The Neo N7 caught my attention today due to it’s large screen and interesting navigation software. The screen is 7 inches although it is only capable of 16k colours which is unfortunate as it would double as a nice movie player and picture viewer had it been capable of much more. Movies can still be played and the device has an SD card slot so that you can play movies off your memory card. Dual core processing is an option but pricing of this option is not currently available. Full specs are after the jump.
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Neo N7 GPS Navigation Device
January 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment
GPS with Complete Coverage Anywhere – U-Blox
November 27, 2006 by 1 Comment
u-blox is releasing a new GPS chip which boasts 100% road coverage even in the most challenging GPS signal environments. The TIM-4R has dead reckoning technology which I will explain shortly. The u-blox has a 16 channel ANTARIS 4 positioning engine. It is this engine that ensures uninterrupted positioning where previously this was not possible. To add to this ability, the chips use less power consumption then other GPS chip sets.
Dead Reckoning is a technology that uses additional sensors that can detect the distance travelled with an odometer and gyroscope. This then can be put together with the last good signal (for example you enter a tunnel) and can predict where you
are in the tunnel due to the gyroscope measuring when you turn the vehicle.
Dead reckoning is great for those who need 100% accuracy with GPS such as emergency services as sometimes they need to go through situations where a signal is just not possible.
Hopefully this GPS chipset can live up to it’s standards and deliver what it promises. I have to admit that I am looking forwards to this solution.
Via: u-blox
Helio Drift Phone with GPS and more
November 9, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Helio Drift is a new phone which has just gone official. The phone looks cool and has some great features such as built in GPS and Google Maps also. The GPS and Google maps when used together can do a cool thing. You can set your phone to be a beacon via the Buddy Beacon and if a friend has the same phone you will be able to see each other on the map. This kind of reminds me of Sony’s GPS sat nav system where you could see all other Sony sat nav users on the road with you. The main problem is that not many will have this phone to start with. For this concept.. or idea to go anywhere then this technology will need to be taken onboard by other mobile phone creators.
The phone has a 2.12 inch screen, Bluetooth, 128Mb of memory, a MicroSD slow and the camera is 2 megapixel. Out of contract it will set you back 225 dollars which is not a bad price point at all.
Via: Gizmodo
Juctoma BRAINic GPS system
October 31, 2006 by Leave a Comment
BRAINic have launched a GPS system which comes in 2 sizes. You can have it with the 4.3″ display or the 7″ screen version. The reason behind such a change in screen sizes is to give you the option of what you want to do the most. Do you require portability in your pocket? or do you want a device to play video’s on? The device features out a fold out GPS SiRFStar 3 GPS receiver, an SD card slot, 128Mb RAM and a massive 2Gb ROM. The screen’s are touch screen also. The heart of it is the AMD Au1200 processor and the device runs the Windows CE 5.0 pro OS. The Juctoma will hit Korea this December.
Via: UberGizmo
Nokia 330 GPS Navigator
October 30, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Nokia have jumped in to the navigation scene with their 330 GPS navigator model. The 330 GPS runs the Route 66 navigation 7 application with European NAVTEQ map data. The screen is an LCD running at 3.5 inches. It is also touch screen. No word yet on the finer details such as Bluetooth and hands free connectivity to your mobile. It is also rumoured that it will play the DivX format amongst others. It should hit Europe before Christmas.
Via: TechEBlog
TORQ N100 GPS PDA Phone
October 30, 2006 by Leave a Comment
SlashGear got their hands on the TORQ N100 GPS PDA phone and did the good old unboxing ceremony. Their verdict is that it’s a nice device with lots of good things crammed inside. Features such as GPS, a 1.3 Mega pixel camera and it runs Windows Mobile 5. With it having Windows Mobile 5.0 you get the usual standard stuff such as the web browser, Media player and other MSN type software. The N100 does not have EDGE support but can connect to the internet via GPRS. Battery life is something else which caught my eye. Running as a PDA you can get around 10 – 15 hours, running as a phone you get around 4 and GPS goes lower then that. Still very good and useful for the traveler.
Check out the full review over at SlashGear
Geo Tag your pictures with Sony’s GPS-CS1
August 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Sony GPS-CS1 is a device which will tag your images from your camera with GPS co-ordinates. It connects up and once the picture is taken the exact time and long/lat coordinates are put on the picture so that you know exactly when and where you took each photo.
Via: OhGizmo
Thomson GPS 280 and 420 SatNav
July 12, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Thompson have released to SatNav models. The GPS 280 and 420 are designed for in car use primarily. It has a fairly nice sized 4.2″ 16:9 touch screen. It costs 500 Euro’s. The lower model is acutally aimed at the pedestrian and has a smaller 2.8″ screen that can be used both vertical or horizontally. It is 100 euros cheaper. We can guess it might have video capabilities but that is currently only speculation.
Via: Engadget
RoadMax VMAX 361 and TeleType WorldNav 3100 GPS
July 10, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Both RoadMax and TeleType are trying to lower the barrier for entry level GPS devices. The RoadMax has released the VMAX 361 and TeleType have released the WorldNav 3100 GPS which will retail for less then $400 USD. RoadMax is cheaper at $349. It has a 3.5″ touch screen with voice prompt navigation running in 2D or 3D modes. The SD card comes pre loaded with US or Canadian maps.
The WorldNav 3100 GPS costs $399 and has a 3.5″ screen also. It is loaded with Windows CE and has maps for the US and Puerto Rico. It will play most audio and video formats. The premium version is a tad more expensive at $459 and has the option of a male voice prompt and also 12 million POI’s where as the standard has 3 million.
Via: Engadget
Navman iCN 750 GPS
July 6, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Navman iCN 750 is a highend sat nav system which now includes a 4Gb internal hard drive. This is the only down fall of the device as it would have been better with 4Gb flash because of access speeds. The new device will feature an iPod like wheel to navigate with and it is possible to download guided tours with images and put them directly in to your itierary. This high end sat nav system should sell for around $700.
Via: Engadget
Mio Tech C710 and C510E GPS
June 22, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Mio Tech have launched 2 new portable GPS systems. Both have a 3.5" colour 65K screen which is touch sensative. They also feature MP3 playback as well as a 400Mhz processor. The devices also sport Bluetooth and mobile communications so that you can take calls on the go. Tele Atlas is the provider of the maps.
Via: UberGizmo
Pink GPS??
June 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment
This was tagged as one for the girls at Engadget or for anyone else who loves Pink. 🙂 Shame I dont. LOL. I thought I might as well post it here.
The GPS device is very scarce on the specs side and as far as people can tell, it has both 2D and 3D maps available. Intempo Digital should release this soon.
