News about a new TomTom GPS navigation system has leaked out thanks to a UK retailer. It appears to be called TomTom Start, and as the name may suggest, it is an entry level sat nav device.
The price tag of TomTom Start is £120 for the local version and £140 for the European version. It only measures 94mm by 81mm on the front side and is 20mm in thickness. It has a 3.5″ touchscreen and comes with the famous new ‘EasyPort’ mount… <
(Via NaviGadget.)
In-Car Camera Catches Careless Driving
The pitch reads like this: ‘The new Car Cam Voyager with LCD is the first vehicle camera to let you see exactly what is happening in real-time while you’re driving.’
You may have thought that the windshield did a pretty good job of letting ‘you see exactly what is happening in real-time while you’re driving’, but the reality is that you now need a camera to do it for you. Of course, the Car Cam Voyager with LCD doesn’t aim to replace the glass window at all. Instead it is there to provide you with ammunition in the inevitable legal shenanigans that accompany auto-accidents in the US.
The camera sits on your dash (or hangs from the ceiling) and records everything that goes on — other people cutting you up as well as every red light you run. The footage comes in at 720 x 480 and is saved to a microSD card, and if you spring for 32GB of storage you’ll have space for 48 hours of video. The whole thing is powered by the cigarette lighter and unless you opt for a mount, you don’t have to do any installation.
The unit will cost $400, and this might be the thing that kills it: For $400 you can buy a regular camera, and although it won’t plug into the lighter socket, adapters can be bought. This should instead be combined with a GPS unit, thus making it a set and forget option on something you always have on the dash anyway.
(Via Gadget Lab.)
TomTom has a couple of new models out called TomTom XL 325, and TomTom XL 325-S. Their product pages on TomTom’s website lead to nowhere but at least Walmart has the product details up.
TomTom XL 325 has a 4.3″ widescreen, comes with maps of U.S. only and comes with TomTom’s famous Fold & Go EasyPort mount. How much? $130 only.
TomTom XL 325 S on the other hand is pretty much the same deal but adds text-to-speech functionality. However we don’t know how much this one will cost.
(Via NaviGadget.)
Dolphin 7600 with built-in GPS
Honeywell just announced Dolphin 7600 mobile computer with built-in GPS hardware. The Dolphin 7600 has location-based capabilities for asset tracking and management and popular GPS functions.
The GPS data collected by the Dolphin 7600 can be used for business intelligence systems and strategies, such as route optimization and delivery verification.
The Dolphin 7600 with GPS is an extension of the standard 7600, and comes with all of features as the original model… via
(Via NaviGadget.)
Navin miniHomer GPS waterproof keyring compass
If you’ve ever lost your car, wife or house because of your poor sense of direction, then the miniHomer from Navin may save the day. A keyring-sized GPS compass, the miniHomer may not have an appetite for donuts but it will store up to five different locations (one of which could be a donut store, admittedly) and guide you back to them with a digital compass.
It’s also waterproof to IPX7 standards and has a selection of different location categories - including home, car and restaurant - so you can differentiate between each point. Charging is via miniUSB connection, and while Navin are playing coy on exactly how long a single charge will last for, the miniHomer will at least preserve the stored coordinates even if the battery dies.
A backlit display and straightforward controls round out the navigator, and there’s a clock in there too. No word on pricing - though Navin tell us it’ll be no more expensive than GPS navigators currently on the market - but it’ll drop in November.
(Via SlashGear.)
GPS tracking for Alzheimer’s patients
Vision Localization Systems and CEAFA (Spanish Confederation of Relatives of Alzheimer’s) just unveiled a new and improved GPS tracking system for Alzheimer patients and their families called Keruve 2010. Keruve 2010 is made up of two parts. The base station which helps you locate where the patient is, and the super sleek wrist watch that actually looks pretty stylish too.
Different from their previous version, this GPS locator is a lot more discrete and comes in three gentleman models (classic, sports), two lady models, and even a unisex model - wrist watch without any compromise in functionality.
The device relies on four different tracking systems which includes GPS-SBAS (<2.5m), a special indoor positioning system (10-40m), VisionCellid (200-500m), and T-GSM (200m-1500m), and has a feature called ‘multicoverage’ which use the sum of all GSM networks available in each country.
The base station has a 4.2″ screen, display streets with large letters, and has an ergonomic design. We don’t have any information on how much this GPS tracking system from Alzheimer’s patients will cost but it can’t be that cheap.
(Via NaviGadget.)
TomTom just announced TomTom XL 340S Live. This is a mid-range GPS navigation system from the company with connected services. It will go for $300 which will include 3 months live connected services which we just mentioned. These include things like local search from Google, real-time traffic updates, weather information, and the cheapest fuel prices around.
TomTom XL 340S Live has a 4.3″ touch screen and is quite similar to the TomTom XL 740 Live. However it lacks bluetooth connectivity for hands free calling - and the live services are on AT&T’s network.
Another cool feature with this new GPS navigation system is that it uses TomTom QuickGPSfix which utilizes A-GPS to get a satellite location fix faster.
The connected services for TomTom XL 340S Live will cost $10/month after the first month.
(Via NaviGadget.)
