RDS-TMC GPS Gadgets and Navigation Articles

While we’ve been hearing rumors and even tiny hints from Navigon themselves over the past few weeks, today Navigon confirms that they are building their own “Car Kit” for the iPhone. Details are still short at this time, however we’ve got a picture (below) and a few details on timing. Click on the image for a [...]

There’s a new connected TomTom in town, the GO 7000. Don’t expect to see it on many store shelves however as this model is targeted to commercial fleets as part of the TomTom WORK program. Think of the GO 7000 as being a cousin to the TomTom 740 LIVE but with software tailored for commercial [...]

Earlier this morning Garmin announced a new GPS in their cycling lineup, the Garmin Edge 500. In comparison with other recent GPS devices in the Edge line, people should take notice of what was left out of the new Edge 500 rather than what was added– and I mean that in a good way. The [...]

It looks like Magellan has a super-sized GPS coming soon. The Magellan RoadMate 1700 is starting to appear in stock reports (though out of stock currently) at a few retailers including Best Buy. We expect this GPS to be similar to other recent RoadMate models with one large exception, a seven inch display! While there have [...]

After having played with the TomTom App for iPhone over several days, there are a few quirks I’ve discovered– some with workarounds and some without. So here are a few tips based on what I’ve uncovered. In my review I mentioned the difficulty I had with the audio and voice prompts. Here is what I’ve discovered. Make [...]

Probably one of the most highly anticipated GPS releases of the year, we now know the answer to two of the hottest questions surrounding the TomTom iPhone app. 1) When? Now. 2) How much? $99. Now that those two questions are answered, is it any good? After a late night download fiasco (I guess technically [...]

Garmin’s first “connected” GPS, the Nuvi 1690 is due to arrive before to long and now we know the name of the service, Garmin “NuLink”. The connected nature of this GPS opens up quite a few feature possibilities. How will it compare to existing connected GPS competitors like the TomTom 740 LIVE and the TeleNav [...]

A group called the Open Passage Expedition is using GPS technology to track changes in the Arctic brought by global warming. They will be traveling through a section of the Northwest Passage previously frozen with GPS onboard providing live updates (see the interactive map below) as well as Tweeting updates. The goal of this carbon-neutral voyage [...]

AT&T and TeleNav have had a long relationship which appears to be paying off with regards to the TeleNav based iPhone app. (You can read our review of AT&T Navigator for iPhone by TeleNav.) When you are the carrier and can send out emails to every subscriber on an iPhone plan and promote the TeleNav [...]

While Navigon has exited the North America market as far as PND devices are concerned, they are not completely closing up shop with respect to other types of Navigation. Available now you can pickup the Navigon iPhone app and get most of the Navigon experience you’re familiar with, on your iPhone. We’ve taken a few [...]