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Motorola announces 2 new GPSs, the MOTONAV TN20 and the MOTONAV TN30

by Natesh Sood on Oct 28, 2008 at 07:54 AM

Motorola recently announced the availability of 2 new GPSs that they claim are perfect for drivers who are traveling in unfamiliar territory.  Both are set to be available exclusively at RadioShack. Let’s begin with the MOTONAV TN20.  It sports a 3.5-inch touch screen with a backlight that automatically adjusts to… Continue Reading »

GOOG-411 goes to Canada

by Robert Nelson on Jun 20, 2008 at 03:36 PM

Canadians can now rejoice, well maybe that is a little bit much, but they can now get business listing information by calling 1-800-GOOG-411. The free information service has been available in the US for some time now, and while it is still listed as experimental for those in Canada it… Continue Reading »

Is your GPS pointing you in the right direction?

by Jason Tabrys on Apr 18, 2008 at 03:01 PM

The GPS, the 21st century version of the compass. Invaluable to weary travelers who feel the air suck out of there lungs when they are unaware of the location of the nearest Starbucks. The technology, created by the US military and released to the public in the mid 1980’s by… Continue Reading »

Ask.com announces voice activated directions for your mobile phone

by Robert Nelson on Jan 4, 2008 at 09:13 AM

Ask has released a mobile directions service called Click To Speak. This will allow users to enter an address using your voice instead of typing it out. Simply speak the city and state, then the street address for both your destination and also your starting point. To use the new… Continue Reading »

New Google Maps feature saves your addresses

by XXNatalie Mayslich on Aug 8, 2006 at 10:56 PM

A popular request - the ability to store personal addresses on Google Maps, has just been honored. To use the feature simply go into Google Map’s “Saved Locations” folder and edit away e.g. change the name of 1530 West 10 street to “home” and 95 Fifth Ave to “work”. The… Continue Reading »

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