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GPS Magazine: If you still don’t own a GPS unit, then you are truly a step behind. Tribes across the Amazon Basin have begun acquiring these portable navigation units and using them to map out their lands. These tribes have begun mapping the 20 million acres of land that they traditionall... More...

VNUNet: Digital map provider Tele Atlas wants TomTom to match Wednesday’s takeover offer by Garmin. Garmin and TomTom are the world largest and second largest developers of personal navigation devices. TomTom launched a €2bn bid in July to acquire Tele Atlas, but was outbid on 31 October ... More...

CNNMoney: Harman Kardon yesterday?announced the introduction of the Guide + Play(TM) GPS-310, GPS-510 and GPS-810, the newest products in the company’s Guide + Play line of portable GPS navigation units. The new models feature the same clean lines, slim profile, crisp WQVGA LCD screen and ... More...

The Register: Satnav hardware heavyweight Garmin has gone head to head with rival TomTom in a bidding war for control of Dutch map data provider TeleAtlas. Reuters reports that Garmin has entered the lists hoping to win the favour of TeleAtlas with an offer of €24.50 per share, topping TomTom by 15... More...

GPSmagazine: We’ve already seen GPS tracking devices hidden in sneakers, dog collars, and even tracking beacons fired from a cannon. Now it seems a British clothing company by the name of Bladerunner has developed GPS-enabled jackets to locate those wandering kiddies. “The jacke... More...

NaviGadget: GPS devices seems to be customizing themselves for various different outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, fishing and/or golfing. Today we can add another one to the list: skiing. A company called Satski (satellite + ski?) came up with a GPS navigation system specifically designed ... More...

NaviGadget: PTV Loxane of France is preparing a new version of GPS navigation system for trucks. The current version of Truck Navigator software is available for PC’s as well as for Windows Mobile PDAs.The hardware they now offer will come in two different sizes, one with a 4″ screen - TNP4 - for sm... More...

CNNMoney: Whether you’re driving, running or sailing and need to know where you’re going, Garmin can come in handy. Soon, you might even be able to make calls with a Garmin smart phone. Nokia rattled Garmin investors Oct. 1 when it said it is buying digital mapmaker Navteq, one ... More...

The most influential Industry pioneers will outline their strategies to deliver next-generation navigation and location services beyond turn-by-turn directions at a San Jose annual conference in December.Today consumers are navigation tech-savvy with numerous devices offering navigation applications... More...

Electronista: Car audio specialist Alpine has just launched the B200 Blackbird II, the second generation of its unique GPS device. The revamp adds Bluetooth to the mapping unit and grants hands-free calling when the Blackbird is used either as a handheld device on foot or cradled in a windshield mou... More...

NaviGadget: The market for GPS watches is relatively small with only a few brand names such as Garmin, Suunto, Casio, and then a few less known Asian names. Today we have Pyxis again, and apparently they have upgraded the software on their GPS wrist watch to support activities other than just golf.... More...

NaviGadget: Mio now features their latest GPS navigation system C728 on their website. C728 has a big 7″ screen and various multimedia capabilities making it suitable for those who don’t want to spend extra for a separate display for those on the back seat.Mio C728 also has an embedded real time tra... More...

Engadget: Tired of looking at your lame, barely defined, primary-color GPS renderings, wherein the difference between your exit and a POI is merely a few hues on the RGB-wheel? Well, a company called Blusens wants to help you out… for a price, of course. The company has just introduced two... More...

NaviGadget: JVC who initially made us think they were out of the GPS navigation market must’ve regretted their decision since they just unveiled two new devices called KV-PX701 and KV-PX501.KV-PX701 have the wide 4.3″ touch screen and run on a 400Mhz processor. Maps are supplied by Navteq and they c... More...

Reuters: Funding for the European Union’s multi-billion euro satellite navigation system was still up in the air on Tuesday as the bloc’s finance ministers put off until next month attempts to map out a financing plan.The executive European Commission proposed last month that pub... More...

NaviGadget: Clarion MAX973HD is an hard disk based navigation and DVD multimedia station with a 7″ touch screen display. The features of this beast would literally cover a few pages if we had to list all of them, so we’ll just go ahead and talk about the basics.First off, the navigation system: Navt... More...

Information Week Digital Life Blog: Microsoft is reported to be looking to acquire Garmin, the navigation system company. There are a few reasons. Let’s start with the most immediate and obvious: cars. Microsoft has a system called Sync, a $395 (around €280) option that’s going ... More...

Information Week Digital Life Blog: Microsoft is reported to be looking to acquire Garmin, the navigation system company. There are a few reasons. Let’s start with the most immediate and obvious: cars. Microsoft has a system called Sync, a $395 (around €280) option that’s going ... More...

Reuters: Funding for the European Union’s multi-billion euro satellite navigation system was still up in the air on Tuesday as the bloc’s finance ministers put off until next month attempts to map out a financing plan.The executive European Commission proposed last month that pub... More...

GPS Magazine: “Turn right at Dave’s office.” Sure, there’s a ton of different GPS units out there that can tell you how to get from point A to point B, but how many devices out there can tell you how to get to your bosses office in the shortest amount of time?... More...