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Becker, recently upgraded their older GPS, the GPS Z101, which was announced back in May and the upgraded version will be called the Becker Z100, which is also known as Crocodile. If you take a look at the picture above, you will see the that casing looks a bit odd and sort of resembles the skin of a crocodile, hence the name.

Moving onto the specs, it comes with a 4.3-inch touch screen display, Navteq maps which cover 40 countries in Europe, the maps are stored on a 2GB SD memory card, live traffic updates via RDS/TMC Premium. The Z100 runs on a SiRF Star III GPS receiver and uses SiRF InstantFix II. This piece of technology gets faster satellite readings, meaning maps will load faster and more accurately. Navigon also provides for the navigation software as well as 3D RealityView, which means advanced guidance. It even can show upcoming turns that are located in a special part of the overall screen.

It looks to be a good GPS, however, there is no word on pricing or availability at this time.

Via [NaviGadget]

During CES 2008, Becker announced the Traffic Assist 7827, and now, they are rolling out a similar GPS, the Traffic Assist 7977. This GPS looks to be one of the best that Becker has to offer. Some of the main features include a 4.3-inch touchscreen, live traffic updates, lane assistance, which basically tells you if you are in the correct lane or not, and maps of all of Europe. Additionally, it uses SD cards for memory expansion, can use USB drives for audio or pictures, Bluetooth capabilities for handsfree calling, and reality view which lets you know when you are coming near a freeway junction. This technology is also similar to Navigon’s Reality View, if you are familiar with that.

This GPS is so far already available in some parts of Europe, but no word on when it would be coming to the States, or for what price.

Via [NaviGadget]

This years CES is going to have on display many new and exciting gadgets, and Becker will have on display another one of their GPS units. The annoying thing about Becker is how they name their GPS units, they only use a lot of confusing numbers, so hopefully, there won’t be many Becker models with similar names.

The Becker Traffic Assist 7827 will come with maps of North America already on a 2GB SD card, which is set to come with points-of-interest for the continental U.S., Canada, Alaska, as well as Puerto Rico. These maps also come with Reality View, and can be viewed on its 4.3-inch touch screen display. One interesting aspect of this GPS is that it will even tell you if you are in the correct lane, because of its highly informative freeway data.

Additionally, it will be able to act like an MP3 player, display photos, can even display speed limits, and provide you with real time traffic updates. No word on pricing or availability, but the same GPS is currently available in Eurpoe for 250 Euros, which is around $500.

Via [NaviGadget]