Insignia NS-CNV10 review
The Insignia NS-CNV10 is a connected GPS navigator available exclusively from BestBuy. It includes a one year subscription for connectivity which gives you access to Google Local search, live traffic, and gas prices. The CNV10 is a 3.5” model with text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “in one mile, make a left turn on Main Street,” rather than [...]
Dash gives up on hardware to become application service provider
Dash Navigation has pulled the plug on the Dash Express, ceding the hardware market to others. Instead, they will focus on licensing all that real time traffic data and the great deal of knowledge they’ve gained developing their network.
While this is bound to sting for existing Dash Express owners (and how much continued support [...]
Insignia GPS first impressions
UPDATE: Read my full Insignia NS-CNV10 review.
I've been spending the past few days getting to know the Best Buy Insignia NS-CNV10 GPS. This 3.5" model, like its bigger brother, sports text-to-speech, a cellular connection, Google Local search and no connection fees for the first year. The 4.3" model is pictured above, but except for the [...]
More on Best Buy Insignia GPS
There isn’t a lot of information to be had yet about the forthcoming connected GPS units from Best Buy, but I do have a couple of things for you, including the promo photo above. It shows multiple route options, ala the Dash Express. There’s no indication that they’ll use crowd-sourced, anonymized cell phone data for [...]
Best Buy to produce connected GPS with Google local search
UPDATE: Read my full Insignia NS-CNV10 review.
Best Buy will launch their first house label GPS units on October 19, under their Insignia brand. But the big news is that these devices will sport a cellular connection and local Google search, as well as real-time traffic.
Priced at $499 for the 4.3" Insignia NS-CNV20 and $399 for [...]
Voice commands for Dash via cell phone
The Dash Express is getting a couple of voice applications this morning — free services provided by Tellme and Dial Directions. The only configuration required with either is to register your mobile phone numbers with Dash Navigation at my.dash.net.
Dash Express becomes the first GPS to learn your shortcuts
Dash Express users will be getting a major software update today, delivered wirelessly of course. There are lots of changes, so we’ll delve right in and start with the most important.
MyRoutes automatically learns your preferred routes
How long have we pined for a GPS smart enough to learn our favorite shortcuts? Well wait no longer boys [...]
New Internet content for Dash Express
Dash Navigation is announcing today that they are opening their API to third party developers. Bringing Internet-based content to your car, the first five “DashApps” are:
Dash Express review
UPDATES:
Dash has discontinued manufacture of the Dash Express
The price on the Dash Express has now been reduced to $299.99
Read about how the Dash can now learn your favorite routes
I’ve had the Dash Express for over a month now and have been enjoying testing it out. The Dash is a revolutionary new type of GPS navigation [...]
Dash dishes
My link roundup, Waypoints, is on hiatus for a few weeks, while I try to dig out from the pile of review units I’ve received. And I thought the following was interesting enough for a weekend post…
The video below is a presentation Dash gave at the Web 2.0 forum. The first half is more [...]
