Routeplanners: SatNav & GPS News

TeleNav Inc., the first company to launch a GPS navigation system on mobile devices in the U.S., announced that TeleNav GPS Navigator is now available on the recently-launched Palm® Treo�„� 680 smartphone along with the other Treo smartphones currently available from Palm in the U.S. For just $9.99 per month, TeleNav GPS Navigator offers unlimited […]

AA Navigator has released its latest unit, the Vive! This one’s strictly for the European market, pre-loaded with maps of the U.K. and Ireland (including over 50,000 POIs), with a pricier option also available that’ll add a 1GB SD card filled with maps for guiding you throughout all of Western Europe.
The unit’s specs look to […]

Officially titled “Fujitsu’s Pocket LOOX, Directed by NAVIGON,” the cute little Pocket LOOX N100 runs Navigon’s fancy new MobileNavigator|6 Premium, and is based on a 300MHz Samsung processor and SiRF Star III chip. The 2.8-inch QVGA screen is bright and colourful, and there’s 64MB of RAM, along with a miniSD card slot to keep things […]

Thales Magellan is bringing its latest range of SatNavs to UK shores early next year. The devices in the RoadMate 2200T series are rugged, IP-4-waterproof SatNavs that can be upgraded to provide off-road navigation as well as real-time traffic updates.

The 2200T and the 2250T measure just 12.5 x 8.5 x 2.6cm, and give voice and […]

T-Mobile has announced the launch of its MDA Compact III mobile device with a built-in GPS satellite receiver, and they claim it makes dedicated sat-nav systems redundant.It comes with CoPilot Live 6 satellite navigation software (as long as you sign up to particular Flext plans), and features turn-by-turn voice instructions, street mapping and powerful route […]

Thales have introduced two new satellite navigation units in its Magellan range, the 3050T and 6000T which both feature Live Traffic updates from RAC Trafficmaster.

They continue to use the Magellan NavEnging routing technology, using the Intel XScale processor. It also features SmartDetour software that routes drivers around congestion using the RAC’s Trafficmaster Telematics information.

Nokia today announced its first dedicated personal navigation device to include Europe-wide maps, the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation, to take you across European borders effortlessly allowing you to enjoy the ride, while it does the navigating. The sophisticated Nokia 330 Auto Navigation provides seamless navigation from one European country to the next, with clear spoken […]

The GPS receiver, which features a 3.5-inch screen and a selection of quick buttons down the right hand side is, like most GPS units fairly uninspiring. It perches on perhaps what has to be the biggest, but sturdiest cradle our car has ever seen and although it’s unlikely to fit in to your pocket, let […]