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• TomTom GO 920 on the way?

  Published: August 1, 2007, 2:59 pm

  Tags: Go 720, Go 910, Go 920, Go720, Go910, Go920, Gps, In Car Navigation, In Carnavigation, Satnav, Tomtom

  Filed under: GPS, TransportationWhenever a manufacturer is rumored to be upgrading its top-of-the-line device, we wanna know about it, so GPS Review certainly had us intrigued with word of a successor to TomTom's popular, hard drive-equipped (and once-infected) GO 910 in-car navigation system. While perusing the manual on the recently-released GO

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• TomTom's Go 920 T flagship navigator announced

  Published: August 30, 2007, 9:06 am

  Tags: Go 920, Go 920 T, Go920, Go920t, Ifa, Satnav, Tomtom

  North America." The portable satnav features a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel display; 400MHz CPU; 4GB of internal flash with SD expansion; RDS-TMC traffic receiver; FM transmitter; 5 hour Lithium-polyer battery; and Bluetooth all stuffed into a 118 x 83 x 24-mm unit. They've even tossed in a Bluetooth remote control for chatty backseat drivers.

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• Antitheft Satnav: Medion GoPal P4425 SatNav has Fingerprint Recognition

  Published: September 26, 2007, 7:57 am

  Tags: Anti Theft, Antitheft Satnav, Europe, Fingerprint Recognition, Gadgets, Gps, Medion, Medion P4425, Portable Media, Satnav

  that SatNav systems are one of the hottest items to steal these days, Medion's latest GoPal might go some way to redress the balance. Its P4425 model boasts fingerprint recognition for extra security, meaning that not only will thieves be unable to use it, but might find it that little bit harder to find out where you live &mdash unless, of

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• GPS leads driver into tight spot, stays wedged for three days

  Published: November 2, 2007, 4:56 pm

  Tags: Accident, Czech, Dumb, Gps, Mishap, Nav, Navigation, Problem, Sat Nav, Satnav, Stupid, Trouble

  Filed under: GPS, Transportation Every few months, we happen upon yet another story involving a motorist who simply believes that their GPS system would never, ever lead them astray. This go 'round, a Czech lorry driver continued down an incredibly narrow lane at the request of his sat nav, and even though his ginormous camion was clearly too

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• Pharos drops a deuce on America: Drive GPS 250 and 150

  Published: November 8, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: Drive Gps 150, Drive Gps 250, Drivegps150, Drivegps250, Navteq, Pharos, Pnd, Satnav

  GPS We've got two new SatNavs from Pharos for you: the Drive GPS 250 (pictured) and 150. The 250 lists for $300 and features a 4.3-inch touch-screen display and North American NAVTEQ map pre-load (on 1GB SD card) riding atop a WinCE OS, SiRFStarIII GPS receiver, and 7-hour battery. Expect the the Drive GPS 250 and $200 entry-level 150 to

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• EU reaches agreement on Galileo satnav, Spain goes home angry

  Published: November 30, 2007, 1:22 pm

  Tags: Agreement, Control Centers, Controlcenters, European Union, Europeanunion, Galileo, Germany, Italy, Positioning, Satellite Navigation, Satellitenavigation, Satnav, Spain

  Filed under: GPS The European Union's next generation satellite navigation system has finally gotten to green light from all involved parties... except Spain. As we reported in July, the project had gotten the high five from US interests, but the works had been stalled as Spain fought to maintain a control center in Madrid. In the end, 26 of the

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• Honda's 1981 Electro Gyrocator: vintage navigation at its finest

  Published: November 30, 2007, 11:59 pm

  Tags: Accord, Honda, Nav, Navi, Navigation, Retro, Sat Nav, Satnav, Vintage

  Filed under: GPS, Transportation If you've balked at the prices automakers are charging for integrated navigation systems, you should really take a look at what ¥300,000 ($2,746) would buy you in 1981. That atrocity you see above was an actual option in Honda's Accord during Ronald Reagan's presidency, and while it didn't sync up with any

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• Trigem's El breaks into GPS with style

  Published: December 11, 2007, 8:21 am

  Tags: Bifs, Dmb, Gps, Satnav, Trigem

  know this, that's one sexy SatNav and in-car entertainment device for S.Korea up there. In what looks to be TG's first GPS device, the "El" (the "the"?) features dual-channel terrestrial DMB broadcast television, real-time TPEG traffic broadcasting, dual-SD cards for maps and media, an internal battery, and a biggie OLED display for taking it

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• London Cab Driver Takes on Sat-Nav—and Beats It By 27 Minutes [Man Power]

  Published: December 17, 2007, 7:25 am

  Tags: Bbc, Black Cab, Cab Driver, Cabbie, Gadgets, London, Man Power, Sat Nav, Satnav, Tomtom, Tomtom Go 720

  The BBC pitted the wits of a black cab driver against the latest GPS technology in an effort to find out whether man or gadget rules the mean streets of rush-hour London. And, in a result that will not surprise TomTom-challenged Londoners one bit, although the TomTom GO 720 won the first round, Andy the cabbie completely p0wned the Sat-Nav. More

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• Question of the Day: Do You Have GPS in Your Car?

  Published: January 25, 2008, 6:20 pm

  Tags: Regulars, Gps, Polls, Satnav, Transportation

  I have absolutely no sense of direction, so having a GPS unit in my car is a necessity. Others may find it useful for travelling or as a tool to aid them in their vehicle-bound jobs. Now that many of these devices are fairly affordable, the question is: Have you got on the GPS bandwagon yet?

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• Car On A Stick Is Urban Transport Concept by Day, Street Light by Night

  Published: January 25, 2008, 5:10 am

  Tags: Vehicles, Cars, Concept, Ecofriendly, Gadgets, Green, Lights, Satnav, Solar Powered, Transport

  Ross Lovegrove's Car on a Stick concept takes multi-tasking to extremes. The latest idea from the former Apple and Sony designer, who has quite a penchant for solar-powered thingies is a solar-powered transport pod that can carry up to four people, plus shopping bags, that can be stored in an ingenious fashion.

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• UK blames sat navs for damaging 2,000 bridges per year

  Published: February 13, 2008, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Bridges, Gps, Network Rail, Networkrail, Sat Nav, Satnav

  Filed under: GPSWe've already seen plenty of evidence of the potential damage that sat navs can cause, but the UK's Network Rail has now put a figure on at least some of it, saying that the devices are responsible for damaging some 2,000 bridges per year and causing 5,000 hours of delays. That, thankfully, is not from the satellites falling from

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• Binatone Carrera's S350 GPS Unit is Unbelievably Sexist

  Published: February 18, 2008, 6:10 pm

  Tags: Portable, Binatone Carrera, Gps, Portable, Satnav, Sexist, Vehicles

  According to a recent press release from UK based Binatone Carerra, their new S350 GPS unit is "the perfect sat nav for women" because it comes in a "choice of colours, it is suitable for a handbag, and it is nail friendly." Apparently, "it's time women caught on to this extremely useful technology."

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• Garmin Upgrades Budget nuvi 200 Series With Four New Models

  Published: March 4, 2008, 7:50 pm

  Tags: Portable, Gadgets, Garmin, Gps, Navigation, Nuvi, Portable, Satnav

  Garmin has announced a few upgrades to its popular line of entry-level nuvi 200 GPS devices in the form of the nuvi 255 / 255W and the 205 / 205W. Fans of the series can expect improved mapping and routing features, faster satellite acquisition, navigation by photos, FM traffic updates and dynamic content from MSN Direct. The 255 units will also

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• AVIC-F High-End Navigation Systems from Pioneer Rocks Voice Control

  Published: April 21, 2008, 9:45 am

  Tags: Portable, Avic, Bluetooth, Entertainment, Gps, Pioneer, Portable, Satnav, Voice Commands, Voice Recognition

  Talking to your gadgets is the first sign of madness, but people who insist on doing it should look at Pioneer's AVIC-F systems. The three models, the AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and the AVIC F90BT all have a type of voice control developed by Pioneer alongside VoiceBox Technologies, which filters out the "um" and "ah" in everyday conversations to

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