Satnavs (19 articles)
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Marge Simpson and Mr Burns team up for TomTom Simpsons fun
Smithers! Release the hounds 1 February 2012 11:08 GMT TweetHomer isn't the only Simpson character available to guide you home now - Marge and Mr Burns voice packages are hitting TomTom too.
A deal between Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division and Locutio...
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Magellan eXplorist 110 rambles in
Tough GPS device launched 30 January 2012 14:37 GMT TweetMagellan marked its return to the UK last May with the launch of four handheld GPS devices and now we've a fifth to add to the pile - the Magellan eXplorist 110.
Pitched at the outdoorsy types; you know the kind of folk - red cheeked and layered...
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Bosch Navigation iPhone app takes on the bend
New player with speed assistance lands 25 January 2012 14:44 GMT TweetThe days of dedicated satnav devices are probably numbered as a result of the smartphone and app booms, but German engineering and electronics company Bosch has clued on to this, bypassing an actual device and entering the satnav game directly with...
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Sesame Street comes to TomTom, with Bert and Ernie voices
Can you tell me how to get... 10 November 2011 15:58 GMT TweetSesame Street characters Bert and Ernie are the latest custom voices TomTom has added to its in-car navigation systems. Developed in association with Sesame Workshop and Locutio Voice Technologies, the add-on is available for £7.95 as a downloadable...
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Magellan Premium Car Kit for iPhone pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Souped-up iPhone satnav 7 November 2011 14:59 GMT TweetWhy take two bottles into your car? Or something like that. That's kind of the thinking (albeit with less bottles) behind the Magellan Premium Car Kit for iPhone and iPod touch, which aims to do away with your satnav system and let you rely on your...
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Pioneer AR Head Up Display pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON CEATEC 2011: Augmented reality system on show 5 October 2011 9:24 GMT TweetThe cars set up by Pioneer to show off its AR Head Up Display over in Tokyo at CEATEC may have been a bit basic, but there was nothing straightforward about the augmented reality navigation systems onboard.
The Pioneer AR HUD, Pocket-lint was...
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TomTom GO Live 1535 satnav with apps pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON IFA 2011: Expedia, TripAdvisors and, yes, Twitter 7 September 2011 13:20 GMT TweetEverything's got an app in this day and age but, until TomTom walked into IFA 2011, the same couldn't be said for satnavs. Now, the arrival of the top of the line TomTom GO Live 1535 and its 5-inch touchscreen, will shortly be joined by Messrs Yelp,...
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Garmin Edge 800 review
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The best for your bike
6 September 2011 15:32 GMT
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Garmin has a serious cycling pedigree, its team Garmin-Cervelo being one of the best in this years Tour De France. The company has a range of dedicated bike mountable satnavs designed to get you from A to B when out on two wheels.
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MyFord Touch TeleNav satnav system hands-on
HANDS-ON Coming to the UK in 2012 29 June 2011 12:45 GMT TweetAlthough the TeleNav satellite navigation system that ties in with Ford's MyFord Touch technology has been around since the end of last year in the States, it's going to accompany the in-car tech when it arrives in the UK in 2012 (around summer). So,...
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CoPilot Live Premium hits the Android Market - iOS coming soon
Next-gen navigation for your smartphone 27 June 2011 16:00 GMT TweetCoPilot Live have gone and got all posh with a premium update to its much loved smartphone navigation app.
The new version, based on ALK's CoPilot 9 platform, incorporates a revamped UI, drag routing, ActiveTraffic and social journey sharing...
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TomTom's plans to rid your city of traffic
FEATURE INTERVIEW: How the satnav can survive 27 May 2011 16:00 GMT TweetTraffic is a massive problem in any city. Governments have implemented methods to try and deal with it but few appear to have proved succesful. In-car satnav manufacturer TomTom, however, believes they can succeed where governments have failed.
Satnav...
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TomTom refresh continues with the Go Live 800 series
With connected features aplenty 25 May 2011 10:28 GMT TweetTomTom, fresh from announcing the budget friendly Start 20 series last week, has now come clean with details of its latest connected satnavs - falling under the banner of the TomTom Go Live 800 series.
The 800 series is made up of the 4.3-inch...
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Four new satnavs from Mio drive in
The Spirit 480, 485, 685 and 687 26 April 2011 12:30 GMT TweetMio has just dropped the details of its latest satnav line-up - the subscription free, premium traffic info touting, Spirit range.
Each model includes a host of features including Parking Assistance (spaces within 1km), Pedestrian Mode (for...
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UK loses its way as dangerously dependent on GPS
Due to lack of independent backup 8 March 2011 11:37 GMT TweetA report from the Royal Academy of Engineering has stated that the UK is "dangerously dependent" on GPS satellite navigation.
And although for many GPS systems are mostly familiar on the dashboards of their cars in the form of a satnav,... -
Mio Navman V575 TV review
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Want a TV in your satnav?
7 March 2011 12:58 GMT
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Mobile phones have been cutting into the MP3 player market for some time now, and with more and more handhelds offering built-in GPS and car kits to provide navigational aides for drivers and ramblers, we’d expect the dedicated in-car satnav...
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