more details on the iNAVI ES series we mentioned earlier this month. There is a new model called iNAVI ES100+ which apparently is the low end GPS navigation system. As you can see from the picture above this is what Korean’s call low-end:

• 7″ screen


• 700Mhz CPU


• 900mAh battery


• split screen


• realistic 3D mapping


• picture-in-picture feature


• TPEG real time traffic information


• DMB receiver

iNavi ES100+ will be launched in July 21st and will cost 399,000KRW (~$399) for 2GB and 449,000KRW (~$449) for 4GB, and 499,000KRW (~499) for 8GB model…

(Via NaviGadget.)

Viliv X70

Viliv X70

Viliv has just showcased new models in the Viliv X70 series in addition to the initial model ‘Vant’. The new models are X70 Shine, X70 Express, and X70 Study. The Viliv X70’s mostly fall into personal multimedia player (PMP) category but they do have a lot more functions then just playing your music, and videos.

First off Viliv Vant and Viliv X70 Shine both have integrated GPS receiver and thus have door-to-door navigation capabilities. Viliv Vant comes in two versions, one with 30GB HDD, and another with 60GB. Viliv X70 Shine on the other hand comes with a 8GB flash disk. These two models also include Wi-Fi antenna, TPEG traffic receiver, as well as an AV in port.

Other features of Viliv X70’s include digital TV receiver, 256MB memory, 700Mhz processor, 7″ screen, all sorts of support for various media files (even PDF), and of course a web browser.

Viliv X70’s cost anywhere between 400,000KRW to 700,000 ($400 to $700). Not to be expected on the States side…

(Via NaviGadget.)

JATY DR7200 sat nav with MP3 player, DMB television and breathalyzer

JATY DR7200 sat nav with MP3 player, DMB television and breathalyzer

Those crazy Koreans have brought out a new auto toy to tell if you're fit to drive after a few jars of the sauce. Yes, the JATY DR7200 doubles as a breathalyzer as well as a GPS buddy, MP3 player, ebook reader, DMB television device, games console and all round modern day motoring Swiss Army Knife...

(Via Tech Digest.)

palm treo 800w with GPS

palm treo 800w with GPS

Palm and Sprint today officially announced Palm Treo 800W with integrated GPS. With the embedded GPS and Palm software, Treo 800w smartphone offers maps, point-to-point directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches.

This is Sprint’s newest smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional which is designed for business users who depend on their smartphones for high-speed work on the go. Palm Treo 800w operates on the Sprint and utilizes EV-DO Rev. A networks.

Palm Treo 800w has a nice 320x320 screen, 2MP camera, and a microSD card slot. It will cost $250 if you’re willing to stay loyal to Sprint for two years. The door-to-door navigation is of course extra and will cost an extra $10 on top of your voice/data plan.

If you want to see a nice review check out pocketnow.

Once the GPS Navigation program starts up, your selected destination is instantly set up and in moments, the voice prompts start telling you exactly which way to go in order to get there. This integration (combined with the extremely high speed GPS fix times) makes the Treo 800w by far the easiest to use GPS Navigation system I’ve ever seen.

(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin oregon 400t

garmin oregon 400t

Finally we have Garmin Oregon 400t which will fly off the shelves since it only costs $640 ( end sarcasm). While the other 400 Oregon models (400i, 400c) specialize in freshwater and saltwater, 400t specializes in topo maps and 3D map views.

The map that comes with Oregon 400t include details such as national, state and local parks and forests, terrain contours, elevation information, trails, rivers, lakes and points of interest. And in case topo maps mean nothing to you you can switch to the 3D map view to get an idea of how steep the hill is.

The rest of the specs such as the microSD card slot, USB interface, 3″ screen, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, rugged IPX7 waterproof case is all standard on 400t.

(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin oregon 300

garmin oregon 300

One up model from Oregon 200 is Garmin Oregon 300 which was announced just yesterday with the rest of the models.

For $533 MSRP Oregon 300 offers the usual basemaps - but this time with shaded relief. It also adds some hardware changes to offer the electronic compass and the barometric altimeter features. It also has 850MB of built-in memory compared 200’s 24MB but we’re not sure how much of that space is actually free.

Another extra with Garmin Oregon 300 is the ability to share data wireless with other units.

(Via NaviGadget.)

Samsung i8510

Samsung i8510

Samsung is now getting ready release a new GPS integrated camera phone called Samsung i8510. There is very small information on when and where’s about the i8510 but the specs are all out there which look like this:

• integrated A-GPS


• 2.8″ 16 million color display


• 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps connectivity


• Symban S60 9.3 OS


• 8MPl AF camera with xenon flash and 120 fps QVGA recording


• Front camera for video calls


• Ambient light sensor


• Built-in WiFi


• FM Radio


• Divx and Mpeg-4 playback


• 3.5 mm headphone jack


• built-in 3D accelerator chip


• 2 Stereo speakers with Dolby 5.1 Surround support (?)


• 128 MB of RAM


• 16 GB built in storage


• USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, TV-Out, DLNA certified


• 1200 mAh capacity battery with 6hrs talk and 280 hrs stand-by time


• Size: 106.5 x 53.9 x 16.9 mm





(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin oregon 400c

garmin oregon 400c

Garmin Oregon 400c is for the saltwater (oceans and seas, not lakes ;) specialist. In addition to all the features of other models 400c comes with built-in BlueChart g2 coastal charts which includes shorelines, depth contours, navaids, harbors, marinas, port plans coastal roads for the U.S. and Bahamas.

The GPX file format which is used mostly in geocaching is of course supported on Oregon 400c. You can expect to get 16 hours life out of two AA batteries even with that nice 3″ screen and you can add more maps to your device with a microSD card and talk to your PC with the USB port.

Garmin Oregon 400c will cost $640 when it comes 3rd quarter of this year.

(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin oregon 400i

garmin oregon 400i

Garmin Oregon 400i is made for the freshwater enthusiasts. This handheld GPS receiver comes with built-in U.S. Inland Lakes and a worldwide basemap with imagery. Map detail includes shoreline details, depth contours, boat ramps and mile markers for thousands of lakes in the continental U.S.

Oregon 400i has an MSRP of $640 and pretty much has the same hardware as Oregon 300. Just like 300, 400i has barometric altimeter, electronic compass, and the wireless transfer capability (neither of which is on Oregon 200).

All Garmin Oregons have sun and moon information, tide tables, and area calculation.

(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin oregon 200

garmin oregon 200

Garmin just recently announced Garmin Oregon 200. This model is the entry level in the Oregon series even though it costs a whopping $480. Oregon 200 is a handheld GPS receiver that comes with preloaded basemap and offers microSD card slot, and 3″ screen. It has a rugged design and it is IPX7 waterproof.

If you get Garmin Oregon 200 keep in mind you’ll probably end up spending some extra cash to buy some detailed maps. In fact you can even get turn by turn navigation directions if but detailed road maps.

It uses 2AA batteries and supposedly lasts up to 16 hours on those.

(Via NaviGadget.)