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Thanko GPS watch

Thanko of Japan is getting to release a new GPS watch that actually looks like an ordinary wristwatch. If it wasn’t for the battery, satellite, and way point icons and LEDs on its face you wouldn’t be able to tell this little thing was tracking your location. The name of this GPS watch is unfortunately GPSTRVBK which means nothing in any known language on earth.

Once you wear this watch, or convince somebody to wear it, you can transfer the GPS track logs to a PC and lay them over Google Maps. It sells for 17800 Yen (~ $200) in Japan, and apparently it is coming to geekstuff4u.com very soon…

(Via NaviGadget.)

Magellan SE4 navigation unit turns up at Best Buy

Well, Magellan doesn't seem to be doing much talking about this one itself just yet, but Best Buy has a fresh listing for a new SE4 nav unit from the company, and it seems to be available right now. Better still, Best Buy also looks to have knocked a full $60 off the MSRP right of the bat, bringing it down to just $119.99. That'll get you a 4.3-inch touchscreen, NAVTEQ maps of the 48 contiguous states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, six million POIs, and text-to-speech and turn-by-turn voice prompts, but seemingly few other notable features to speak of -- not even so much as a memory card slot or MP3 playback, if Best Buy's listed specs are right.

[Via GPS Review]

Kenwood DNX5140

We’re not sure why we haven’t mentioned the Kenwood DNX5140 before but maybe that’s a good thing. The MSRP for this 6.1? TFT LCD touchscreen GPS navigation system with radio, and optical disc support was $1150 when it first came out in January, 2009 but now Amazon offers it for $606.

It includes built-in Garmin navigation, direct iPod connection, USB music streaming, and front panel A/V input and output.

Kenwood DNX5140 has all of the features of the DNX6140 but with the built-in Bluetooth module deleted.

(Via NaviGadget.)

cheetah gps speed camera detector for U.S.

Called Cheetah C50, this device is a small GPS speed camera detector for the U.S. It costs $100 and has 65 unique spoken voice alerts for various types of

threats. It can identify the different types of cameras such as speed, red light, speed-on-green, and also is capable of telling you if the camera is on a freeway, a highway, an exit ramp, a frontage road, a nearby city street, in a tunnel, after the end of a tunnel, on an overpass, in a school zone, in a construction zone or even near a bridge ahead.

Cheetah C50 has directional intelligence, meaning it won’t bug you if the camera is facing the other direction, has a speedometer and a compass, and of course is loaded with camera locations for North America.

Here is the video:

(Via NaviGadget.)

TomTom GO I-90

TomTom GO I-90 is the latest in car infotainment plus GPS navigation system from the company. This retro fitted device takes up 2-DIN on your dashboard and therefore can be installed in many cars, including older ones.

TomTom GO I-90 combines radio too so you don’t have to give up your favorite station but it lacks a CD slot. However that’s not all that bad since listening to tunes on your CD is so old school. GO I-90 does support USB storage devices - which would be a really easy way to bring your music on board.

Another benefit of TomTom GO I-90 integrated solution in addition to completely getting ridding of charging cables and mounts is that it works with the audio system in your car which should be nice and loud and interference free since it would mute your music while directions are being announced.

TomTom GO I-90 comes with maps of Western Europe pre-installed, supports bluetooth connected phones for hands free and will be available starting December 2009 for ?599.

More features:

• Pre-installed map of Western Europe
• TomTom Map Share technology - so drivers get daily map changes from the TomTom community.
• TomTom Safety Alerts, including safety cameras.
• Enhanced Positioning Technology - for uninterrupted navigation, even in tunnels.
• Improved hands-free calling - so drivers can make and answer phone calls safely while driving.
• Help-Me! emergency menu - local information to get help quickly.
• Optional iPod support - optimal support for iPod playback and iPod charging.
• Optimised TMC reception through the car’s antenna.
• Address speech recognition and text-to-speech.
• USB connection for MP3/I-pod.
• Amplifier (4 x 40 WATT).
• FM reception.
• RDS support for PS, AF, TA.
• AM reception (LW and MW).
• Built in TMC receiver.
• Ready for steering wheel control (3rd party accessory).
• Connectors to car and outside world (GPS, USB, iPod).

(Via NaviGadget.)

iPod Touch GPS navigation

Geolife and PosiMotion just announced a turn-by-turn navigation app which is submitted to the Apple App Store. It is currently pending approval but when it gets the green light it will be the first GPS navigation app solely designed for the iPod touch.

The way it works is that it uses PosiMotion’s G-Fi mobile network/GPS router and the GPS navigation software from Geolife’s Navmii. The app can turn any iPod touch into a personal navigation device with smart routing, interactive maps and spoken directions.

G-Fi currently costs $99, and the Navmii iPhone application will be available for £30 for UK maps and $40 for US maps. A combined G-Fi mobile network/GPS router and Navmii software application for iPod touch will also be available once the Navmii application has been approved by Apple.

We have a list of all the iPhone GPS navigation apps.

Navmii GPS navigation app for the iPhone have also been submitted to the Apple App Store. See the video after the jump…

(Via NaviGadget.)

Stick This Thing to Your Kid and You Won't Lose Them

The Insignia Little Buddy is a $100 child-tracking GPS system. You simply duct tape the Little Buddy to your kid, and you'll never lose the little bugger again (involuntarily).

A web interface positions you various little ones on a map marked with your custom 'safety zones.' But the most enticing feature, if we're studying the GPS tracking page properly, is that you can assign your children with various barnyard animal iconography. That'll teach little piggy the consequences of being late.

The Little Buddy will be on sale at Best Buy shortly, and we assume the service could come with some sort of monthly cost.

(Via Gizmodo: GPS.)

Falk F12

Engineers in Germany are not that impressed with our Garmin so they keep releasing new models from the popular Falk series. This is the third edition of Falk F12.

This new GPS navigation system comes with maps of Europe and a super slim sophisticated design. When you’re discovering new cities on your Euro road trip you can see some of the famous sights in 3D view and when you can’t drive no more you can always rely on the ‘StadtAktiv’ which can help you out now with rail transportation and even underground.

Falk F12 has a 4.3? touch screen and costs 370 Euros.

(Via NaviGadget.)

Garmin G3000

We wish we could have a few things to say about Garmin’s new G3000. But since no staff member flys or owns a jet here at Navigadget we - just like you - are just staring at the pics and thinking how awesome it would be to use one of these things.

Garmin G3000 is a the first touchscreen-controlled integrated flightdeck for light turbine aircraft says the press release.

Some features of G3000 include:

• icon-driven interface
• 5.7-inch diagonal touchscreen controller
• infrared touchscreen technology with audio and visual feedback
• 14.1-inch diagonal WXGA high resolution primary flight displays (PFD) and multi-function display (MFD)
• three-axis, fully digital, dual channel, fail passive auto flight system

Garmin expects to be certified for G3000 in the second half of 2011.

(Via NaviGadget.)

TomTom Go I-90 integrates into any dashboard, brings radio 'infotainment'

TomTom has been on a mission to keep itself relevant as smartphones increasingly start to overstep on its territory, and the GO I-90 is another move in its counteroffensive plan. Capable of slotting into the double DIN slot usually reserved for in-car radio / music players, its big selling point is that it integrates into your dashboard yet is still capable of being moved around like a discrete nav unit. You wouldn't be left decrying the loss of your radio either, with the GO I-90 sporting FM (with RDS support) and AM reception, USB support for MP3 players including iPods, and a promised compatibility with an 'extensive' list of phones for handsfree calling -- unfortunately, the poorly worded PR makes no mention of Bluetooth so we're not sure how they'll pull that off. Throw in a guarantee to receive the latest maps, TomTom's Map Share for crowdsourced routes, and a Help-Me! emergency menu, and you get a pretty comprehensive product. Shame about that €599 (about $893) sticker then. Available in Europe in December.

(Via Engadget.)