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Google and the Deadly Power of Data [Comment]

Wed, Oct 28 | from Gizmodo
Garmin might have a long-standing relationship with Navteq, but they don't own any maps. How can they compete with a free Google app when they still have to pay? (Worse, Garmin is still stuck in the hardware business, where profits are extra thin.) TomTom owns the maps, but charges $100 for t...

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Satio - GPS

I have just bought this phone (second hand) It was under a pay as you go orange but not branded. The GPS programs on it are locations, google maps and wisepilot. I have since installed Garmin XT. All the programs work fine (although not completed the trial with wisepilot, because of the followi...
20 hours ago | from Esato

Garmin EcoRoutes ESP Displays Car Diagnostics On Your Nuvi GPS [GPS]

Sometime next year, Garmin nuvi GPS devices will have the option of displaying information on your car's inner workings using EcoRoutes ESP—a module that taps into your car's onboard diagnostics (OBD-II) port. Awesome? Yeah, sure. Will it save Garmin from destruction at the hands of a po...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Gizmodo

GPS Latitude Information.How ?

Is there any way to check current latitude via Location services ?
Fri, Nov 6 | from Esato

MOTO announces 5-inch Android 2.0 MID for developers

MOTO is calling the new device the AMP (Android Media Platform), the 5-inch version being the first, with a 30inch and 10-inch version on the way by early 2010. The 5-inch AMP comes equipped with a front-facing 8MP camera, a Texas Instrument OMAP3430 processor, capacitive multi-touch d...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Gadgetell

Is Google trying to kill us by screen-only navigation?

Turn left in 1.3 miles One of the best features in a GPS navigation system, in my book at least, is audible instructions so I don’t have to take my eyes off the road. TeleNav, which I use, even speaks the road names I should be turning on to. How can a GPS navigation system be viable without spoken...
Thu, Oct 29 | from Gadgetell

Microsoft Pulling The Plug On MSN Direct In 2012 [GPS]

Fortunately, that is plenty of time for subscribers to the GPS information service to jump ship. You don't even have to wait for your subscription to terminate—just shut down your service anytime before the end date and receive a refund for the unused portion of your service. Check out the M...
Wed, Oct 28 | from Gizmodo

It's Not a Good Day to Be a GPS Manufacturer [Stocks]

Google's free GPS feature on Android 2.0 is great news! Unless you're the fine folks at Garmin and TomTom, in which case, oh shit. [Engadget]
Wed, Oct 28 | from Gizmodo

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Personal Portables and Peripherals: • TomTom ONE 140 Portable GPS for $79.99 plus free shipping (normally $129). • Kodak EasyShare M1033 10MP Digital Camera for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $135). • Avera 8GB Audio / Video Player for $54.99 plus free shipping (normally $99).
Mon, Oct 26 | from Gizmodo

FYI: Amaze GPS program no longer free

just an FYI out there to anyone that uses the Amaze GPS navigation software. The amaze team has a new version out v5.0 , and it is no longer a free application.
Mon, Oct 26 | from Esato

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