Apr 21

Sierra Wireless AirCard 890 does 7.2Mbps on AT&T, slides into PC Card or ExpressCard slots

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Talk about being flexible. Sierra Wireless‘ newest 7.2Mbps-capable AirCard (the 890, if you’re curious) obviously isn’t content with fitting into just one slot. Rather than forcing users to choose between compatibility with PCMCIA (PC Card) or ExpressCard, this particular WWAN card actually fits into both… but not at the same time, naturally. It’s the first DataConnect card on AT&T’s network to boast a 2-in-1 form factor, and moreover, it touts integrated GPS functionality for use with location-based services. ‘Course, you won’t be using one of these with your shiny new 15-inch MacBook Pro (smart move on that SD-for-ExpressCard swap, Steve-o), but everyone else can procure one starting May 5th for $49.99 after mail-in rebate and a new two-year DataConnect contract of at least $35 a month.

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Apr 20

New European Mio Navman line uses Tom Tom maps, fails to mention Wordy Rappinghood

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If you’re in Europe, and you like getting from one place to the next as much as we do, you’ll undoubtedly be delighted to know that Mio is unveiling three new Navman GPS systems, all of which feature Tom Tom’s IQ Routes technology as well as Mio’s LearnMe feature. Navman 575 (£149.99, or around $230) offers a 4.7-inch display, while users of the 470 and 475 models ($150) will have to make do with a 4.3-inch screen. Also included in this bonanza of navigation are a free year of real time traffic and safety camera info, Google Send-To-GPS (for sending Maps locations to the unit via USB), SiRFStar InstantFix, and more. Look for these to launch in May.

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Apr 20

Garmin Launches nuvi 3700 Navigation Series

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Garmin has launched the nuvi 3700 series, a lineup of three portable navigation devices (PNDs) that aim to reestablish the category’s credibility in the face of declining market share and low-cost cell phone navigation apps.
The flagship, the $449.99 nuvi 3790T, looks particularly poised to do so. It features a thickness of just 0.4 inches and a 4.3-inch, glass capacitive touch screen–just like on iPhone and Android devices, but larger than all of them.
The screen supports multi-touch, including pinch zoom, rotate, and map dragging. The unit also displays 3D terrain and building modeling, including realistic hills, canyons, and shaded topography, plus a customizable “wake-up phrase” to begin navigation.
The company’s new trafficTrends recommends routes based on historical data–similar to TomTom’s IQ routes feature–and it also remembers your favorite destinations to figure out where you’re going without activating a route.
Two lower-priced versions will also be available. The $399.99 3760T drops the terrain modeling but keeps everything else, while the $349.99 3750 also drops the included FM traffic and nuRoute technology. Garmin is waiting for FCC authorization on all three of these, so no word yet on a release date.
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Apr 20

Jobo doubles and quadruples the storage on its photoGPS geotaggers

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Jobo doubles and quadruples the storage on its photoGPS geotaggers

It took a heck of a long time for Jobo to get its first photoGPS hot-shoe-occupying geotagger to market, and now that model is getting a pair of successors offering two and four times the coordinate-keeping internal storage (2,000 and 4,000 locations, respectively). The new models are appropriately named photoGPS 2 and photoGPS 4, both of which capture your current coords whenever you snap a shot and then inject those waypoints into the photos via software when you pull down the pics. That suite is also getting an update to identify POIs that were near your scenic overlooks, a feature that, honestly, doesn’t seem particularly useful. The photoGPS 2 and 4 are set to ship by the end of this month and will set you back €99 ($125) or €129 ($175).

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Apr 20

Leica V-Lux 20 compact with 12x superzoom is pure brand extortion

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It’s out — the V-LUX 20 — what was rumor is now official courtesy of a Leica press release. The 12.1 megapixel superzoom with 25-300mm Leica DC-VARIO-ELMAR 4.1-49.2mm f/3.3-4.9 ASPH lens and integrated GPS is slated to ship to the UK in May for a suggested retail price of £495 (about $757, likely a bit less when priced Stateside). The matte-black finished compact sports a 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor, 720p/60fps Motion JPEG video recording, a 460,000 pixel 3-inch LCD, 11-point AF, SD/SDHC/SDXC storage, and plenty of options to drop into manual mode when you want a bit more control of the action. Nice huh? Just remember that the V-Lux 20 is a near exact replica (same lens, sensor, LCD, and GPS) of the DMC-ZS7 which lists for just $399, is smaller, and shoots HD video in the more sophisticated AVCHD Lite format. Yeah, we know.

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Apr 19

Garmin nuvi 3700 series breaks the GPS mold, uses another mold instead

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Well, it’s not everyday you see a navigation unit that truly stands out from the rest, but Garmin has managed to do that with its new 3700 series, which are both completely new, yet somewhat… familiar. Available in nüvi 3790T, nüvi 3760T and nüvi 3750 models, the devices are all just 9mm thick, and pack a 4.3-inch capacitive WVGA display (with full multitouch), Garmin’s own EcoRoute and nüRoute with trafficTrends services, the usual 2D and 3D views, and a microSD card slot for expansion, among other standard fare. The 3790T and 3760T also add Bluetooth and free lifetime traffic alerts, while the 3790T is the only one of the lot with complete voice-activated navigation including a customizable wake-up phrase. Of course, the real news here is the design, which has earned Garmin a Red Dot Design Award, and features a brushed metal enclosure, a flush glass display and only the minimum buttons required on the side. As you might have guessed, however, these aren’t exactly Garmin’s new entry-level offerings, with the 3750, 3760T and 3790T set to run $349, $399 and $449 when they roll out sometime in the third quarter.

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Apr 18

ComScore: European cellphone navigation on the rise

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In Europe, it was a good year for cellphone GPS — ComScore, an organization that tracks painful sounding concepts like penetration and market share, just reported that an estimated 21 million Europeans stopped to ask their phone for directions last year. That’s up 68 percent from the 12.5 million who did so in 2008. With two-thirds of mobile map users saying they accessed their phone GPS in a moving vehicle, ComScore thinks the stats suggest phones might replace standard PNDs as well. Too soon to tell, perhaps, but judging by recent events, we expect 2010’s numbers will be stellar nonetheless. Haven’t tried smartphone GPS yourself? Direct yourself to our comparison guides and see what you’ve been missing.

ComScore: European cellphone navigation on the rise originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 15

Ford Eco-Route plots most fuel efficient path, tells you how much longer it’ll take

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Ford’s been slowly but surely tweaking its MyFord Touch interface for months now, and the latest stroke of genius to come across will surely light up the faces of treehuggers. In an effort to provide more routing options to drivers, the automaker is showcasing its new Eco-Route function in the 2011 Edge, which may or may not cause velitation with the good folks over at Garmin’s similarly titled ecoRoute project. At any rate, the new addition allows motorists to choose between the fastest route, shortest (distance) route or most fuel efficient route, and it places the estimated time of travel for each within eyesight. We’re guessing that most of you would simply select the method that requires the smallest investment of time, but those with nothing but may enjoy the new option. And somehow, somewhere, Mother Earth is blowing you a carbon-free kiss. Check out a brief demonstration video after the break.

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Apr 09

Computer-Controlled Audi to Climb Pikes Peak

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Stanford University researchers are developing in-car technology that could improve driver safety, and in extreme cases, even allow regular cars to drive on their own.
The latest example is a GPS-equipped Audi TTS coupe, dubbed Shelley after Michelle Mouton, the first woman to win at Pikes Peak. The self-driving Audi will soon face the 4,721-foot high, 12.4-mile International Hill Climb–quite a big jump from the modest automatic parallel parking systems available today, as the Associated Press reports.
“What we’re trying to do is create an autonomous race car, an autonomous rally car, so a car that can drive itself up to the very limits of handling,” said Christian Gerdes, a Stanford engineering professor and director of Standford’s Center for Automotive Research, in the report.
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Apr 09

iPhone GPS navigation head-to-head review

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iPhone navigation shootout

Nobody likes getting lost, and nobody likes paying too much for a reheated lunch at a franchise restaurant when there’s a mouthwatering family joint hiding just around the corner. Wouldn’t you know it, there’s an app that solves those problems — quite a few of the things, as it turns out. We took a look at the top iPhone navigation choices in the App Store and narrowed it down to the five below, then threw in a no charge option for kicks, covering a range of prices from free to to upwards of $120 per year. As it turns out there’s a very tangible difference between the discount and the “premium” options here, but is that extra really worth it? Read on to find out.

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