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Today, TeleNav announces the first GPS navigation application for the G1.  TeleNav brings their 3D, turn by turn, traffic, speech recognition and other features that make it the premiere on-phone GPS choice to the G1 starting February 24th.  T-Mobile G1 users can sign up for a free 30-day trial. I’ve… Continue Reading »

Two low-end navigation devices from Garmin, the eTrex Vista H and the eTrex Legend H are being upgraded.  What’s new in these machines?  The GPS receiver in each is now more sensitive.  Garmin says this will help campers and hikers get signal faster even in “dense tree canopies or vertical… Continue Reading »

Navigon has recently announced new services that are available to download for their GPSs on their online shop called Navigon Fresh.  Within this online store, you are able to download Red light camera services, European map expansion, North American map expansion, 3D landmarks, and expanded POI’s.  Let’s first begin with… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell Quick Review: Navigon 2200T Cool: Low Price(about 200 bucks) Good mounting hardware Reality view and Lane Assistant Pro feature is really helpful Speed warning Small size Lifetime traffic service Uncool: Sometimes difficult to navigate the screens Traffic alerts not factored into initial route plans, but instead notifies you there… Continue Reading »

TeleNav, the on-phone GPS provider that I rely on, announced this morning they are in the connected GPS game.  This news comes on the heels of Dash GPS announcing they were done making their stand along connected GPS device.  Let’s get to it: how good is this GPS device? From… Continue Reading »

Recently, Holux has added a new GPS to their mix of GPSmiles - the new one being the GPSmile 62.  This new GPS comes loaded with many cool features making it a high-end GPS.  It comes with a 5 inch WQVGA touch screen, with 16:9 aspect ratio.  In addition, it… Continue Reading »

So RIM said they couldn’t put together a BlackBerry Flip with a full QWERTY keyboard.  LG said, “We can.”  Take a look at the LG Lotus that will be available on the Sprint network.  It’s a flip phone with a full QWERTY keyboard and an odd square form factor.  What… Continue Reading »

Recently, Sanyo announced a new GPS for their Gorilla lineup of GPSs.  One of the main and special features about the new NVA-GS1580FT is its screen size—a nice, sexy 7-inch touch screen.  In addition, it comes with 4GB of internal hard drive space and plays both DVD’s and CD’s.  The… Continue Reading »

Some GPSs are more advanced than others as they are able to use the Internet for some of its main features, such as Google local search.  As a result, the GPSs that have this capability tend to come with a monthly fee, which can add up to a lot of… Continue Reading »

One for the “impressive moments in tech history”: I just received a Dash GPS device for a review last week.  I’ve played with the device for a couple of days and now learn the product is out of production.  Even odder, driving around on lunch today, I was thinking they’ve… Continue Reading »