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The E3215 features a handy travel guide too
Medion has revealed its latest satnav, offering road-conquering features such as traffic updates, touchscreen display and travel guides. All in a fetching pink carry case. Read more
May 14th, 2008
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TomTom loves Tele Atlas!
TomTom’s not content with letting satnav owners tweak their own maps using Mapshare technology, it’s just been given the go-ahead to buy Tele Atlas, giving more accurate updates with fewer months between them. Read more
April 30th, 2008
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Binatone's camera-packing satnav
Binatone just wowed us with the first satnav to pack a rear-facing camera. It’s easily installed in your car’s existing number plate screw fixings, taking power from a simple coupling with the reversing light. As soon as you change into reverse, the camera broadcasts colour pictures wirelessly to the satnav so you can see where you’re parking. The T430 also includes Bluetooth so it can be used as a hands free speaker phone with your mobile. Out May | £180 Binatone
April 29th, 2008
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TomTom's new satnavs
TomTom’s updated its One and XL satnavs with smaller shells and a handy bendable dashboard mount built in. The new models come packing an entirely new audio system too, so directions are clearer than ever. When you leave the car, the windscreen mount can be folded back into the satnavs, which are still small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. As usual, TomTom’s ultra-simple software, mapshare features, safety cameras and optional traffic information is built in too. Out May | from £150 TomTom
April 28th, 2008
Diamond in the works?
Rumours currently bouncing around the internet speculate that HTC is planning to put out a new Touch handset at an event on 6th May. According to reports, the Touch Diamond is a Windows Mobile 6.1 device which supports fast HSDPA downloads and has WiFi and Bluetooth built in. It's got an eGPS (enhanced Global Positioning System) receiver so it knows where it is and a 2.8in VGA screen. The Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor clocks in at a healthy 528MHz and it comes with 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM. There's also an additional 4GB of Samsung MoviNAND flash storage, so it should have plenty of space for your files. Out 6th May | £depends on contract HTC (via Pocket Lint)
April 24th, 2008
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TomTom Rider
The Rider 2nd Edition now rocks up with TomTom’s spiffing Map Share scheme that lets users tinker with the maps by adding newly built roads to the map database. But instead of selfishly keeping this insider info to yourself, you can just pop online and share your improved mappage with fellow Tommys. Read more
April 23rd, 2008
Archos is adding GPS to its PMPs
There’s really no need for motorists to consider any other PMP now. Archos is poised to announce a new windscreen mount for its 605 Wi-Fi media player, transforming the music and movie machine into a full-blown satnav. Read more
April 16th, 2008
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Archos GPS
Gallic personal media player kings Archos have just sent us an invite to a product launch next week, and while details are sketchier than Rolf Harris on speed, one thing's a dead cert: GPS is making its way to the firm's new PMP. According to the brief invite the new pocket video rocket will "direct you to your destination of choice in Europe, the USA or even China." China? We're not planning on driving there anytime soon, but it's always good to be prepared just in case. We'll bring you the full rundown on the new models after the event next week. Out TBC | £TBC Archos
 
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