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Garmin Nuvi 1690

Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle

Product reviews 2009-11-24

TeleNav Shotgun

TeleNav is no stranger to the navigation market. The company has provided location-based services for GPS-enabled cell phones and smartphones for quite some time now. However, the company has never released a standalone portable navigation device PND, until now. The TeleNav Shotgun isn't just a regular PND, either. Similar to...

Tags: GPS, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Monitors & displays, power button, TeleNav Shotgun, portable navigation device

Product reviews 2008-11-25

Mio Knight Rider GPS

If you ever dreamed as a child or as an adult of owning a car like KITT of Knight Rider fame, you're dream is about to come true...sort of. Unless you're rolling in money, you can't have the actual Trans Am or David Hasselhoff, but you can have the next...

Tags: GPS, Keyboards, display, Mio Knight Rider GPS, KITT, portable navigation device, Knight Rider GPS

Product reviews 2008-09-26

Additional Resources

Review: Who needs a PND when you have CoPilot Live 8 on an HTC HD2?

Earlier this summer I posted on the release of CoPilot Live 8 for Google Android and loaded it up on my T-Mobile G1 to evaluate for a full review. A ton of new devices came shooting across my desk and I never had the chance to finish my review of...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile G1, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-24

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone

Unveiled alongside its turn-by-turn navigation app for iPhone at WWDC 2009, TomTom's Car Kit for iPhone is finally available for purchase. Offering a bit more than just a way to hold your iPhone steady while driving, the Car Kit also has a GPS receiver built-in, a car charger, and...

Tags: Smart phones, GPS, Apple iPhone, TomTom, car, Car Kit, bracket

Product reviews 2009-11-19

Magellan RoadMate 1470

Design The RoadMate 1470 doesn't deviate from the tried and true portable navigation device form factor. Measuring 3.3 inches by 5.2 inches by 7 inches, the RoadMate's thinness easily makes this unit one of the most pocketable devices in its class. Like nearly all PNDs, the majority of the RoadMate's...

Tags: Magellan RoadMate, charger, suction-cup, mini-USB

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...

Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T)

Photo gallery: Nokia Mural 6750Nokia has given U.S. carriers an interesting selection of cell phones over the past few months. We've seen quality music phones, quirky square models, and basic handsets just for making calls. The newest device to land on our desk, the Nokia Mural 6750 for AT&T, falls...

Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Mural, Nokia Corp., phone

Product reviews 2009-10-16

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

At the top of Pioneer's AVIC line of navigation receivers, and indeed its entire line of car audio receivers, sits the AVIC-Z110BT. This grandest of car stereos features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw at mobile audio and video. From GPS navigation that can...

Tags: GPS, Digital music, Digital media, receiver, SD card

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

Microsoft's Courier tablet: A Franklin Covey planner on steroids?

I'd buy one instantlyThe Courier embodies everything I've wanted in a portable device for well over five years now - essentially an electronic pad/binder that works very similar to the physical counterpart. Notebooks are too cludgy (being clam-shells) and tablet PCs far too heavy (and still basically clam-shells), not...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Microsoft Corp., Franklin Covey

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Hands on: 32GB Zune HD walk around and first impressions

By that rationale...an iPhone must be compared to netbooks as they are "[i]the same type of device capable of the same type of tasks and are accordingly in the same price range.[/i]"Should the Zune HD be compared with the iPod Touch?I see the Zune as being a media player first...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Notebooks, Zune Premium Headphones, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

2010 Kia Forte SX

Photo gallery:2010 Kia Forte SXKia follows up its stylish, boxy Soul model with the all new 2010 Kia Forte, further evidence of Kia rebranding itself as a maker of practical, well-built, and economical cars. Whereas the Soul stands out for its unique body style, the Forte hides behind a relatively...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Network technology, audio system, standard iPod integration, Forte Software, Kia Motors Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-31

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

Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Reclaim SPH-M560With green living very much in the public consciousness, green gadgets are becoming more popular. Exactly what that concept means can vary--for some it's as simple as a device that uses less power--but manufacturers are applying the label to everything from televisions to cameras. For cell phones,...

Tags: Keyboards, Sprint Communications, Samsung Reclaim, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-08-06

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

Garmin Nuvi 255W

Editors' note: The following review is of the Garmin Nuvi 205W. The 255W is identical to the 205W in nearly every way, except that the 255W features a text-to-speech function that reads street and POI names aloud and is preloaded with full map data instead of regional data. As a...

Tags: GPS, cradle, Garmin Nuvi 205W, Garmin Ltd., Nuvi 205W, Garmin Nuvi

Product reviews 2009-07-20

Pioneer AVIC-U310BT

Pioneer's goal with the AVIC-U310BT, the entry-level model in its AVIC in-dash navigation line, was to meet the three major needs: GPS navigations, digital audio playback, and Bluetooth hands-free calling.DesignThe AVIC-U310BT is a double-DIN unit, which takes up twice the vertical space of a standard DIN-size car stereo, so make...

Tags: Digital music, Pioneer AVIC-U310BT, U310BT, digital media, GPS

Product reviews 2009-07-16