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3:47PM Nick Broughall | Earlier this week, the guys at Pioneer let me drive around in one of their cars for a couple of days to test out the AVIC-F10BT in-dash satnav entertainment system. And now that I’ve tasted the supple delights of the AVIC, my own car’s stereo system seems old and tired, like a Hollywood starlet who’s let herself go. My satnav – once the pride and joy of my glovebox – now seems clunky and cumbersome. If I could, I’d take my car and the AVIC system to Vegas and get them hitched, because the simple fact is that they belong together. More »
Review: Pioneer AVIC-F10BT In-Dash Satnav System
3:47PM Nick Broughall | Earlier this week, the guys at Pioneer let me drive around in one of their cars for a couple of days to test out the AVIC-F10BT in-dash satnav entertainment system. And now that I’ve tasted the supple delights of the AVIC, my own car’s stereo system seems old and tired, like a Hollywood starlet who’s let herself go. My satnav – once the pride and joy of my glovebox – now seems clunky and cumbersome. If I could, I’d take my car and the AVIC system to Vegas and get them hitched, because the simple fact is that they belong together. More » 
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Make Your Own Real-Time Kinematic GPS Receiver
8:00AM Sean Fallon | Researchers Tomoji Takasu and Akio Yasuda of Tokyo University have developed an open source, inexpensive, Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS receiver than runs on a beagle board. They’ve also left instructions on how you can build one yourself. More »
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How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
1:42AM John Herrman | It’s basically a ritual now: Fresh feature debuts on new Android phone; hack-happy HTC Dream owners see new feature, develop seething jealousy; said owners work tirelessly to steal new feature. Last week, Google Maps Navigation hit the Droid. Today, the G1. More »
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Garmin EcoRoutes ESP Displays Car Diagnostics On Your Nuvi GPS
5:20AM Sean Fallon | 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. More »
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11:16AM Wilson Rothman | As you know, Google’s freebie turn-by-turn navigation app for Android 2.0 surfaced this week. After driving around our patented testing track for a few days, I can tell you what’s great—and what’s surprisingly bad—about it. More »
Google Navigator For Android Review: Far From Perfect
11:16AM Wilson Rothman | As you know, Google’s freebie turn-by-turn navigation app for Android 2.0 surfaced this week. After driving around our patented testing track for a few days, I can tell you what’s great—and what’s surprisingly bad—about it. More »
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Microsoft Pulling The Plug On MSN Direct In 2012
8:15AM Sean Fallon | While it’s probably not the first casualty of the Google GPS navigation bombshell, the fact remains — Microsoft is pulling the plug on their MSN Direct service on January 1st, 2012. More »
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4:32PM Nick Broughall | On the opposite end of the scale from the XXL540 we saw yesterday, TomTom has launched the entry-level Start GPS. More »
TomTom’s Entry Level ‘Start’ GPS Is $199
4:32PM Nick Broughall | On the opposite end of the scale from the XXL540 we saw yesterday, TomTom has launched the entry-level Start GPS. More »
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3:38PM Nick Broughall | More Christmas themed savings, this time from Navman. They’ve cut the price of their entire MY satnav range by $50, and thrown in free map updates for three years. They’ve also added SUNA traffic to their entry-level model. More »
Navman Cuts Price Of MY Range By $50 Until January 31
3:38PM Nick Broughall | More Christmas themed savings, this time from Navman. They’ve cut the price of their entire MY satnav range by $50, and thrown in free map updates for three years. They’ve also added SUNA traffic to their entry-level model. More »
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10:31AM Nick Broughall | If you like your cars big, your burgers bigger and perhaps even speak with an Austrian accent, then the XXL540 satnav is possibly your cup of tea. It features a 5-inch screen, which is – let’s face it – frickin’ huge for a satnav device. More »
TomTom XXL540 Satnav Is For The Hummer Drivers Out There
10:31AM Nick Broughall | If you like your cars big, your burgers bigger and perhaps even speak with an Austrian accent, then the XXL540 satnav is possibly your cup of tea. It features a 5-inch screen, which is – let’s face it – frickin’ huge for a satnav device. More »
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