Archive | Automotive GPS

Maxtek MNT-7T is one of the most affordable (if not the cheapest) 7″ car GPS System that I have come across. Since the most noteworthy feature is its price let’s start from that, it currently retails at $364.99 from TigerDirect. As we mentioned it features a 7″ Wide LCD TFT screen and some of its [...]

VDO Dayton PN 3000 is a new portable automotive GPS System by Siemens VDO that can also be integrated into the vehicle like a permanently installed system. It features a 4.3″ Touch Screen Display (TFT LCD), 300 MHz CPU, 64 MB Flash ROM and 64 MB SD RAM and a 20-Channel GPS Receiver. Of course [...]

Altina A680 is a new GPS navigator by the Taiwanese manufacturer Altina (Union Rich Development). (Everyday, when I search for new devices I constantly stumble upon new 3.5″ SiRFStar III, TomTom lookalike devices, so it’s nice when I find devices that at least have something to differentiate them from the pack). Altina A680 has a [...]

Aving reports that Dae Kyung is about to release a new 7″ DMB navigation unit called XPIN CX700. The highlight of this device is that it features a technology called NIP(Navi in Picture). NIP allows users to split the screen and use the device both as a DMB and for navigation simultaneously. The 7″ screen [...]

It appears that German company Typhoon that produces the MyGuide GPS devices has launched a new unit, the MyGuide 3100. You can see images of the device on the left and at the bottom of the post (click to enlarge). The unit has a rather minimal classic look with no control buttons and therefore all [...]

The Blaupunkt TravelPilot Lucca 5.2 is yet another GPS unit that was showcased at the 2007 CES. According to Blaupunkt it’s a Precise Navigation and Entertainment System in One but who doesn’t refer to automotive GPS systems like this nowadays? Nonetheless I really like the design and side sliders for volume and zoom that have [...]

Yuer is a Chinese GPS manufacturer that has been criticised in the past for the*cough* not so original *cough* design and functions of their units. They have recently released a new GPS unit, the P710 that you can see in the image above. It has a 7″ touchscreen, 64MB NAND flash ROM, 64MB SDRAM and [...]

According to a press release by MSI (Micro Star International), they were showcasing at the CES a new GPS device with a 4″ inch display. This new unit will have an integrated TMC receiver that will be picking up real-time traffic information. Like almost all of the latest GPS units it will be able to [...]