Lifetime map updates coming to TomTom models

UPDATE: Our TomTom XXL 540TM page has been posted. Well, well. In what could be the biggest news coming out of CES in terms of auto GPS this year, TomTom has announced that they will offer Lifetime Map Updates, a feature that will be incorporated into a range of TomTom units released in 2010.

TomTom to introduce lifetime traffic

UPDATE: Our TomTom XXL 540TM page has been posted. TomTom announced today that they will begin to offer Lifetime Traffic Updates later this year. There’s no word on who the data provider will be, but they are saying that coverage will include 89 metropolitan markets in the US and four cities in Canada. The new [...]

TomTom EASE announced

UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the TomTom EASE. The TomTom EASE was announced this morning, bringing a new entry-level product to the US market. This 3.5” navigator features text-to-speech, 3 million points of interest and pre-loaded maps of the US. It includes IQ Routes, TomTom’s historic road speed database, for improved routing. The [...]

Hey Garmin – WTF?

Garmin has apparently already made all their CES announcements. Lets see, we have a new golf GPS, a motorcycle GPS, a tool for high-tech grease monkeys and an app to make your nuvi curse like a sailor. The country’s biggest electronics show and this is all they have? WTF? Well, actually, that’s a rhetorical question. [...]

Garmin ecoRoute hd

We first reported on Garmin ecoRoute hd back in November, when it was called ecoRoute ESP. Basically, this tool allows you to use your nuvi to monitor onboard vehicle diagnostics and performance data via a wireless connection with the car’s standardized onboard diagnostics port (OBD II). ecoRoute hd will be compatible with many current and [...]

Garmin zumo 665

UPDATE: Check out our Garmin zumo 665 page for links to reviews, etc. The motorcycle-friendly Garmin zumo 665 was announced today, adding to the zumo 660’s feature set with an antenna for XM Satellite Radio®, real-time XM NavWeather® and real-time XM NavTraffic®. Otherwise, the unit appears nearly identical to the zumo 660.

Garmin Approach G3

UPDATE: Amazon now has the Garmin Approach G3 available for pre-order. With the golf lover’s Garmin Approach G3, the Approach G5 now has a little brother. Modeled on the Garmin Dakota platform, the G3 is smaller and we suspect it will have the slightly brighter screen that made the Dakota 20 a real winner in [...]

Garmin Voice Studio

Can you do a killer impersonation? Have kids? Want your GPS to curse like a sailor?  Well hang on, because the boys in Olathe have released Garmin Voice Studio, a free Windows application that will let you add your own voice prompts to most nuvis and a few other products. Basically, you record a few [...]

DeLorme PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator

UPDATE: I’ve posted reviews of the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w and the PN-60w / SPOT Communicator combo We’ve got some big news for backcountry types today. DeLorme and Spot have jointly unveiled the first combination ruggedized GPS navigator and satellite communicator. The DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator can send customized text messages to individuals [...]