Personal GPS Unit From Tasco Tasco has introduced the Bushnell Back Track GPS location reader, which relies on a SIRF Star III GPS receiver to get your co-ordinates, storing up to three locations in its memory.
TomTom Promo Encourages Safer Driving Customers who purchase a TomTom navigation system this Christmas season will not only receive a free safety camera subscription, but will also have a chance to win a brand new car.
TomTom SatNav Finds Cheapest Petrol Launched in Britain recently, TomTom’s new Live service has been built into three of its latest products, with part of the service telling you where the cheapest petrol can be located.
Navman Turns GPS To Platinum The new range of GPS devices by Navman claims to deliver clever, stylish, and useful features that will change the way we navigate and drive.
Portable Navigation Systems Set To Be Replaced Portable navigation systems from the likes of Navman, Tom Tom and Mio are set to become old hat as a new generation of GPS navigation systems built into mobile phones, in car dashboard systems and mobile handsets take over, claims leading research Company iSuppli.
Whereis Map Version 15.1 Released Whereis mapping technology from Sensis version 15.1 is now out, with an additional 78,000 kilometres of road, largely in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as an upgraded speed information service, which is now available on 126,426 kilometers of road across the country.
New HD Google Satellite GeoEye says it will provide imagery from its new US$502 million high-resolution GeoEye-1 satellite, pictured, to Google Earth and Google Maps after the spacecraft is launched, hopefully on Thursday.
GPS Vendors Combine To Provide Electronic Traffic Control The main GPS & Navigation vendors in Australia have been brought together this morning under the umbrella of SUNA and will be providing enhanced, value-added traffic management services to urban areas and advice to purchasers of such well-known GPS systems as TomTom, Navman, Garmin, Mio and Pioneer.
Get 'Moov'ing With Mio GPS Mio is set to launch a new range of portable navigation device designed to move users anywhere in Oz.
Remote Controlled In-Car Navigation NaviPlus is an in-car navigation system that not only offers on and off-road solutions to Australian drivers, but comes with the NaviTouch remote control.
The Road Is Clear For Nokia's Navteq Takeover According to reports from AP, European regulators have cleared the road for Nokia's takeover of digital mapmaker Navteq, saying the deal would “be unlikely to shut off rivals' access to digital maps”.
Navigation Market Looking At Boom Times Says Navteq In an exclusive interview this morning with channelnews, Kirk Mitchell, Director, Business Development, Navteq says the market for navigation services is booming for a number of reasons, not least of which is the falling price of navigation devices themselves.
Navteq Collects Speed Limit Data For Major Roadways Navigation software provider, Navteq, has collected information on speed limit data for the major roadways in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra, and will be available in forthcoming releases of its database.
TomTom Supersizes Navigation Systems TomTom has today launched the One and XL, two new navigation devices that are easy to mount, easy to use, and easy to understand. The new products have been completely redesigned and include a folding mount that provides maximum portability and flexibility.
TomTom and SUNA Team Up To Beat Traffic TomTom and Intelematics announced the availability of the SUNA Traffic Channel on TomTom GPS devices. TomTom users will now be able to route around traffic incidents and get more accurate arrival times with the SUNA Traffic Channel.
TomTom Rolls Out Map Sharing Software As roads are changing by as much as 15 per cent every year, TomTom has introduced Map Share in Australia, which allows users to easily improve their maps as soon as they spot changes in the roads with a few touches on the screen of their device.
Free Upgrade For GPS Users GPS provider TomTom is offering a free map upgrade for first time users within the first 30 days of firing up their TomTom unit, if a newer map has been published during that time.
TomTom Says No To Handsets According to a report in digitimes.com, TomTom says it has no plans to launch its own-brand handsets, and instead will continue focus on the development of core software and further strengthen its content and services for in-car GPS modules.
TomTom And Google Team Up For Mapping TomTom has announced it is teaming up with Google Maps so users can search for and send business addresses directly from the Google Maps’ website to TomTom devices.
TomTom Looking for Navigation As Profits Plummet It seems navigation device-maker TomTom is looking for some better direction, as the company's first-quarter performance suffered a massive fall in net profits.
GPS That Tells You Where Not To Go According to AFP, Japanese developers have come up with a new navigation system on some late model Hondas that has added overlays that show high crime areas so users can avoid these potential trouble spots.
Navman Drops Price On GPS Range Navman has announced a $100 price cut on each of its S-Series portable GPS devices, in response to the competitive market.
Sat Nav With Phone & Real Time Data Realt time traffic information and mobile phone connectivity will be standard features in navigation devices in the future however mapping operators like Google are having trouble getting access to real time data in Australia.
HTC Brings Navigation At Your Fingertips After releasing the Touch and the Touch Dial, HTC has now released the Touch Cruise – a touch phone that comes with built-in GPS for personal navigation.
Pioneer Unveils New Premium In-Car Navigation Unit Pioneer has been steadily expanding its AVIC in-car navigation range and is set to launch a combo integrated/portable GPS device, and now it has launched a new premium in-car navigation solution.
Pioneer To Crank Up In Car Internet & Navigation While Pioneer has been bleeding in the plasma market they have had a lot of success in the car electronics business as consumers demand better navigation and entertainment in their vehicles. Now the company has announced plans to grow their car business with car navigation systems being a key focus.
Sydney To Get Instant Traffic Updates On Sat-Navs Sydney-siders will be able to get real-time traffic updates through their satellite navigation systems, with the roll-out of the Suna Traffic Channel service scheduled for mid-2008.
Garmin Scores BMW Navigation Deal Garmin International has scored a major deal with BMW with the announcement that the company will develop a custom Nuvi 360 portable-navigation solution for the BMW 1 and 3 Series.
Navman Slashes Navigator Prices Navman has slashed the price on two of its premium products in time for the holidays. The S80 and S90i will now have an RRP of $599 and $699, respectively.
Tom Tom To Show Navman and Mio How Not To Get Lost Tom Tom is set to give navigation companies Navman and Mio a run for their money with the introduction of new Google mapping technology to their GPS devices.
GPS Phones A Hit As Market Climbs GPS phones are proving very popular and as phone companies like Nokia buy out mapping companies, and Google delivers their maps to phones, the traditional navigation companies like Navman and Mio are set to come under pressure.
Don't Get Lost In A Volvo Automotive Companies are lining up to offer portable navigation for cars. The latest is Volvo with both BMW and Audi set to follow.
Navigation Map War Over Navigation Company Garmin has bailed on a deal to buy a mapping data company, but it will still have access to content from another source.
TomTom Offers Free 2008 Whereis Map TomTom Australia will be offering a bonus 2008 WhereiS Map for users who will purchase a TomTom GO 720 purchased between November 1, 2007 and January 6, 2008.
Aussie Drive Recognised Worldwide The European subsidiary of satellite navigation-maker Garmin has put together a research paper that suggests southern-Australia’s Great Ocean Road is one of the “best drives” in the world whereas Britain has lost its favourite places to drive due to over-population and confusing road signs.
Street Names Now Identified By Tom Tom PND In a catch up with other brands, TomTom has added the ability to announce street names to its new One XL personal navigation device (PND) series which has a large, 4.3-inch screen and Map Share technology.
Mio Tries To Justify Its Position In The Navigation Market In a desperate effort to grab market share and justify itself as a viable brand in the navigation marketplace, Mio has rolled out several new models and done what most struggling brands do -slash prices.
In-Dash GPS And Media Player From Eclipse Bringing the best of sound and navigation, Eclipse and TomTom have created the AVN2210p, a product that promises superior sound quality with a premier portable navigation device.
Nokia Bets $10 Billion On Not Getting Lost Nokia is betting $10 billion dollars on the navigation market being good to it with the acquisition of Navteq for about $8.1 billion. This deal follows a similar agreement by TomTom to buy the only other leading GPS map supplier TeleAtlas.
Real-Time Traffic Updates On GPS Go National A service which provides real-time traffic updates for GPS-based navigation devices, has just secured $1.2 million in funding from the Australian Government and the local Intelligent Transport Systems industry, which will facilitate a national rollout of a standardised Traffic Message Channel Navigation Location Table.
Why You Need A GPS Portable navigation device company Mio is offering consumers a chance to win one of its devices by making a short film on why they need a GPS device.
Navman Brings Navigation To A New Level Navman has launched its S-Series and claims to have listened to the suggestions of both existing and potential customers who are looking for a simple and easy GPS navigation system.
Motorists Warned Of Satnav Inaccuracies The British government is warning motorists of the dangers of fully trusting their satellite navigation devices with its first “Don’t trust your satnav” road sign.
New Nav System Gives Heads Up On Traffic Jams A new wave of long overdue navigation technology that delivers real time information on traffic conditions is set to be rolled out in Australia. Already available in Europe, Japan and the USA the first service will be rolled out in Melbourne in 2007 and Sydney and Brisbane in 2008, providing the navigation device companies adopt the technology.
Mio Launches GPS On A Budget With portable GPS devices taking off in Australia, Mio has unveiled two new offerings, including an entry-level model aimed at the budget-minded.
LG Enters Portable GPS Race The next entrant to the GPS navigation market is LG, with the launch of two ultra-slim portable GPS units at the entry-level end of the price spectrum.
Street View Maps On Google Google Maps will be offering street level imagery of various cities, but only in the US for now. The company has also launched Mapplets to let you create a mashup of mashups directly on Google Maps.
Travroute Launches Budget GPS Device Travroute, which previously specialized in Windows Mobile based navigation software, is now launching its own personal navigation device – targeted at the budget end of the market.
Pioneer Unveils Slick In-Car Navigation Pioneer introduced the wonders of in-car navigation to the world in Japan 17 years ago, and is now launching two navigation products to the Aussie market including the first hard drive navigation model to hit Australia.
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