GPS Systems

Post-Tribune - Towns A - F —– Algonquin Antioch Arlington Heights Aurora Barrington Batavia Beecher The Garmin Forerunner 305 watch and GPS receiver. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Day one at MacExpo in London
MacNN - RouteBuddy showcased its Mac GPS software, an application designed to work with Garmin’s range of products with optional map data. Griffin Technology showcased its TuneCenter and iKaraoke audio peripherals, while Gear4 unveiled BluEye — a device

Europe’s TomTom makes great GPS
Deseret News - I had previously done long-term testing of Magellan and Garmin units, but I also read reviews for weeks before I selected a TomTom One, the latest GPS unit from TomTom. Who? TomTom is the leading GPS manufacturer in Europe and its roots show

CyclingPeaks WKO+: Power ful Number Crunching
PezCycling News - It is also compatible with Polar and Sunnto even when not monitoring power, and Garmin and Timex for GPS files. I’ve used it to download from my PowerTap and Polar s725 (HR, cadence, speed in various combinations) with no problems. An excellent

Top four navigation systems
CNET News - The good: The compact Garmin Nuvi 350 has a strong GPS receiver and includes lots of travel-friendly features. The bad: The Garmin Nuvi 350 is expensive, and the traffic receiver and the travel guide programs cost extra. The Nuvi also lacks an external

Garmin n vi 660
ABC News - Last fall, Garmin created the shirt-pocket GPS market with its introduction of the n vi 350. It set the performance bar high and earned an Editors’ Choice by combining a SiRF Star III GPS receiver with a 3.5-inch screen and a host of features that

Drivers of tomorrow won’t get mad at traffic, they’ll get around it
USA Today - The Silicon Valley start-up will start selling a global positioning system (GPS) navigation box that mounts on a car’s More of this kind of stuff is coming from companies like navigation device maker Garmin and cellphone maker Motorola. The

Citing strong sales of flat-panel TVs and other audiovisual products, Japanese consumer electronics giant Matsushita Electric posted a 130 percent year-to-year increase in fiscal second quarter net income and a 79 percent increase in net income for the first six months of the fiscal year.
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Apple iPod to remain market king 
The popular Apple device shows no signs of losing momentum, researchers say.
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MIT developing an ‘engine-on-a-chip’ 
A potential early application might be a small engine that a soldier could wear to power equipment like night vision gear. Batteries currently in use by soldiers are relatively heavy and often run out of juice too soon.
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UMC making good progress on 65 nm, analyst says 
Taiwanese Foundry United Microelectronics Corp. is making decent progress on 65- nanometer node development, according to an analyst at CLSA Asia Pacific Markets.
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Garmin(R) G1000(TM) Enhancements Provide New Capabilities and Added Safety 
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced significant enhancements to its all-glass, G1000 integrated avionics suite. These upgrades simplify operation, enhance situational awareness and increase safety during flight and when taxiing. Garmin’s FliteCharts(TM), ChartView(TM), and SafeTaxi(TM) will be on display at Garmin’s exhibit (#2853) at the National Business Aviation
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“Image Moments” digital photo frame 
Digital Foci today introduced its new redesigned “Image Moments” digital photo album frame, enabling users to display and share photos directly from digital camera memory cards on a selection of decorative interchangeable picture frames. Users can insert any digital camera card into Image Moments to view photos on the 8-inch color LCD screen, and t…
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Softpedia - Yakumo’s deltaX 5 BT Navigator 3 Europe Announced Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS :: Communications :: Handhelds display with a 240 320 pixel resolution, SIRF Star III (20-channel), connector for external GPS antenna, Bluetooth , USB

Incredible Connection powers navigation tools
CGWeb - first time in South Africa, Incredible Connection, through its Acer brand, has brought to market a PDA with built-in GPS Acer handhelds feature the fastest processing strength available today and make them excellent multitasking tools. As such

Gigabyte unveils PDA-phone lineup at 3GSM Asia
CNET Asia - which is in Singapore for the 3GSM Asia World Congress, told CNET Asia that it plans to introduce its cellular-enabled handhelds were the TV-enabled i128, i120 with TV recording functions as well as the soon-to-launch i300 phone with built-in GPS

HTC Selects SiRFstarIII for Use in First Navigation PDA Phone
KASA Fox 2 - wireless handheld devices, such as mobile phones; automotive electronics systems, including navigation and telematics systems; and consumer and compute devices, including personal digital assistants, notebook computers, recreational GPS handhelds