June ship date for nuvifone G60?
Reuters is reporting that the first Linux-based Garmin-Asus smartphone (that would be the nuvifone G60) will ship in June. We still don’t have carrier announcements, although it seems fairly certain that it will be AT&T. Nor have pricing details been released. I suspect AT&T is keeping a lid on that info, but we should hear [...]
Garmin nuvi 1490T offers 5-inch screen
Update: Read my hands on Garmin nuvi 1490T review. The Garmin nuvi 1490T was announced today, a 5-inch wide version of the recently unveiled 1200 and 1300 series units. This will be a relatively high-end model, with lifetime traffic alerts, lane assist / junction view and Bluetooth. It also brings something to the table not [...]
Motorola to unveil connected PND this fall?
UPDATE: Read my hands on Motorola MOTONAV TN765t review. Motorola is planning to update their GPS line this fall, and they are dropping hints that they may venture into the manufacturing connected PNDs. According to Blake Bullock, who heads up their navigation products operations: "We’re absolutely making a bigger play," said navigation product line manager [...]
Mio says they’re still here
A few days ago I posted about the GPS Business News report that Mio was leaving the U.S. market. Now, this backdated news release has shown up on their website: “In response to the article published in GPS Business News entitled “Mio closing business in the US” on April 3, 2009, Mio announced that the [...]
Dual use GPS for road and trail
UPDATE: The Magellan eXplorist 710, introduced in the fall of 2010, is another dual-use unit worthy of consideration. UPDATE 2: Garmin has a new dual use entry with their Garmin Montana series. I want a GPS that does it all; this has got to be one of the most frequent requests I hear. Several companies [...]
Magellan RoadMate 1340, 1440 and 1470
UPDATE: Read our hands-on Magellan RoadMate 1470 review. I’ve also posted a page for the Magellan RoadMate 1440. It’s official now; Magellan has introduced three new models – the RoadMate 1340, 1440 and 1470. Each of the new models offers their One Touch interface, AAA TourBook, text-to-speech, Highway Lane Assist, exit POIs and multi-destination routing. [...]
Magellan beefs up features on RoadMate line
UPDATE: Read our hands-on Magellan RoadMate 1470 review. I’ve also posted pages for the Magellan RoadMate 1220 and 1440. Though there’s been no official announcement, Magellan quietly rolled out three new RoadMate units at CTIA last week, and one – the 4.7” Magellan RoadMate 1470 (pictured above) – is already available at Amazon. The new [...]
Garmin Forerunner 405CX review
UPDATE: Check out a newer model — the Garmin Forerunner 410. UPDATE 2: Better yet, check out the Forerunner 610, whose touchscreen interface eliminates the touch bezel problems found on the 400 series. The Garmin Forerunner 405CX updates the Forerunner 405, increasing accuracy in heart rate-based calorie computation. Using algorithms developed by exercise scientists and [...]
Garmin Approach G5 review
UPDATE: A new model, the Garmin Approach G3, brings most of the G5′s features in a smaller package and at a lower price. UPDATE 2: Another new model, the Garmin Approach S1, has a sports watch form factor. The Garmin Approach G5 is the first golf GPS created by Garmin in-house (as opposed to the [...]
TomTom ONE 140
UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For a list of current TomTom models and their features, please see our TomTom comparison chart. The TomTom ONE 140 updates the TomTom ONE 130, adding adding IQ Routes and Advanced Lane Guidance (shown above), and expanding map coverage that includes Mexico, as well as the U.S. and Canada.
