Clarion Map680 and Map780 navigation systems

Clarion has announced two new GPS navigation systems in Europe that feature a three-dimensional display of major buildings and points of interest.

Their other features include a 4.3" display, text-to-speech, TMC tuner, lane assistant, bluetooth, and multimedia player, all powered by a 400MHz processor.

The Map680 comes with 1GB of memory and 4 regional variations, while the Map780 has 2GB of memory and maps for 43 European countries.

(via navigadget)

Sprint Instinct GPS vs iPhone Maps

Sprint has released a video comparing their Sprint Instinct GPS to using Google Maps on the iPhone. This video also shows off the nice slim look of the Instinct compared to the iPhone.

Crazy lenny stress tests portable GPS and VHF

"Crazy Lenny" the Mad Mariner has stress tested a few portable GPS and VHF handhelds: the Garmin GPSmap 76c, the Lowrance iFinder H2O, the Raymarine Ray 101, the Uniden Voyager, and the Uniden MHS 350.

How were they stress tested? dropped them a few times, tossed them around in a cooler of ice and live fish, threw them overboard into a couple of feet of salt water, drove a trailer and boat over them, handed them to a bunch of kids with instructions to break them, and then finally flushed then down the toilet.

A week later he tested them and they all still worked.

(full review at madmariner)

Fuel cell powered GPS prototype

MTI MicroFuel Cells has shown a prototype GPS that is powered by their mobion methanol fuel cell.

The fuel cell powers the GPS for 60 hours of continuous use and be can be refuelled. The GPS also includes a USB port to recharge other gadgets too.

No news on pricing or availability, but I can't wait for all out gadgets to me fuel cell powered.

HTC Touch Find specs and video

Telefonica let the cat out of the bag in regards to HTC Touch Find specs:

Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS, EDGE, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, 2.8″ QVGA 240×320, 65K color display, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB of ROM, Qualcomm MSM7200, 400 MHz CPU, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, front camera for video calls, Built-in GPS, Tom-Tom navigation software, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio, microSD memory card slot

In other words the HTC touch find is a repackaged HTC Touch Cruise.

(via msmobiles)

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