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NaviGadget: Electro Gyrocator was an actual option for Honda Accord’s back in 1981. It was somewhat of a ‘navigation system’ - if you could call it that - that tried to keep track of your location on transparencies. It did this by using a gas gyroscope which in principal is a way of dead reckoning.I... More...

NaviGadget: RouteConverter is a software for converting various GPS log files or way points into other formats that may be useful to you. To see full list of supported formats just go to the features page.It has a long list of features some which are no installation necessaryautomatically detects th... More...

BBC News: A majority of EU transport ministers have approved the multi-billion euro Galileo satellite navigation project.The decision was made without the backing of Spain, which had demanded that it host a ground station for the network of 30 orbiting satellites. Ministers had until the end of yea... More...

NaviGadget: Tracky is an off-road navigation software that can be used during various outdoor activities such as hiking, sailing, skiing, etc. If you’ve taken your auto navigation system into the woods you probably realized that it becomes more of a paper weight than a navigation device. Without roa... More...

Absolute Gadget: Mio has launched a new satnav aimed at the novice or people wanting a second satnav. The new C230 is a compact device that comes complete with a new click and drive mount design.? The C230 comes the very latest Tele Atlas maps of 22 Western countries. According to the manufacturer,... More...

NaviGadget: Garmin?yesterday announced that Volvo will offer nüvi 760 as a customized navigation solution for select Volvo cars, including the new Volvo C30 and Volvo XC70 but it can also be fitted to a some earlier models.The dealer-fitted accessory kit includes the nüvi 760, a smart mounting brack... More...

NaviGadget: Destinator7 is a GPS navigation software designed for handhelds such as PNDs, Smartphones, and PDAs.They have a few improvements in this release of their navigation software such as the routing engine which promises to be faster both in giving directions and also rendering maps; making s... More...

CNNMoney: Garmin Ltd. announced?last Friday?that its subsidiaries, Garmin International Inc and Garmin Corporation, have signed a six-year extension to their agreement with NAVTEQ, a leading provider of digital map data for location based solutions and vehicle navigation. The agreement allows Garmin... More...

NaviGadget: Packard Bell has been brand resurfacing in Europe with their GPS navigation systems. They must be doing good with their business since they just now introduced the new Compasseo 700 series into their sat nav system line-up. There will be three new models: GPS Compasseo 750, GPS Compasseo... More...

All About Symbian: The latest Nseries, the Nokia N82, has been formally announced. The N82 features a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash, and assisted-GPS. The N82 boasts and impressive ray of connectivity options: quad-band GSM, WCDMA with HSDPA at 2100 MHz, WiFi and Blueto... More...

Electronista: GPS device maker Garmin yesterday withdrew its bid to buy map supplier Tele Atlas, opening the door for its primary rival TomTom to make its own deal. The latter firm made its own bid first in July but has since been outbid by Garmin, which claims it has been determined to prevent its ... More...

NaviGadget: TomTom just announced a new traffic service called TomTom High Definition Traffic - only avaiable in the Netherlands so far. The service is a collaboration between TomTom and Vodafone, where anonymous GSM signals is merged with existing traffic sources to deliver traffic data that covers... More...

NaviGadget: Radar detectors and speed cameras are quite popular in Europe, and so are the devices that detect them. Lately they’ve been adding GPS to the mix so a whole database of fixed radar detectors and speed cameras can be downloaded to your device. One of these devices is Inforad v4e from Fran... More...

VNUNet: HTC has unveiled the Touch Cruise phone, the third in the firm’s portfolio to feature built-in GPS and TomTom mapping in a 3G-HSDPA handset. The HTC Touch Cruise features touch-sensitive TouchFLO assisted fingertip navigation, which allows users to browse web pages, documents, mes... More...

NaviGadget: Announced by Asus in September, R700 GPS navigation device will be a high-end model with a 4.3 inch touch screen and RDS/TMC traffic receiver. It does not have an FM transmitter to utilize your car audio for voice directions but it does have text-to-speech function to speak out street na... More...

PC Advisor: The S90i is Navman’s top-of-the-line model in its S-series of GPS devices. It features a large 4.3in widescreen display, text-to-speech, Bluetooth handsfree calling and, of course, a leather pouch to carry it in. But the feature that really sets the Navman S90i apart from its rivals is i... More...

BusinessWeek: TomTom NV, the Dutch maker of personal navigation devices, said Wednesday it will raise its offer for digital mapmaker Tele Atlas NV to euro2.9 billion, the latest move in a bidding war with larger rival Garmin PLC. TomTom began the bidding for Tele Atlas in July with a euro2 billion ... More...

The Register: With everyone from Alpine to Via Michelin offering standalone satellite navigation kit, should you bother with a competitively-priced, lower-end offering from an established brand name? We hit the streets with the entry-level Navman S30 to find out. It’s not the thinnest sat... More...

NaviGadget: Blaupunkt just announced TravelPilot Lucca 5.3, a slim GPS navigation system that offers guidance in 40 European countries with voice control for destination address input, bluetooth connectivity for pairing up with bluetooth enabled phones, and maps that show lane information.TravelPilo... More...

Engadget: It’s an argument we’ve all probably had: you prefer the nav, pops prefers the bedraggled Atlas. Thankfully, Kenwood is stepping in to mediate by creating the Smart Interface, which enables those less comfortable with modern day GPS systems to simply point a pen at a map... More...