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Dash brings the Internet inside the car

At the Web 2.0 Summit, Dash Navigation showed of what it called the world's first connected navigation platform. The GPS device uses Wi-Fi and the cellular network to connect to the Internet. What's unique is that the Dash device can mashup with Web services. For example, with a Zillow feed...

Tags: Car, Mashup, Dash Navigation, Internet, Web 2.0, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-19

DemoFall hits, misses and maybes

Rafe Needleman provides the wrap up of our DemoFall 2006 coverage, collecting the hits and misses from our ZDNet/CNET team who attended the event (see the Demo blog on News.com and on ZDNet): Hits Rafe Needleman, CNET.com: I was only able to stay for one day of the conference, but...

Tags: Dash Navigation

Blog posts 2006-09-28

DemoFall 2006: Parsing podcasts, car navigation and mojo

I am at the DemoFall 2006 conference, along with fellow ZDNet Marc Orchant and Mitch Ratcliffe and CNET blogger Rafe Needleman who are covering the 70 products featured over the two-day event. One of the highlights of the morning session was Pluggd’s HearHere software that combines semantic/topic analysis and speech...

Tags: Dash Navigation, MojoPac, Pluggd&rsquo, s HearHere

Blog posts 2006-09-26

Demo: 'More product designed from the user in'

Chris Shipley, host of DEMO, takes the stage to promise some fun and controversial technology demonstrations. She starts with a discussion about what's going on in the market, whether there is a bubble going on. Noting that there is only a third of the venture capital work today as in...

Tags: photograph, Dash Navigation

Blog posts 2006-09-26

Additional Resources

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700It's been about a year since the original RIM BlackBerry Bold made its debut, and while it remains a very solid device, it's about time that a flashier, faster model took over the reigns. And that device would be the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Not only...

Tags: Handhelds, BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, Bold 9700

Product reviews 2009-11-05

2010 Lexus RX 450h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...

Tags: Lexus

Product reviews 2009-11-03

2010 Scion xB

Photo gallery:2010 Scion xBWith funky styling and a reputation built around the tuner crowd and the sound-off set, the Scion xB almost single-handedly established the market for little boxy city cars in the North American market. However, the current generation xB faces stiff competition from the likes of the even-quirkier...

Tags: Performance management, Scion xB

Product reviews 2009-10-27

2010 Lexus RX 350

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 350Few automakers do luxury as well as Lexus these days, and it shows with the interior and ride quality of the 2010 Lexus RX 350. A simple five-seat SUV, the RX 350 damps out the bumps in the road while treating occupants to a well-styled cabin....

Tags: RX 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-10-20

2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster

Photo gallery:2010 Nissan 370Z RoadsterWhen we reviewed the new Nissan 370Z Coupe last year, we applauded the company for doing a sports car model update right. Rather than bloating out the car, Nissan reduced size and weight, at the same time putting in a bigger engine. But the roadster version...

Tags: Digital music, cabin tech, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Nissan 370Z, car, sports car, Nissan 370Z Roadster

Product reviews 2009-10-14

2010 Lexus IS 350 C

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus IS 350 CWhen Lexus chopped the top off the IS model, it not only added a convertible to its lineup, but made some much-needed updates to the cabin tech. The 2010 Lexus IS 350 C uses a retractable hard top. We like the extra weather protection provided...

Tags: C/C++, IS 350, Lexus, car

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Garmin Nuvifone G60If you've been following the story of the Garmin Nuvifone at all, you know it hasn't been the smoothest of rides. After being announced in January 2008, the launch of Garmin's first smartphone was delayed time and time again, and we had all but given up on...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., display, Garmin Ltd., Garmin nuvifone, Garmin Nuvifone G60, Nuvifone G60, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-09

HTC Snap (Alltel)

Photo gallery:HTC Snap AlltelThe HTC Snap has been making the rounds to various carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and now Alltel. Like the rest, the Alltel Snap has a heavy focus on messaging and includes HTC's Inner Circle feature to help busy mobile professionals prioritize e-mail with just a...

Tags: E-mail, Instant messaging, Cellular phones, Groupware, Handhelds, contact book, Alltel Corp., Snap, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-09-14

2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoost

Photo gallery:2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoostAlthough the crossover is a new automotive segment, automakers churned out enough boring designs to make it as homogeneous as the economy car segment. Smartly, Ford spun its own crossover with retro elements to give it a unique look, making it stand out yet...

Tags: Manufacturing, Monitors & displays, Digital music, Ford Motor Co., Ford Flex SEL, crossover

Product reviews 2009-09-02

Smartphones rising to take the lead over PNDs by 2014

I have tested a couple of Personal Navigation Devices PNDs like the TeleNav Shotgun and Dash units, but I went back to using my mobile phones for GPS navigation. A report from iSuppli Corp. was released today that reports PNDs will continue to lead the navigation market in 2009, but...

Tags: Smartphone, GPS, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Garmin Nuvi 765T

Garmin adds another battery of incremental changes to its Nuvi line of GPS navigators with the introduction of the Nuvi 765T. This new Nuvi packs useful features, such as text-to-speech and visual lane guidance, but the best trick in its bag is free, lifetime, Navteq traffic updating. In this case...

Tags: side panel, FM Transmitter, Nuvi 765T, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., lane guidance, cable, Garmin Nuvi 765T

Product reviews 2009-08-24

2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Photo gallery:2010 Chevrolet Camaro LT Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and now the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro: this holy trinity of retro muscle cars is now complete. Each car, being iconic in its own way, will have its own set of fanatical adherents regardless of how well it drives or what tech...

Tags: Chevrolet Camaro, OnStar, Chevrolet

Product reviews 2009-08-18

Samsung Mondi SWD-M100

Editors' note: The Samsung Mondi is designed for Clearwire's WiMax markets. At the time of this writing, service is limited to Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Portland, Ore. Customers also can access Sprint's WiMax network in Baltimore. WiMax is not yet available in the San Francisco Bay Area, so our review...

Tags: Keyboards, Mobile operating systems, WiMAX, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, battery cover, Samsung Mondi, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-08-13

2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i

Photo gallery:2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35iBMW proves the German reputation for over-engineering by making the 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i the most complicated roadster ever. Unlike the very simple Mazda MX-5 Miata we reviewed recently, the Z4 sDrive35i is a technical tour de force. The engine sports not one, but two turbochargers....

Tags: Monitors & displays, BMW AG, Z4 sDrive35i

Product reviews 2009-08-05

Garmin Nuvi 760

Editors' note: The following review is of the Garmin Nuvi 750. The Nuvi 760 is identical to the 750 in nearly every way, except that the 760 adds Bluetooth hands-free calling and an FM Traffic data receiver to its feature set. As a result, the 760 gets extra points in...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Garmin Nuvi series, Nuvi 760, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Nuvi 750

Product reviews 2009-07-30

Garmin Nuvi 260

Editors' note: The following review is of the Garmin Nuvi 200 Series. As part of the 200 Series, the 260 has the same form factor, functions, and features as the unit reviewed below, but adds a text-to-speech function that reads street and POI names aloud. As a result, the Nuvi...

Tags: Keyboards, Handhelds, Garmin Nuvi 200 Series, display, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Nuvi 200, Garmin Nuvi 200

Product reviews 2009-07-29