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New TomTom satnavs keep connected for LIVE info

August 29, 2008, 11:31 am by James Holland 2 comments

Filed under GPS Tags: Go 540 Live, Go 720 Live, Go 940 Live, IFA, live, Satnav, TomTom

Satnav giant TomTom has unleashed a whole new range of route-finders - all of which keep a constant connection to the firm’s new LIVE Services.

TomTom smartens up with Pro satnavs

August 22, 2008, 5:00 pm by Will Head Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: pro, Satnav, TomTom

TomTom has given its best shoes a polish and put on its smartest suit, hoping to appeal to the business traveller with its new TomTom Pro range of route finders.

Navman serves up satnav in 3D

July 8, 2008, 2:00 pm by Sam Kieldsen Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: Navman, News, S30 3D, S50 3D, S70 3D

Sick of regular satnav systems and their boring flat maps? It seems Navman feels your pain - its new models render over 1,000 buildings in three glorious dimensions!

Garmin unveils dog-tracking GPS collar

June 26, 2008, 4:30 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: astro, dog, Garmin, GPS

Someone at Garmin needs to tear a couple of pages off the calendar. April was months ago, but they’ve just unveiled their first dog-specific satnav system, perfect for pinpointing your pooch.

Turn your car into KITT with a Knight Rider satnav!

June 23, 2008, 9:41 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: GPS, knight rider, mio, Satnav

Sorry TomTom, apologies Garmin, but right now there’s only one satnav on our shopping list. Sure, it lacks fancy mapping, and doesn’t come with a reversing camera, but what it does have is the voice of KITT and some red LED lights. SOLD!

Video: Garmin Nuvifone shown off

June 18, 2008, 3:48 pm by James Holland 1 comment

Filed under GPS, Mobile phones, Videos Tags: Garmin, nuviphone

Now the iPhone’s gone 3G, Nokia’s Tube is doing the rounds, and the BlackBerry Thunder is all but 100% revealed, we’re turning our attention to the next touchscreen phone to excite our senses: The Garmin Nuvifone.

Microsoft prepping Windows-powered satnavs

June 17, 2008, 3:14 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: GPS, Microsoft, Satnav, Windows

The Big M’s not satisfied with owning the majority of the PC market, or even shovelling Windows Mobile into smartphones. Now it wants to dominate satnavs too.

It’s announced a new version of Windows, ready to be embedded into GPS boxes.

TomTom clears up iPhone satnav confusion

June 17, 2008, 12:45 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under GPS Tags: 3G, Apple, GPS, iPhone, Satnav, TomTom

When a TomTom executive let slip the firm had a version of its software already up and running on the iPhone we were beside ourselves with joy, then an internal e-mail seemed to squash the story flat. Now we’ve got an official statement from TomTom, and it’s good news!