Volkswagen Integrate Connected Pc

Volkswagen research lab has managed to integrated a fully connected PC to one of their vehicles. The project demonstrates the capabilities of Intel’s IVI (in vehicle infotainment) and is a fully functional self contained head unit that doesn’t require any space in your trunk.

Some features include digital music, 3G GPS navigation with online satellite imagery, ability to view pictures and videos from SD card or the HDD, AM/FM radio, online services; and for in-car connectivity USB ports, Wi-Fi, and bluetooth. Broadband internet connectivity is always on, and gesture based touch screen controls.

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Garmin And Vw Show “click And Ride”

Garmin and V-Dub just recently announced their “click and ride” integration solution which lets you get rid of your windshield suction cup and power cable.

The integration kit is simply a glued on power port that lets you easily mount and unmount a Garmin Nuvi 7×5 series GPS navigation system which has a 4.3″ touch screen, text-to-speech, traffic updates, and an SD card slot.

In the workshop of your Volkswagen Partner, the integration kit is positioned on the dashboard to the left (for right-hand drive vehicles: to the right) next to the steering wheel and glued in place. Advantage: if you are switching to another car, the integration kit can be removed and reused without leaving any visible traces. Fitting of the kit should always be carried out in the workshop by a specialist who will connect the system to the radio and route the cables under the dashboard.

We prefer the BMW and Garmin solution better but any integration is better than no integration.

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Magellan Maestro 4700

Magellan, which was recently acquired by Mio is about add a new system to their Maestro series called Magellan Maestro 4700. More than likely the device will feature a 4.7″ touch screen, have live traffic update, bluetooth connectivity, text-to-speech, FM-transmitter and maybe even more. We have very few details right now so you’re going to have to wait until it is put up on the Magellan Maestro site… via

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Sony Gps-cs3k Review

Remember the Sony GPS-CS3K? Of course you do. Well we never really got our hands on this GPS photo tagger (or geotagger) like we did with ATP GPS Photofinder but someone else did. And here’s a snippet from their review:

The whole process for geocoding images is quite simple. Just turn it on when you start your voyage and activate the “hold” function to disable the buttons to avoid unintentional input. For geocoding open the back cover and insert your MS/SD card. Sadly no support for other memory cards types and older generations are not supported.

Memory Stick media is slightly thicker than newer MS cards, and SD card works perfectly. In our test we used a 8GB SD card. After inserting close the cover and select “Matching” from the menu. It automatically detects the images on your memory card and puts geocode information into the EXIF data.

Check out the full review and more photos at akihabaranews. Sony GPS-CS3K currently goes for $113 on Amazon and is in stock.

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Telenav Is Best Selling At&t App

AT&T just announced their top selling applications for the first quarter and AT&T Navigator - which is pretty much a branded version of TeleNav - came on top.

With TeleNav AT&T promises to transform your phone into a into full-featured GPS navigation system with turn-by-turn directions, voice destination entry, 10 million POIs, and real-time traffic information.

AT&T also announced that the new Nokia E71x will also support the popular GPS navigation system software.

TeleNav costs $10/month.

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Mio Moov S501

Mio Moov S501 was announced today, alongside Moov S401 which we just mentioned.

All the features are almost identical between the two units, except that Moov S501 has a bigger screen that measures 4.7″, and a bigger memory that holds about 12 million points of interests. The device will have North America maps, offer lane guidance, gas price search, a sample Wcities guide loaded, and Google Send to GPS.

Optional stuff are TMC receiver, more Wcities guide, and more maps.

You can expect to see them at Radio Shack store says Engadget for about $169.

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Samsung I7500 Powered By Android

Samsung i7500 is the first Android phone by Samsung. Announced today by the company, Samsung i7500 is set to be released by June of this year in major European countries.

We have some good and bad news. Bad news first: No mention of North America release. Good news: The phone supports 1700Mhz which is what T-Mobile uses for 3G. So there is some hope for us in the U.S. for a future release.

Here are the full specs for Samsung i7500:

• 3.2 HVGA(320×480) AMOLED display
• 5 MP Camera (Auto Focus), Power LED
• HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps (900 / 1700/ 2100MHz)
• Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
• Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, RA
• Full Web Browser
• Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi, MicroUSB, 3.5mm ear jack
• Internal memory: 8GB
• External memory: Micro SD (Up to 32GB)
• Battery: 1500 mAh
• Size: 115 x 56 x 11.9mm

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Ipod Nano Gps Hack

We haven’t been talking about any decent “hacks” lately. Well we just found one thanks to hack-a-day. Even though the hacker claims this is not all that complicated we advise you take his words with a grain of salt. After all the guy did end up writing a “graphics driver” to display the latitude and longitude on iPod’s screen.

Combining a reference design board containing a Nemerix GPS with an Atmel ATMEGA324 micro-controller (and of course assorted supporting components), I had the hardware tools to spit-out data to the iPod. However the iPod will not accept just any serial data stream. The data has to be formatted to display on the iPod screen, which made this project a challenge and appealing to me.

For all the details please check out this site.

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Concept Device: Gps Pathquest

Here is another concept device that you won’t see on store shelves. Ever.

This none-existing gadget, called GPS PathQuest, features dual screens that slide over each other and uses E-ink technology to conserve battery. We see no reason why the screens have such an odd shape, or how google maps gets in the device without mention of a GSM or similar module.

Well that’s the whole idea behind “concept”. It doesn’t have to make sense…

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Samsung Intinct S30 (gps Included)

After regular sized Samsung Instinct get ready to welcome the mini-Instinct; Samsung Intinct S30. The new S30 also includes an integrated GPS receiver and many features to go with it:

• Sprint Navigation with GPS-enabled turn-by-turn driving directions, traffic rerouting and more than 10 million local listings
• Live Search for Sprint, powered by Microsoft, provides easy access to directory information, integrated GPS-enabled directions, interactive maps and one-touch click to call access

Samsung Intinct S30 has a Opera Mini 4.2 browser for a “True HTML Web experience”, 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorder, a 3.2? touchscreen with haptic feedback, 3G speeds, and bluetooth.

Samsung Instinct S30 will be available starting April 19 and will cost $130 with a 2-year contract, $70 instant savings and $100 mail-in rebate. The GPS navigation cost is included in the Sprint’s Simply Everything plan ($99/mo.) which also promises unlimited calling, texting, email, and web browsing. Sprint Navigation is powered by TeleNav - in case you were wondering.

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Aarlogic C10/3: Linux Os Breadboard With Gps

Let’s take a break from all those ready to use, nicely finished GPS navigation systems and tracking devices and have a look at this tiny Linux machine with an embedded GPS receiver. It is called AarLogic C10/3 and with this, the possibilities are endless!!! (provided you have at least a BSE from an accredited university and the time and energy to actually build something out of this).

You can make your own sat nav device, vehicle tracking system, or even a satellite guided missile!

The breadboard includes a Quad-band GPRS module SiRF Star III GPS receiver, USB, RS232 and ethernet interface. It comes with 4 Mb NV memory standard but can be expanded a lot since you there’s also an SD-card reader.

The heart of the PC is two ARM processors, responsible on one hand for the GSM component, and on the other for applications executable under Embedded Linux. The processor module, including the GSM component, is also available for purchase separately. Despite its small surface area - roughly the size of a matchbox – its 160-pin socket provides a wide array of connectivity options. Aside from keyboards, digital cameras and reading devices, this also includes WLAN, Bluetooth and GPS components.

You’ll be pleased to hear that there is a free test server available visualisation of the geo-data.

It measures 104mm x 63mm (4″ by 2.5″) and costs €192.00. … via

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Copilot Live 11 For Laptop

You know we like to talk about CoPilot Live here a lot; so here is another opportunity for us: CoPilot Live11. This is GPS navigation system software specifically designed for your laptop. It maybe a small market - those who use their laptop in their vehicle for getting driving directions - but it is good to see someone other than Garmin doing this. Competition is always good.

The navigation software is available for the U.S. with more than 800 counties just updated, 200000 miles of new road have been added, and 750,000 miles of road have been updated to accurately reflect their current placement (this last one makes us wonder…)

Some features of CoPilot Live 11 for laptop include 2D, 3D map views, ability to enter 50 addresses per trip, route optimization, automatically re-routing, and other well known stuff like continuously updated Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and distance to destination.

GPS navigation software alone costs $150 and if you decide to get a USB GPS receiver with it, it costs $250.

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Sony Ericsson T707

Sony Ericsson just unveiled a new really good looking phone called Sony Ericsson T707 with 3G goodness and GPS capabilities.

Before we move on to important things such as photos of Mario Sharapova holding the Sony Ericsson T707 let’s go over a few boring details:

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Media player
• Light effects
• Pulsating light notification
• Gesture control
• Day and Night changing theme
• FM radio with RDS
• Geo tagging of photos
• Google Maps

Depending on where you live you’ll either get T707 with GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSDPA 2100 or the T707a with same GSM but UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100.

Now onto some Maria Sharapova photos to make your Friday more pleasant:

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Navstar Wins Public Transit Contract

Ecuador has selected NavStar Technologies Inc. to provide asset tracking equipment in support of the country's public transportation system, according to the company.

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