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Sony’s NV-U75 GPS navigation system is now available in Japan. The device has a 4.5-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, an 8GB of internal memory, an improved Maps system, and a Bluetooth connectivity. Sony also allows you to forward your GPS data or friends information straight from your KDDI Phone (KDDI only) directly to the gadget. The NV-U75 can also be used as a personal GPS by foot or on your bicycle and features a gyro sensor that provides you more accurate data. [Akihabara]
RoamEO Pup is a dog collar that contains a GPS receiver so you can detect where your pet is. The collar will broadcast to the LCD handset receiver that can track up to 2 collars at once. The signal from the collars can be detected up to 3 miles from the receiver. The RoamEO Pup’s high contrast display can be easily read in sunlight or at night. It also comes with a built-in battery that will last between 18 and 30 hours. The RoamEO Pup are also weatherproof and adjustable from 12-inch – 24-inch in diameter. You can purchase the RoamEO Pup for $279. [Product Page]
It is common for navigation gadgets come with a PMP functionality. One of the latest GPS navigation gadgets in the market is the APSI C100 that features a large touchscreen display that can be removed from the windshield mount/dock and used as a portable media player. The gadget can also be used to control your sound/media system when connected to the dock in your car. The Gini 3D software features all of South Korea maps including accurate 3D renders of buildings and other structures. No info on pricing so far. [PMP Inside]
Getac today introduced its latest rugged handheld known as the PS236. The Windows Mobile 6.1-powered gadget supports MIL-STD 810G compliant and IP67 rated for dust and water resistance. Other specs include a 806 MHz Marvell PXA310 processor with a 128Mb Onboard MDDR, a 4GB internal memory, an embedded GPS, a 3-megapixel camera with Autofocus, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, up to 12GB of storage space, and a 3.5-inch VGA touchscreen display with sunlight readability. Its battery provides enough juice for up to 10-hours of operation time. Sadly, there is no word yet on pricing. [Navigadget]
Century has unveiled their latest GPS navigation system. The SKN1-7_0L comes with a 7-inch touchscreen display at 480 x 234 resolution, a Telechips 7901 DUAL 498MHz processor, a 1Seg TV tuner, an SDHC memory card slot, a 64MB RAM, a 128MB internal memory and SKYTRAQ 20-Channel GPS. This PND also supports a wide variety of popular audio and video file formats and runs on the Windows CE 5.0 operating system. [Century]
Garmin has made its nuvi 1690 navigation gadget official. This GPS navigator will be released later this year for $499.99. You will also benefit from two years subscription of the Garmin nuLink service which consists of useful applications including local Google search, white page listings, real-time traffic and flight status updates, and the Latitude-like Ciao service. The nuvi 1690 will also save you gas and money with ecoRoute. It is a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. Using ecoRoute, nuvi will determine if a more fuel efficient route exists based upon road speed data and vehicle acceleration data for a given route. [Garmin]
Garmin has rolled out a new GPS navigator for cyclists in the form of Garmin Edge 500. The gadget can track the cyclist’s speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, and calories burned. The Garmin Edge 500 is a cool gadget for professional cyclists who want to keep track of all their data. If you are interested, you can buy this GPS navigation system for $249.99. [Press Release]
The British GPS manufacturer Snooper comes back with their latest gadget namely the Snooper Lynx GPS. What makes the Lynx special is that it is able to warn you about speed traps, and cameras. The gadget also features a GPRS module that provides you with real time traffic updates. At the touch of a button, any member of the LYNX community can share the location of any type of mobile police speed trap or camera with all other LYNX users. In addition, LYNX is updated automatically, all new speed trap camera positions will be sent to you wirelessly so you will never have to go back to your PC to update it. [Product Page]
It seems that Magellan will release their super-sized navigation gadget very soon. The Magellan RoadMate 1700 comes equipped with a generous 7-inch display with 6 million points of interest, AAA Tour Book, maps of North America, text-to-speech and multiple-point routing capability. You can place your pre-order for $299 a pop, and expect the RoadMate 1700 to ship sometime this fall. [GPSReview]
Thinkware has introduced the successor to its iNAVI K3 3D navigation device with the all new iNAVI K3+ for the Korean market. Featuring a stylish wine color design and a translucent power key, this portable device offers a 7-inch WVGA (800 x 480 resolution) LCD display, a SIRF V6 chipset, a 900MHz processor, a 8GB SDHC memory card, a 256MB RAM, DMB support, a video player, MP3 playback, a car diary function and a USB host to expand its memory capacity. The iNAVI K3+ is now available in Korea with a starting price of 399,000 KRW (about $319). [AVING]
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