Posts Tagged ‘gps’

FineDrive iQ500 GPS navigation system is the latest from Korean FineDrive. Powered by an ARM11 600MHz CPU, available only in Korea. It can either be used as a regular car GPS or a PMP. As far as portable GPS navigation systems go, the iQ500 is considerably larger in size at 186 x 120 x 24mm.
Sold with either 4GB or 8GB (SD card) of memory, the iQ500 supports SDHC cards up to 32GB, has a 7″ (800×480) touchscreen, runs on Windows embedded CE 6.0, with a GPS module, DMB TV tuner, MP4, ASF, AVI, MPEG and WMV video and MP3, AAC, AMR, QCP, WAV, FLAC, MID, OGG and WMA audio support.
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Trimble just announced a very impressive rugged tablet computer with integrated GPS capabilities, called Trimble Yuma. Trimble Yuma has a 7″ sunlight readable display, solid state drive with 32GB of space, and 2 integrated cameras both of which are capable of geotagging.
Trimble Yuma runs Windows Vista Business, and meets MIL-STD-810F military standards for drops, vibration and humidity. Its IP67 rating means it’s impervious to dust and water and it operates in temperatures from -30 to 60 °C. Yuma can be mounted on a tripod or pole for data collection, or even secured in a vehicle-mount.

Vodafone 835 was just announced by the company. It is their first ever phone to feature both GPS and and 3G connectivity in the same device. For door to door directions from Vodafone 835 you are going to have to rely on ‘Vodafone Find and Go‘ navigation application as that’s what the find is designed for.
It is slim device with a 2.4″ screen that also adds a 2MP camera, bluetooth connectivity, FM radio, and a microSD card slot. You’ve also got a front cam for video conferencing. We did mention it was 3G right? Other applications that are pre-installed on 835 include Vodafone Music, Google Maps, support for email, MMS, Vodafone Messenger for instant messaging,
You’ll have to wait until spring of this year to get your hands on one of these.
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GSmart S1200 looks really nice and elegant, having a chromed trim and a large WVGA display. It’s also quite slim, measuring only 105.5 x 52 x 11.4 millimeters. As expected, the S1200 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and it’s upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5.
GSmart S1200 should be on sale starting the second quarter of 2009, for a price that will be announced later on.

Samsung has just announced the launch of BEAT Edition mobile phone called the Samsung BEAT DJ on last week that really focuses on its audio capabilities and the touch screen interface.
Samsung Beat DJ M7600 comes with Bang & Olufsen audio technology as well as music application for finding, purchasing and recommending music. BEAT DJ has a 2.8″ AMOLED display, 50MB of on-board memory which is expandable to 16GB with the micro SD card slot - so there’s enough room with plenty of music.
It also has built-in real stereo speakers - powered by B&O’s ICEpower amplifier that can output a deep bass and crystal clear treble which is unlike any other phones out there.
Other features include 3MP camera with face detection, 3G connectivity, bluetooth, 960mAh battery, and of course integrated GPS which supports geotagging and an application called “My Location Find”.
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British Vexia just announced environmentally friendly GPS navigation systems that will help you save money and protect the environment with its software that tells you the optimal way to drive. All you have to do is enter your car type, fuel type and occupancy level, and the system will direct your to a route that is easiest on your wallet and mother nature. Vexia Econav can even advise you on which gear to use, and their accelerator pedal indicator will comment on the weight of your right foot.
There are 4 models, choose the best fit for you:
- Vexia Econav 350 Regional maps £159.99
- Vexia Econav 350 European maps £189.99
- Vexia Econav 430 Regional maps £199.99
- Vexia Econav 430 European maps £229.99
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Nuviphone M20 is the second phone announced from Garmin Asus collaboration. When two companies made their first official announcement of nuviphone G60 last week they also mentioned other Garmin Asus phones would follow. Nuviphone M20 is mostly targeted for on-the-go business professionals with its Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system that enables you to sync to your business stuff with ActiveSync.
Here are the main features and specs:
- Dual-band 3.5G / tri-band GSM
- Wi-Fi
- 2.8” TFT touchscreen
- 4GB or 8GB of storage
- 3MP camera
- OPERA browser, HTML, WAP 1.2.1/2.0

Cowon Korea has just announced the official launch of this gorgeous PMP, the L3. This Windows CE 5.0 powered PMP features a 7″ High-Clear LCD with a 800×480 resolution, a Dual Core CPU (no details on this one), 128MB of SDRAM, 4G of Nand Memory, SD card slot, USB, GPS with Eco Drive function (fuel consumption indicator), DMB, line OUT, FM tuner and TM transmitter, BBE+ sound.
Support of AVI, ASF, WMV video, and MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV, and OGG audio files. It weights only 318g with a size of 180.4×112.2×18.3mm.
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