QStarz BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer

QStarz BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer

QStarz just announced another kick ass GPS data logger called BT-Q1000eX. What makes this GPS data logger so special is that it has update frequency of 5Hz. That means GPS updates 5 times every second!

Some other features/specs of the BT-Q1000eX GPS Lap Timer include MTK II GPS chipset, 42 hour battery life, ability to store 400000 waypoints, 15 second satellite fix time, vibration sensor, and even a beeper.

Software? They included two.

Dual Software Included

QSports

• Personal data setting for calculation calories


• Sports Database management


• 
  For Record and manage your various exercise or sports.


• Smart training plan and track for personal analysis


• Share your tracks of sports or travel with friends

QTravel

• Built-in Google Map and visualization UI for users to easily manage their travel


• Friendly design, Q-Wizard can make import/export much easier and faster


• Flicker and Locr integration


• Media files synchronization


• Export HTML/MHT/GPX/KMZ/KML/CSV files for sharing -> HTML file can playback

Check out the images below.

(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin zumo 220

garmin zumo 220

We’ve complained here before about the price tag on Garmin’s previous Zumo models such as the zumo 665, and zumo 550 so we were hoping when Garmin said affordable the price would sub $400. But we’ll take any kind of price reduction off the $1000 price tag previous models had. Garmin Zumo 220 is going to have an MSRP of $600!

Let’s talk about the features of zumo 220 a little bit. Like all other zumo’s 220 is also rugged and water proof, and mostly oil spill resistant. It has a 3.5″ screen; provides text-to-speech, lane assist, bluetooth headset/helmet support. It even has options for on-road and off-road traveling.

Maps include United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and come with six million points of interests. Another neat feature is the customizable fuel gauge that can be modified to your bike’s maximum fuel range.

Wait until March of this year for the new Garmin Zumo 220.

(Via NaviGadget.)

Samsung HZ35W digital camera with GPS

Samsung HZ35W digital camera with GPS

Samsung just unveiled a new GPS packing digital camera called HZ35W. You can actually tell where the GPS receiver is. That little bump at the top right of the HZ35W is where they embedded the GPS receiver to make it easier for the camera to get a satellite fix. Actually there seems to be another model with GPS receiver called WB650 which is the European version of the same camera.

This Samsung digital camera has a powerful 15X zoom, a large 3″ AMOLED display, dual stabilization, 12MP shooting, and the ability to shoot high definition video; 720p at 30fps.

What can you do with the embedded GPS receiver? Well it is good for automatic geotagging of your images - and that’s about it probably. It will store the latitude and longitude and on the display it will tell you the city, country, etc. With its visual map it can tell you on a map where the picture was taken without having to connect to the internet.

(Via NaviGadget.)

GeoSkeeper Emergency Phone Doesn't Need Fancy Touch Screens

GeoSkeeper Emergency Phone Doesn't Need Fancy Touch Screens

Gadgets don't get any more simplerer and usefuler than the GeoSkeeper, a wrist cellphone that only has GSM/GPRS, a speakerphone, GPS, and six buttons, so the 'elderly, chronically ill, children or lone workers' can instantly communicate in case of emergency.

That's all it does. The user calls pre-programmed numbers using the buttons, turns on the emergency alarm if necessary, and gets tracked using the GPS, even alerting when the user gets out of a certain area to whoever has the control. Available in[Aerotel via Engadget]

garmin nuvi 1490TV

garmin nuvi 1490TV

Garmin just unveiled in Europe a new GPS navigation system called Garmin Nuvi 1490TV. As our readers with a moderate IQ level may already have guessed the ‘TV’ in the name is for support for digitally broadcast TV (and audio) channels. However the DVB-T terrestrial TV and radio is not very common in the U.S. of A just yet so don’t get your hopes up if you’re living on the west side of the Atlantic.

The good thing with DVB-T is that all the content is free which include 50 TV channels and 24 radio stations from all across Europe. Garmin Nuvi 1490TV has a 5″ screen and comes with mounts to make it easy to watch in your car, van, home, etc.

However the TV features of the device will automatically shutdown when you’re on the move. Obviously it is feature designed for safety but what about everyone else in the car? I hope Garmin gives the users (hopefully just passengers in the is case) the option to opt of this.

To make your viewing and listening pleasure even better nuvi 1490TV has built-in stereo speakers and a 3.5mm headphone output, a supposedly long lasting battery. It even has a composite video input for external rear view camera.

Some other features of the nuvi 1490TV include:

• maps of Europe


• free premium traffic updates


• safety camera warnings


• text-to-speech


• hands-free phone calls with compatible bluetooth phones

Garmin Nuvi 1490TV will be available across Europe in early April 2010 for GBP300/EUR300…

(Via NaviGadget.)

garmin nuvi 1245 City Chic

garmin nuvi 1245 City Chic

It looks like Garmin is ready for Valentine’s Day in Europe. They just made available a new GPS navigation system for Western Europe. It goes by the nick name City Chic, but the actual product name is Garmin Nuvi 1245.

It has a stylish slim (25% thinner than other nuvi’s) red body, and also a really classy red leather case that could add some color to any women’s purse. With a name like City Chic Garmin must really be going after female customers.

As far as navigating through streets this nuvi 1245 is just like most other nuvi’s. It’s got text-to-speech, lane guidance, and even ecoRoute feature. The real difference is the pedestrian navigation option that comes with City Chic. What’s not cool is that the cityXplorer maps still cost $10 per city. What do you get once you get a city map? Well it pretty much lets you get around town and helps you out with public transit such as where to catch the bus, find the nearest subway or light rail station, estimated arrival times, and more.

Some other features include map of 22 European countries, over 2 million points of interests, preloaded speed limits, and a special interests POI database with over 10,000 itmes including things like shopping, nightlife and living well, fashion, decor, DIY, wine merchants and even organic supermarkets…

(Via NaviGadget.)

G-Fi puts GPS on your first gen iPhone or iPod touch, at quite a cost

G-Fi puts GPS on your first gen iPhone or iPod touch, at quite a cost

I love my iPhone, but I have to say that there is one little thing wrong with it: it's a first generation. That means that I can't quite play all of the games, or record video, or do all of the cool GPS things you kids can do nowadays. It's not a really bad thing -- I can still do a good 99% of the things that a 3GS can do, and I get plenty of usage out of mine anyway -- but it is kind of a pain waiting for my Google maps to update over Edge, or not having turn-by-turn directions when I want them.



Fortunately, there are already ways to get GPS going on my 1st gen, and here's another one. The G-Fi is a little box that will add GPS to your first generation iPhone or iPod touch. Unfortunately, this one is probably a little too hardcore for me -- it creates a mobile wireless point that will spin out GPS locations to any number of devices in the area, up to 200 total. The catch: it requires a specific app called Navmii, selling in the App Store now for $33. That's in addition to the little box itself, which is $100.



Unfortunately, while this might work for a large number of roaming devices, it's way more than I need. A single unit add-on like the Magellan kit works with any app that uses GPS and will probably cost less, too. But if this one floats your boat (maybe you have a fleet of bounty hunters rocking 1st gen iPhones who need GPS to track down crooks together?), you can pick it up right now.

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)