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MobileNavigator North America 1.3 (Mobile)

With MobileNavigator North America transform your iPhone into a fully functional mobile navigation system. The application includes the latest map material from the market leader NAVTEQ and can be used without an internet connection Its features and range of functions are precise voice announcements, intelligent address entry, reality view pro,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Navigon, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Navigon adds real-time traffic info to iPhone app

Navigon announced live traffic capabilities for its popular iPhone navigation app to calculate better routes, with the hope of avoiding traffic congestion. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Apple iPhone, Navigon, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Navigon's MobileNavigator brings offline voice guided navigation to the iPhone

Navigon's MobileNavigator brings offline voice guided navigation to the iPhoneAm I in crazy world?!Every time I look around my city - Plano, Tx - there is a new road being built. With that said, the first question that came to mind when looking to purchase this product is, how...

Tags: MobileNavigator, Navigon, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Navigon's MobileNavigator brings offline voice guided navigation to the iPhone

The first voice guided navigation GPS system in North America for the iPhone was AT&T Navigator see my review that was launched back in June. I was very impressed with the software and service and used it quite a bit last weekend on an out of town trip where I...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Navigation, Voice, Data Connection, North America, Navigon, Smart Phones, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Navigon gets priced out of the North American PND market

Navigon gets priced out of the North American PND marketit's not surprising...I've never heard of Navigon before. So I did a little looking around. I found teo very short comments about three models Navigon released in 2008. The 8100T at $599 (http://www.nerdgrind.com/navigon-releases-8100t-navigator-calls-it-uber-premium/) and two affordable devices both...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, user guide, Navigon, North American PND, GPS

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Navigon gets priced out of the North American PND market

It seemed that the Personal Navigation Device PND market was hot last year and several companies were rolling out great products. One of the best line of products I saw and mentioned in our 2008 Holiday Guide was from Navigon. They have some amazing graphics on their PND units that...

Tags: Matthew Miller, Navigon

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Perlow@PEPCOM

Arriba and Feliz Navidad, Gringos! Your economy is screwed! Now go buy some expensive toys, America! See Jason Perlow's PEPCOM Gallery. Ah yes, the annual holiday PEPCOM party at the Metropolitan Pavilion. It was truly a surreal experience attending the popular and...

Tags: Backup, Electronics, NAVIGON, Cat Genie, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-20

Navigon 2100

Navigon's line of portable navigation systems seems to follow the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, offering three different flavors with one to hopefully match your tastes and needs. For the gadget hounds and GPS enthusiasts, there's the Navigon 7100 with its advanced features like Bluetooth and traffic services,...

Tags: GPS, Memory, Keyboards, SD expansion slot, user interface, menu page, NAVIGON, Navigon 2100

Product reviews 2007-11-19

Navigon 7100

Editor's Note: Portions of this review were taken from our evaluation of the Navigon 5100, as the two systems share similar features.Just recently, we reviewed the Navigon 5100 and were pretty impressed by this newcomer for its useful set of navigation features, including the integrated traffic receiver, lane assistant function,...

Tags: Keyboards, Memory, menu page, user interface, Navigon, Navigon 7100, Navigon 5100

Product reviews 2007-10-15

Navigon 5100

Though it'll be tough to stand up to the big boys such as TomTom and Garmin, the Navigon 5100 has a fighting chance by offering some useful navigation features that go beyond the basic turn-by-turn directions. First, there's a traffic receiver integrated into the sleek device and you get a...

Tags: Memory, Navigon 5100, Navigon

Product reviews 2007-09-14

Additional Resources

News to know: Office Web Apps; Palm; AMD-Intel; Andreessen; Win7 for students

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know Zack Whittaker: Office 2010 for...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Web Application, Andrew Nusca, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Is $99 too expensive for the Apple App Store?

Compare it to the hardwareWell, looking at the Tom Tom web site, the prices on their Go and Go Live devices seem to be From $244 to $349. So if you have already decided on a iPhone then $99 would seem like a reasonable price if the functionality is...

Tags: Smart phones, Phone Screen, Apple App Store, Apple Inc., App Store

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

TomTom arrives on the iPhone for $100

AT&T Navigator's subscription based GPS navigation solution see our review was the first full GPS voice navigation system for the Apple iPhone, but there is now some serious competition in the GPS navigation space that may even start knocking out dedicated PND. The biggest news today is that TomTom for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, TomTom, AT&T Navigator, GPS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-17

First voice-guided GPS apps arrive for iPhone

The first voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation apps are starting to appear in the App Store. Networks in Motion, Inc.'s Gokivo + Yahoo! Local Search pictured is one of the first to have been approved for sale in the App Store. Gokivo sells for $.99 but requires an in-app...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Gokivo, GPS, Handhelds, 3G, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-22

News to know: Google; iBotnet; Cisco; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory' Statement: GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Desktops, Strategy, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Quickfire Deal: High-end Navigon 7200T GPS navigation, $199

The loaded Navigon 7200T GPS navigation device is now on Amazon for just $200 (list price is $499). In a review, CNET said that the 7200T "offers plenty of advanced navigation features and accurate directions." The 7200T features...

Tags: Speakerphone, Navigon 7200T GPS Navigation Device, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-16

TomTom XL 330S

Entry-level GPS are a dime a dozen these days, but the TomTom XL 330S stands out for a couple of reasons. It updates the TomTom One XL with a better speaker and sleeker design, while keeping the things we loved about the One XL, including a spacious 4.3-inch touch screen...

Tags: GPS, Keyboards, TomTom, TomTom XL 330S

Product reviews 2009-03-25

Navigon 2200T

It's been our experience that Navigon's portable navigation devices are little unpredictable in the performance department. Some are fast, accurate navigators, while others can be frustratingly slow and a little wonky with their directions. However, the one constant is that the company puts out full-featured GPS for a very affordable...

Tags: power button, traffic receiver, Navigon 2200T, GPS

Product reviews 2009-02-07

Navigon 8100T portable navigation device

Editors' note: Parts of the Features section were taken from our review of the Navigon 7200T, since the two GPS units share a number of the same features.Navigon's portable navigation devices PNDs haven't had the best track record when it comes to performance, but we thought the tide had changed...

Tags: GPS, Keyboards, Navigon 7200T, Navigon 8100T

Product reviews 2008-12-16

Navigon 7100

Navigon 7100Navigation needs improvement[b]Pros:[/b] Reality view, lane assist, mounting bracket[b]Cons:[/b] Navigation, battery life, some displayed text is too small, tech support[b]Overall:[/b] Google Maps and Mapquest provide better routing. Navigon tends to make you get off a highway, detour through town, then get back on the highway again. If you already...

Tags: Engineering, Navigon 7100

Discussion threads 2008-12-07