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13
Feb
Posted in GPS News by gpsdock |
Here are the latest pictures and videos from Garmin for their newest gadget the Nuviphone that is set to make its debut in a few weeks.
Nuviphone Pictures
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From the GPS nav unit on your dashboard to sophisticated flood prediction models, new uses for GPS technology seem to be multiplying exponentially. A new website developed by NASA and its partners — GPS Application Exchange – recently debuted that is devoted to sharing the practical uses of GPS technology.
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Navy’s precursor to today’s Global Positioning System, Transit, was developed for military use. The satellite navigation system maintained by the U.S. government, called NAVSTAR GPS, has grown from five satellites in 1960 to about 32 today. The standard term for such systems is Global Navigation Satellite System or GNSS. Similar systems are operational or in development around the world. The Russians are in the process of restoring their GLONASS network. The European Union is developing Galileo. China is working to expand its regional Beidou navigation system to global scope. Japan is one of several countries with a nationwide system, and India expects to be operational with its own regional IRNSS system by 2012.
Since 1983 when President Regan declassified GPS for civilian use, GPS technology has become so prevalent that today it impacts our daily lives in myriad ways. NASA’s new website provides a resource and forum for exploring and sharing practical uses of GPS. Earthquake-riddled Japan is using its regional GPS array to plot physical ground movements in an effort to create an earthquake warning system. Iceland is using GPS-equipped snowmobiles in search and rescue missions. In Bangladesh, GPS is being used to develop a flood-control plan by tracking flooding caused by frequent monsoons. In the U.S., GPS systems are now used to track wildlife patterns, herd cattle and keep track of kids to protect against kidnapping.
U.S. consumers are already aware of the growing capabilities of even the most basic GPS consumer products. Handheld GPS units and automotive navigation devices can track even the most obscure locations. Naturally, they can pinpoint the locations of restaurants, stores and gas stations; but some can also tell you if there’s a bear on the trail up ahead and where the fish are biting. GPS is quickly becoming one of those “can’t live without it” necessities of modern American life. Fortunately, ActionGPS puts owning a GPS within the grasp of every consumer. Visit ActionGPS.com to check out our complete line of top-selling Garmin and TomTom GPS devices at highly affordable prices.
As you may know, Garmin and other GPS navigational devices come with all kinds of alerts. They not only keep you on course, they also let you know what you will experience as you go. You can get traffic alerts to let you know which areas you may want to avoid. Your GPS device can alert you to weather conditions. Since many GPS devices come pre-loaded with points of interest (POIs) and allow you to add your own favored destinations, a GPS device can let you know that you are near a restaurant you like. There are even some GPS devices that will inform you of where you can get the best deal on gas to fill your tank.
But did you know that some GPS devices can also alert you to the presence of wildlife? This may not mean much if you are traveling through the urban jungle, but if you are in some bodies of water it can make a big difference. More and more boaters are using GPS navigation devices to aid them with navigation.
Garmin entered into a partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s Manatee Awareness Coalition (MAC). Information about manatee zones is available on all new Garmin GPS chart plotters. Boaters can also buy navigation chips (SD cards) to update a GPS device that they already own.
Information about where the manatee zones are, and how far they extend is invaluable for boaters. This data empowers the boaters to do their part to help protect both manatees and the bay’s shallow-water sea grass meadows.
If you are looking for a Marine GPS device, look no further than ActionGPS.com. They have some great GPS devices like the Garmin GPSMAP 178C or the Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Portable Handheld Outdoor Color GPS
that will take you through charted and uncharted waters.
If you already have a Garmin, then you know how great these products are. Garmin does more than navigate you, they make sure that you have exactly what you need to make traveling around town or out of town a stress-free experience. Not only do they help you direct you to your destination, they also provide you with great information like the location of the nearest gas station or hotel and traffic updates so you can plan ahead. And if you have a Garmin with Bluetooth capabilities then you know that you can catch up with friends and relatives or tell them that you are on your way without having to take your eyes off of the road.
Since a Garmin navigational device can already do all of that, the company just took the next logical step: Garmin is soon to offer the Garmin nuvifone. Garmin now estimates that the nuvifone will be available to consumers by summer of 2009.
“The nüvifone is an all-in-one device offering unmatched integration of utility and function in a single mobile device,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s president and COO. “This is the breakthrough product that cell phone and GPS users around the world have been longing for — a single device that does it all.”
With the nuvifone, Garmin fans will have the world wide web at their fingertips and get rating information for their intended destination. The nuvifone will also have personal communication functions including e-mail, text messaging and instant messaging. And here is the great thing about the Garmin nuvifone: you will be able to use the phone at the same time that you are getting GPS directions.
However, if you like to keep your functionality separate or if you just cannot wait until next year, you can still get a great Garmin Nuvi now. ActionGPS.com has a great selection when it comes to Garmin GPS devices, so visit today and get your own Garmin.
It’s bad enough to pay $8 for a movie ticket and then be forced to sit through 15 minutes of commercial drivel before they screen the first trailer, but commercials in my own personal car? That’s outrageous! Unfortunately, that’s how Detroit car manufacturers say they’ll pay for all the cool, new telematics planned for future cars. As Sarah Webster of the Detroit Free Press so succinctly put it: “Advertisers will provide the gas on this information Superhighway.”
The OnStar-type system that powers the unlock button if you lock your keys in the car “might be courtesy of Red Bull,” explained Velle Kolde, Microsoft Auto senior product manager. All the features now found on OnStar and Ford’s Sync wireless communications and entertainment technologies — and more still in development — could come with a sponsor. Imagine your GPS system announcing a right turn onto Main Street “where you can get a mouth-watering Big Mac in .3 miles.” Map-tied advertising is expected to pay the hefty price tag of all those cool, new tech features.
“Nobody wants another bill,” Panasonic’s Hakan Kostepen pointed out at a recent telematics conference. Everyone wants the cool features OnStar offers, but few want to pay the monthly subscription fee. OnStar services start at $18.95 a month. Ford Sync’s flat fee of $395 is an even bigger hurdle for car buyers. Who wants to shell out for another pricey package on top of the cost of a new car? In an industry survey by the Consumer Electronics Association, only 37% of 16- to 24-year old drivers said they’d be willing to pay for installed consumer electronics in their car and then not more than $270. Older drivers were generally willing to pay more for in-car electronics, but fewer said they’d even consider having them installed if they had to pay for them.
Detroit sees commercial advertising as the obvious way to defray the cost of new tech features. In the car of the not so distant future, you might be able to download movies for the rugrats from Netflix, book an oil change courtesy of Pennzoil or schedule that 5,000 tune up care of your local Ford dealer. I can’t think of a better reason to go with a portable GPS navigation system – all the cool tech features you want AND NO COMMERCIALS!
24
Jun
Posted in GPS News by Eddie |
Dash have just announced a new price on their amazing gps system. The new price of $299 is half of what it was when the machine debuted a few months ago. At this price point, the Dash suddenly becomes very competitive based on price.
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23
Jun
Posted in GPS News by Eddie |
Mio have just come out with a new navigation system called the Knight rider. The new gps system comes complete with Kitt’s voice and led lights that mimic the original knight rider tv series. The new system will be priced somewhere around $300 and should be available in a few months.
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23
Jun
Posted in GPS News by john |
Garmin are gearing up on the release of their highly anticipated smart phone called the Nuvifone in a few month. Many analysts believe that this phone will compete with the iphone directly. Garmin have not disclosed the price of the Nuvifone but industry exparts expect it to debut at around $299.
Initial reviews for the Nuvifone have been mostly positive, with the device’s user interface gathering praise.
“It’s obvious that the device is very GPS-centric with tons of icons for applications to help you find nearby points of interest,”
according to Laptop magazine who played with the device at the ongoing CommunicAsia conference in Singapore. Here is a hands on review of the new Nuvifone.
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Satirist Stephen Colbert is the proud owner of a new GPS unit. The well-known pundit pleaded with viewers of the Colbert Report, asking for a GPS to help him find his way. “I don’t need a GPS to find the truth, but I would like a free GPS,” he said at the beginning of a recent show. A generous fan answered his prayers. “Ask and you shall receive,” his publicist told an Associated Press reporter with a shrug.
On the wall of Colbert’s New York office is a huge map of the U.S. fashioned from used state license plates. As the unfailingly suit-clad Colbert rockets across the country in search of his next report from bizarro land, a GPS will certainly come in handy. It may not help Colbert discover the truth about the absurdities that confound our nation, but his new GPS will certainly put him in a position to report them.
Colbert may be able to wish himself a slick new GPS but the rest of us will have to buy one. Fortunately, ActionGPS makes answering your prayers affordable. We offer GPS units in every shape and size from the slick new Garmin Nuvi 750 Widescreen GPS Automotive Navigation System to the Garmin Etrex Legend CX Hand Held Outdoor Color GPS and everything imaginable in between. And since, unlike Comedy Central star Colbert, you don’t have a Fairy Godmother waiting to fulfill your every wish, ActionGPS offers high quality GPS products to fit every budget. You can save big bucks on our factory refurbished units which all come with full manufacturer warranties.
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