The Garmin Nuvi 880 has a number of features which are text-to-speech functionality, MSN direct services and Bluetooth. The navigation system offers the most accurate speech recognition capabilities. But the Nuvi 880 is very expensive and route calculations can be sluggish.

As well as the user interface and software is intuitive. All the icons and menus are clearly marked. You’ll find a 3,5 mm headphone jack, a micro SD expansion slot and a mini USB port. The Garmin Nuvi 880 comes with a vechile mount, a car charger, and a USB cable.

The just released Voyager Pro car camera with GPS logger packs an accelerometer that can detect fender benders and triggers a video recording of the 10 seconds leading up to and 20 seconds following an accident. The video is then stored on a removable 1GB SD card.

The specs are 1.3MP CMOS camera with 30IPS 1280 x 960, Mpeg4 320 x 240 (QVGA) or 640 x 480 (VGA) recording ability, G-Sensor, emergency record button, and integrated GPS.

Here is video of AT&T guy in the car testing the GPS of iPhone 3G. Check out how the iPhone 3G fares on the road with its built in GPS navigation. This makes use of the GPS Maps feature and the search function for commercial establishments.

There’s nothing like getting lost out in the middle of nowhere, reaching for your cell phone to get some directions, only to find out that you are out of a coverage area. Nothing is more frustrating than having technology right at your fingertips without being able to benefit from it.

There is a fix for that, though. Just because your cell phone is out of a coverage area does not mean that you have to navigate the roads alone, lost. Instead of driving around, hoping to see a friendly face for help, consider installing Garmin Mobile on your Smartphone. Not only does Garmin Mobile have up to date maps and directions, but it also works even if your cell phone is out of range.

Another perk of Garmin Mobile is that it gives you traffic updates. If you’re running behind, that can be a great advantage. If there is a traffic accident or road work on your path, the Garmin Mobile will give you alternate directions so you can make it to your destination in a timely fashion.

Best of all is the ease that the Garmin Mobile can travel with you from place to place. Travel directions will always be handy as long as you have your cell phone with you. Even if you’re out with friends and want to find the location of the next bar, you can simply pick up your phone, plug in the information, and find it without any hassle.

This is ultra-connected tablet device design by Tokyo resident Mac Funamizu. The idea of the future gadget is really simple with the inification of a camera/scanner, GPS and internet connectivity, the world literally is at your finger tips.

The navigation is easy, you haveto just frame anything you desire behind the glass window, from a building, to a car or piece of art and the image will be analyzed and searched on any number of sites like wikipedia, google or google earth.

If you want to find information about a word in a book or magazine? Simply frame will up and touch the word. Instant access to any number of learning aids eg. dictionary, thesaurus or reference databases will have you clued in in seconds.

There you go – a small and pretty device by Sony. The device is very smart. It’s called GPS Device, model GPS-CS1. The device allows you attaching your digital camera and then it gave information when or where your pictures were taken by tracking your gidital camera with satellite precision.Here’s the products description: “Keep track of your photo locations and dates easily with satellite precision. The GPS-CS1 calculates and records position data. When used with the supplied GPS Image Tracker software, the GPS-CS1 allows you to match the time and location data in the device with your photos. And by using the Picture Motion Browser software, supplied with certain Sony cameras*, your photos will be shown on an online map, giving you a whole new way to organize, manage and enjoy your pictures.”

Sony’s GPS device is only compatible with Cyber-shot DSC-S500, S600, S45, W30, W50, W70, W100, H2, H5, T30 and Sony α (alpha) DSLR-A100.

It also has features for fast near-target updates and the reliability on Garmin Marine Network. The GMR 24 transmits data over the Garmin Marine Network, a waterproof 100-megabit plug-and-play proprietary network that gives you the ability to expand your boat’s system as needed. Like other Garmin radar, GMR 24 processes raw data within the radome. This avoids the need for a dedicated external display, allowing any network-compatible Garmin chartplotter to double as your radar screen. And as an aid to locational awareness, you can overlay the GMR 24 radar image on the chartplotter’s map page. You can also split the on-screen display so that you can view the map and the standard radar page simultaneously.

“The GMR 24 is the ultimate in versatility when it comes to marine radar,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “The unit features four thousand watts of transmit power, dual rotation speed for faster near-target updates, and plug-and-play reliability on the Garmin Marine Network – with a footprint that works on almost any boat.”

The navigation unit can also help you avoiding traffic on the water using the unit’s MARPA target tracking feature, which allows you to track the bearing, course, speed and predicted closest approach of multiple targets. The unit measures 24″ (dia), 9.8″ (height), and weighs in at a hefty 9.1 kg (20.1 lb). Obviously it’s got IPX7 Waterproof rating.

Garmin GMR 24 Marine Radar is priced at $1919.99 and you can find you local dealer here.

Sony has just presented their latest car GPS navigation devices, the NV-U82F and NV-U92T. As always Sony has made these navigators to guarantee you will find your precise way.

These navigators are made give GPS signals even while passing through tunnels or crossing bridges. NV-U92T comes with Go of memory flash and a cartographic cover of 21 European countries. It manages the data in real time automatically and offers dynamic information on circulation, while the NV-U82F lets you download free charts of Italy, Spain and Portugal on the site www.navu.sony-europe.com. Other good features is the improved safety measures which ensure safety on unknown roads while using both Sony NV-U82F and NV-U92T GPS untis.

Sony NV-U82F and NV-U92T GPS Features:

* Touch screen with gestural order assuring simplicity.

* Free activation and radar updates for one year via Internet.

* Even when satellite signals are disturbed, they provide system position for more guidance maintenance.

* Simultaneous display of points of interests.

* Extra broad touch screen of 4.8 inches.

Verizon Wireless’s award winning VZ Navigator is a GPS enabled Navigator that will transform your wireless handset in to a powerful navigation device and help you find a particular location. With its visual and audible directions, locating places and getting a location map is now a child’s play. With VZ Navigator, you get visual and audible directions to a destination, you can locate businesses and other places in an area, get a map of a location, bookmark favorites and recent searches, and even share locations with others.

Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator lets you make more than 300,000 direction requests even on the busiest days and get more than 250,000 maps daily. It enables you to download more than 100,000 downloads daily and gives you a list of 14 million points of interests. Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator is available on cell phone models like Motorola V325, MOTOKRZR K1m, Samsung SCH-u540, SCH-u620, SCH-u720 and SCH-a990 and LG vx8600 and VX8300, and can be yours for just $9.99. This gives you unlimited monthly access, but you can also get one-day access on select enables phones with just $2.99.

Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator Benefits

* Powerful navigation technology at low cost - VZ Navigator provides the same capabilities and user experience as on-board navigation systems, without having to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars.

* Phone and navigation on one device - Because you take your phone with you, VZ Navigator is always available to look for a nearby hotel, restaurant, an office, or just a place you want to visit, without having to carry a separate device or rent a car with a navigation system.

* Works where you are - Unlike other navigation devices which need to be outdoors to work, VZ Navigator uses Verizon Wireless’ Assisted GPS technology, meaning you can find a route or get a map of the local area inside a building or sitting in your car in a covered parking lot.

* The latest information - With VZ Navigator, you have instant access to the latest maps and businesses and never have to purchase maps for new cities or insert updated business directories.
* Sharing - VZ Navigator lets you send and receive locations with your friends and co-workers who also have a Verizon wireless phone or with anyone who has an email address.

To learn more about Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator go here

As we learn from MobileTopSoft, E-Ten Information Systems has just introduced the E-TEN Glofiish X500+. It is one high-resolution (VGA) Pocket PC Phone running Windows Mobile 6 platform. It major specifications include a larger screen-area, improved Auto-Macro camera, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities

The Glofiish X500+ features a VGA display which offers up to four times the resolution of previous E-Ten handsets, highlighted E-Ten. The VGA resolution of the screen maked images and movies viewed on the X500+ sharper and show more detail making the X500+ the first choice for enjoying mobile multimedia, said the company. Additionally, the X500+ includes a 2-megapixel camera allowing users to capture high-resolution photographs and record home-video.

Other specifications of E-TEN X500+ includes a boasted 400Mhz processor, 128MB on-board memory, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, 11g wi-fi. As with the original Glofiish X500, the X500+ measures 113.5×60.5×15.5mm and is available in silver and black.

Source : MobileTopSoft