Garmin’s upping the ante in the local GPS space; instead of a limited time “free maps” offer, its latest range will come with map upgrades for the entire life of the product. More »
TomTom has long been releasing unique voices to help guide you through the backwaters of Australian suburbia on its satnavs. But if you thought the pinnacle of awesomeness was having Mr T tell you where to go, the company has tried to trump it by releasing voice packs of Stephen Fry, as well as Marge Simpson and Monty Burns from The Simpsons. More »
China is now one step closer to become the top economic and military superpower in the world: their Beidou geo-positioning system is now fully armed and operational. More »
So the GS2 won both the Readers’ Choice and Editor’s Pick in the 2011 Gizmodo Awards — but how does it stack up as a GPS replacement for the car? Giz reader Jason takes it for a test drive. More »
If you’re planning on taking an off road holiday over the summer break, you might want to consider getting a navigation app to help you find and share your adventures. You know, just in case you get bogged and need winching out. Mud Map looks like a prtty good option. More »
Stephen Fry — best known stateside for his portrayal of Jeeves and on Giz for his Apple enthusiasm — is now available as a downloadable voice pack for your TomTom navigation device. At least if you live in the UK. More »
The GPS navigation segment on the App Store is a little crowded, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get excited by new entrants. Longtime GPS stalwarts Magellan are entering the iPhone app space with the RoadMate app, which will hit the app store on Monday. More »
Vodafone just can’t seem to catch a break. If it’s not an ongoing campaign against the quality of their network, it’s the fact that the GPS functionality seems to be playing up on one of the best Android phones on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S II. More »
They’re slowly taking over our world, but the one skillset that robots and computers haven’t mastered yet is sportscasting. Keeping track of every single player on a basketball court is a real challenge for an artificial intelligence, but researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland may have developed a system that could finally let the machines excel at even play by play commentary. More »
