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]
Vexia will release the Econav 435 GPS navigation system that claims to reduce fuel consumption of your vehicle by up to 33%. The gadget comes equipped with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display that informs users of the most economical and ecological method to drive in real time. The Econav 435 will also inform users to use the best gear at that point in time, while the “Accelerator Pedal Indicator” will show whether the accelerator pedal is being used correctly, based on what the software says is the optimum acceleration of the car and the speed of the road. The Vexia Econav 435 will be released this September for £169.99 ($276) in the UK and £219.99 ($357) for a model with European maps. [Pocket-lint]
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]
Here are two new in-dash GPS devices from Panasonic, the CN-MW200D and CN-MW100D. Both of these devices feature a 7-inch widescreen LCD, a 2 DIN AV system, a CD/DVD player, HDD and iPod friendly. The main difference is that the CN-MW200D offers a digital TV tuner, while the CN-MW100D only comes with a 1Seg TV tuner (not digital). The CN-MW200D and CN-MW100D will be available in Japan in September for unannounced price yet. More
Details of Garmin’s upcoming Personal Navigation Device ‘nuvi 1690′ have emerged over on the FCC website. It’s said that this connected PND will feature a built-in cellular modem, an in house service called nuinfo allowing users to search for information through Google Local search and Bluetooth connectivity. Other interesting features will include lane assist, junction view, live traffic information and a current temperature feature. A product announcement is tipped for September. [GPS Tracklog]
