GPS
GPS
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 »
Design
Giant Urban Cursor Tracks Its Movements In Google Maps
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | If the Urban Cursor — a giant cursor that captures its movements in Google Maps using GPS — worked in real life, I would use it to minimise Afghanistan, maximise Sweden, and drag and drop some parts of Madrid to the rubbish bin. More » Advertisement
Nokia 6710 Navigator Zooms To All The Good Things
GPS phones are definitely all the rage these days, but that doesn’t mean they actually make navigating easy. The Nokia 6710 Navigator does, though. And it’s all thanks to the touch-sensitive zoom bar. More »
Software
3:30AM Chris Jacob | Think of this week’s round of announcements as Android’s débutante ball. She’s gone from a lovable ragamuffin to a mature OS that’s ready for the spotlight. With Android 2.0, Motorola Droid and Google Maps Navigation, she stole our hearts. More »
Week In Review—The Second Coming Of Android
3:30AM Chris Jacob | Think of this week’s round of announcements as Android’s débutante ball. She’s gone from a lovable ragamuffin to a mature OS that’s ready for the spotlight. With Android 2.0, Motorola Droid and Google Maps Navigation, she stole our hearts. More »
GPS
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 »
Robots
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard — but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. More »
MIT’s AIDA Robot Will Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard — but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. More »
GPS
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 »
Business
It’s Not A Good Day To Be A GPS Manufacturer
4:09AM Adam Frucci | 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] More »
GPS
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 »
GPS
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 »