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GLaDOS GPS Voice Might Make You Think the Directions are a Lie

Sure, a Knight Rider GPS system is cool if you're in your 40s and remember watching the show when it was first on, but what about people looking for a GPS navigator with a more contemporary cultural reference? How about GLaDOS from Portal, one of the best games of the last few years? More »

11:15 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Adam Frucci
9,436 views, 38 comments

Latest by drjayphd: @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I'm thinking that's simulating the drive? No clue, I've got a TomTom. more »

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Garmin Announces a New, Improved Astro GPS Dog Collar

Garmin has just announced a successor to their original Astro GPS dog collar. With a new more rugged and flexible design, the Astro DC 30 can track your best friend for up to 30 hours at a time, depending on the variable update rate. And while it still needs to sync with the Astro pocketable base station unit, that crazy mutt can run up to seven miles away and still show up on the map. That's enough to crap in the whole neighborhood's lawn without ever missing a beat (while your dog is safe in your yard). $199. [Garmin]

12:33 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,691 views, 14 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: @weatherman: Just yesterday I found a neighbor's dog wandering into my yard. It didn't have a GPS collar, but it did have an amazingly low-tech device that allowed me to locate the dog's home. It was a little metal dog more »

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Garmin Nuvifone To Be Made By Asus, Won't Be Renamed Nuvifoneee

Garmin's super-hyped GPS-focused nuvifone will be made by Asustek, according to "sources in the industry." The move to outsource is a first for Garmin, which usually keeps all manufacturing in-house. Expect to see it in Q4 of this year. [Digitimes via Unwired View]

8:11 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Benny Goldman
3,677 views, 17 comments

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Garmin nuvifone UI Video

Mark Spoonauer's Laptop Mag is running an extensive UI video from their exclusive hands on of the Garmin nuvifone. [Laptop mag]

12:56 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Brian Lam
8,113 views, 16 comments

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Toshiba Qosmio Line Gets Cheaper, More Fun with GPS-Equipped F55, X305 Gamer and G55 with PS3 Cell Chip (Updated with Video)

Toshiba decided to divvy up its Qosmio line into three very different machines, with starting prices way below the $3,000 that Qosmios previously cost.
• The 15.4" F55, with starting price at $1,150, will include built-in GPS—with Garmin navigation and mapping software—while its $1,750 configuration will have some reasonably decent gaming capability as well.
• The already leaked (and leaked) 18.4" monster G55 includes gesture-based controls—hand gestures in front of the camera—enabled by the Cell chip found in PS3s. This secondary processor also helps transcoding HD video and face tracking while editing video. It is priced from $1,300 to $1,550.
• Toshiba has officially rolled its gaming systems into the Qosmio brand, starting with the X305 (which you may have seen). The 17" gaming notebook will cost anywhere from $1,550 (in retail configs) to $3,500 with overclocked Core 2 Extreme processor, WSXGA resolution screen and two 7200-rpm drives.
UPDATE: Video showing gestures, GPS interface and more below, along with gallery and press release. More »

9:25 AM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,628 views, 13 comments

Latest by Blades: @hybrid8: one great thing about toshiba is that they have an international repair warranty as thinkpad's. corp. america loves those two brands bacause of that. more »

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Giz Explains: What You Didn't Know About the iPhone 3G's GPS

Welcome to special edition of Giz Explains: Following yesterday's rundown of the stuff you didn't already know about iPhone's 3G goods, today we're tackling its finding-a-Waffle House-at-4am-in-strange-places GPS powers. Why's the GPS gotta be assisted? Is it crippled? The answers to those q's and more. More »

4:40 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By matt buchanan
44,558 views, 53 comments

Latest by Quicksilver4648: I have a question. Would it be possible to purchase a 3G iPhone with a bare-bones minimum (I believe $30 a month) 2-year service contract and after the 30 day grace period I call up AT&T, cancel my contract, get charged more »

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GPS Maker "Scared Sh*tless" by GPS in iPhone

Inside a mostly speculative piece about iPhone nanos and GPS on the next iPhone, Popular Mechanics does have one pretty solid nugget: The president of an unnamed GPS navigator maker (figure out who for bonus points) said he felt "scared shitless" by the prospect of an iPhone with GPS, because it'd be good enough for most users to never even glance at a separate GPS unit—with a decent-sized touchscreen and Google Maps interface, just add a carmount and you're good to go on foot or the road. In a way, this was inevitable. More »

4:40 PM on Thu May 29 2008
By matt buchanan
26,160 views, 104 comments

Latest by n/a: What really separates a dedicated GPS from Google Maps (besides having the maps stored locally) is the accuracy of turn-by-turn directions. With the a portable GPS (Garmin, TomTom, Mio, Navigon etc...) you get exact instructions on when to turn more »

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Garmin Offers $100 Lifetime GPS Subscription to BlackBerry Owners

Just in time for the recent surge of GPS expertise, Garmin is offering GPS BlackBerry owners a lifetime license for their navigation software. The $99.99 fee replaces the $9.99/month subscription service, and Garmin Mobile for Smartphones gives access to Garmin's collection of maps, points of interest and ~~very~~ slightly sexy voice prompts. More »

10:00 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By John Herrman
7,549 views, 14 comments

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Giz Explains: An Easy Primer on GPS

In this week's Giz Explains, we're doing a quick rundown of a sweet technology that has evolved from a (deadly) serious military application to becoming a household utility, found in all kinds of gadgets: GPS. More »

2:00 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By matt buchanan
14,455 views, 69 comments

Latest by n/a: @Topcat: I, rather unfortunately, have an extremely poor sense of direction. As soon as I can afford one, I will definitely get a GPS system so that I can do the most basic wayfinding, 'cause if I don't have a more »

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OQO and Garmin Join Forces to Offer Model 02 GPS Unit

OQO fiends, you love your Model 02, right? Well the package just got sweeter as Garmin and OQO have collaborated on a GPS setup made especially for the OQO Model 02. It includes a USB GPS module, car mount, charger and interface software. But it costs $237 and requires you already own a Model 02. Still, it looks pretty damn cool to me. [OQO via Boy Genius Report]

6:36 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Adrian Covert
1,998 views, 5 comments

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Garmin Comes to Samsung, Mobile Gets a Nuvi and Google Local Search Upgrade

Two bits of news have come out of the Garmin camp today—the first of which involves Samsung phones getting their own navigation software based on the Garmin Mobile(TM) XT platform. The software will be available on smartphones like the i780 in Europe and elsewhere starting sometime in the next few months. Futhermore, Garmin Mobile users will be treated to upgrades including a new Nuvi-like interface and the addition of Google Local search starting in July. Press releases are available after the break. More »

6:45 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,779 views, 3 comments

Latest by n/a: $200 for Treo adapter. That makes no sense financially. I can buy a low end, separate navigation for that much.[buy.garmin.com][buy.garmin.com] more »

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Send Google Maps and MapQuest Addresses to Your Garmin

In a move not unlike the "Send2Car" feature on the Dash Express GPS navigator, Garmin has worked it so that people using Google Maps and MapQuest will easily be able to send the address they're looking at to their navigator, to avoid typing it in all over again. More »

12:30 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,207 views, 15 comments

Latest by quikboy: I wish I could do this with Live Maps :P more »

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Garmin Upgrades Budget nuvi 200 Series With Four New Models

Garmin has announced a few upgrades to its popular line of entry-level nuvi 200 GPS devices in the form of the nuvi 255 / 255W and the 205 / 205W. Fans of the series can expect improved mapping and routing features, faster satellite acquisition, navigation by photos, FM traffic updates and content from MSN Direct. More »

6:50 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,835 views, 6 comments

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Garmin nuvifone Scenario Video Shows Fabulousness of Phone, Creative Fatigue of Nuvi Marketing Team

The nuvifone won't be available until the third quarter of 2008, but Garmin has already dropped a couple videos showing its product off. One of them is a bit dull, you know the sort of stuff, portentious voiceovers talking about "putting more power in the hands of the people." The other one, however, is marketing genius, showing three typical Garmin customers, John, Joey and Suzi, and how they would use their phone. GYAC, it's not John or Joey spending their time shopping and lunching. [NaviGadget]

5:48 AM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By AddyDugdale
3,758 views, 48 comments

Latest by Thrillcekr: I'll take one. I really don't give a rat's ass about the GPS but it appears to have several of the features of the iPhone and a touch screen. Since it's the closest thing I'll be able to more »

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nuvifone: Garmin Drops a Phone into the GPS

Today in a surprise announcement in New York City, Garmin whipped out the nuvifone, a full-fledged GSM HSDPA smartphone built on its own operating system with GPS navigation at its core—but e-mail and web browsing close to its heart, and a camera built in too. No pricing or carrier announcement has been made yet, though its likeliest compatible network is AT&T given the technology. (When T-Mobile launches HSDPA, it too will be suitable, and possibly more attractive than AT&T.) More »

7:46 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Wilson Rothman
125,396 views, 73 comments

Latest by n/a: Beware if Garmin fails to renew agreements with its vendor on this, you will find yourself with a product that may not be repaired. Garmin Palm OS iQue's are not repairable because Garmin did not renew their agreement with Palm and more »

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Garmin to Roll Out 'Bobcat' GPS Software at Macworld

Garmin's trying to catch some of the Apple buzz for the upcoming Macworld next week, code-naming its latest software project "Bobcat" and being all secretive about it and stuff. There's no indication of what the software will do, but all guesses are welcome. We'll go first: How about some GPS action for the iPhone? No, that was more of a wish, because the Garmin guy mentions "Mac compatible" software on the official Garmin blog. But wait. Isn't that OS X running on the iPhone? [Garmin]

8:57 AM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Charlie White
5,070 views, 17 comments

Latest by aelver: Yay ... typical ... turns out just more half done beta crap. I think someone needs to give 'The Chet' a decent beating. [www8.garmin.com] more »

ces 2008

CES 2008: What You Missed So Far

We arrived at CES yesterday, and despite being separated into bloggers and press, and watching the game in standard def, we've had a great time so far. If you've missed the coverage, let's catch you up to speed: More »

2:00 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,467 views, 2 comments

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Hands-On Video With Garmin's Voice-Recognizing 880 GPS Unit

We got a hands-on ride with Garmin's voice recognizing 880 GPS unit last night and were impressed with just how good the voice recognition really was. Not only could it hear us over the Vegas traffic and the radio, it even parsed out when we said "sixteen hundred" instead of "one six zero zero". Check out what we mean in the video above.

5:02 PM on Sat Jan 5 2008
By Jason Chen
5,646 views, 7 comments

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