ALK Technologies just announced recently that their CoPilot Live GPS navigation system is now available for Android phones. You can already grab it from Android Market for your HTC Magic, HTC Dream or the new HTC Hero - for only $35.
With CoPilot the maps are stored locally on the phone, rather than relying on wireless internet which can be quite slow at times. However there are still some ‘Live’ which utilizes the mobile Internet connection such as real-time traffic alerts, 5-day weather forecast information and a new location sharing service called CoPilot LiveLink.
Here are some features of CoPilot Live for Android:
Scrolling menus and maps supports touch screen gesture recognition
Turn-by-turn voice directions
Widescreen portrait or landscape mode
CoPilot LiveLink location sharing
Direct dialling to POIs, location sending via text and photo navigation
If you liked gemoate JR when we first talked about it you’ll be pleased to hear that there’s a hands-on review available now. The bottom line is this though:
Sturdy and accurate, it directed me right to ground zero for the caches I sought.
I guess you can’t go wrong with this. It only costs $70 anyways. Get it from REI.
This compact and light wall charger is perfect for those on the go. It works with your existing car charger so you don¿t have to deal with more annoying wires and cables. Simply plug the adapter into the wall and connect your car charger to the socket and you are ready to charge up your GPS device. Plus, with one amp of power, charging power hungry devices is a snap.
The Garmin Nuvi 260W combines a great form factor and attractive price and comes complete with amazing features like directions in real street names so that you don’t have to take your eyes off the road and a wide screen that lets you see more of what’s around you as you drive. Garmin have mentioned that the Garmin Nuvi 260W gives consumers the most sought-after navigation features, while eliminating many of the premium add-ons. The result is a PND that simply gets you from point A to point B – reliably, efficiently, and with style. The optional SD cards slot lets you add additional features. High-sensitivity receiver RoHS version available Built-in memory – Internal solid state with SD Card slot Waypoints/favorites/locations – 500 Voice prompts Speaks street names 3D map view Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation) Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road) Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.)
When you buy the Garmin Nuvi 260W you get Garmin reliability, fast satellite locks of high-sensitivity integrated receivers, slim, pocket-sized navigators with a gorgeous displays. Along with detailed NAVTEQ maps that lets you search by name for more than 6 million points of interest like stores, restaurants or hospitals, and an easy, intuitive interface.
Why its good
Easy of use – This system is very easy to use.
Widescreen – See more of what is around you.
Good Routing Engine – The system calculates the best routes for you. The engine used in Garmins are better than the ones in tomtom or magellan
Garmin WebUpdater – Garmin provides a very easy way to keep the gps system maps up to date
Text to Speech – The system announces the street names in a very nice natural voice.
Faster processor – For smoother map drawing and vehicle icon motion through turns
Easily transportable – Great form factor and design makes it fit in your pocket easily.
Price
Con’s
Slow satellite acquire time
Speaker is a little weak
Few number of voices that you can change to
Battery Life
Bottom Line
Overall, the Garmin Nuvi 260W is amazing and the larger screen size of 4.3 inches really helps those with fat fingers and those that don’t want to squint to read a map. Its a solid system and we would recommend this system to anyone. You can look at a list here of the best gps systems to see other good systems.
It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device.
The recently released CATS.i measures just 45mm x 35mm x 12mm, and makers say it can be used to track cars, pets and even people. Given that they also claim this is the 'most covert' tracking device of its type and is 'almost undetectable when being worn', I'm not sure I want to know who their normal customers are.
The device uses a built-in GSM sim chip to report back its GPS data, either constantly or at set intervals, which can then be tracked online. It is battery powered but can also be hardwired to vehicles, or even solar power—though the makers don't specify how. Quad band GSM, GSP and RF ensures you should be able to monitor the people you are stalking—sorry, tracking—wherever they go. [Cats.i]
The Garmin nuvi 270 features a sleek, slim design with amazing auto routing capabilities that will get you where you are going using the most efficient route possible. It comes complete with an easy to use touchscreen display with turn by turn directions. The Garmin nuvi 270 comes loaded with high detailed maps for North America (US, Canada and Puerto Rico) and Europe. This machine is so easy to use that you become an expert user even without reading the user manual.
If you are looking for a GPS system to use in the US and you are planning to travel to Europe, this machine is probably the best system for the money. You will get a quality Garmin machine that has European maps at a fraction of the cost.
Why its good
Easy of use – This system is very easy to use.
Good Routing Engine – The system calculates the best routes for you. The engine used in Garmins are better than the ones in tomtom or magellan
Garmin WebUpdater – Garmin provides a very easy way to keep the gps system up to date
Text to Speech – The system announces the street names in a very nice natural voice.
Faster processor – For smoother map drawing and vehicle icon motion through turns
Easily transportable – Great form factor and design makes it fit in your pocket easily.
Price
Con’s
Speaker is a little weak
Bottom Line
The Garmin nuvi 270
0 an extremely easy machine to use and comes with a great price. The addition of European maps is great especially if you travel. We recommend this machine to anyone looking for a new gps system. You can look at a list here of the best gps systems to see other good systems.
Now they have GPS navigation systems with OLED screens in Japan. Called DTN-VX003, and manufactured by Trywin this device has a 4.1? touch display with 480x272 resolution and offers a spacious 4GB internal memory.
Other features include SD/SDHC memory expansion slot, 1Seg Digital TV tuner, FM radio, FM transmitter, and multimedia support.
Hemisphere GPS XF101 is an add on to the field computer ‘The Archer’ built by Juniper Systems of Utah.
It is a GPS receiver that integrates with the Archer handheld to provide sub-meter DGPS for location-based applications. It is lower power device so you can still use your handheld PC for a long time and is rugged enough to be even working in a pool.
Here are some features:
Crescent GPS technology for superior sub-meter accuracy
COAST Technology maintains accuracy during temporary loss of diferential signal
Optional external antenna for additional accuracy
Low power consumption conserves Archer battery power
Easy to use, modular - connect to Archer and go to the feld
It looks like Nextar is trying to stay afloat in this economy by releasing GPS navigation systems fit for every budget. Their latest is the Nextar 43LT which has a 4.3? screen and offers life traffic updates from Navteq’s RDS-TMC service (see coverage). It only costs $170.
Some other features of Nextar 43LT include SD card slot, 1.6 million POIs, and text-to-speech… via
Garmin Dakota 10 is one of the latest outdoor GPS handheld devices from the company. Compared to the Garmin Oregon series, the Dakota 10 is a lot cheaper and lower end.
Garmin Dakota 10 has a 2.6? color touchscreen, weighs 6.75 ounces, and runs up to 20 hours on two AA batteries. It is also built rugged, and is waterproof (IPX7). It has worldwide basemap pre-installed and comes with 850 MB of memory, which can store 1,000 waypoints, 50 routes, 2,000 geocaches and an active tracklog of 10,000 points and 200 saved tracks. We doubt you’ll run of space.
You can expect to get yours hands on a Garmin Dakota 10 starting in September for about $300.
combines a great form factor and attractive price and comes complete with amazing features like directions in real street names so that you don’t have to take your eyes off the road and a wide screen that lets you see more of what’s around you as you drive. Garmin have mentioned that the 
or get more information and have questions answered on 
It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device.
features a sleek, slim design with amazing auto routing capabilities that will get you where you are going using the most efficient route possible. It comes complete with an easy to use touchscreen display with turn by turn directions. The 
or get more information and have questions answered on 
