So the crew out at Geeks.com sent me a Nextar Q4-01 Touchscreen Portable GPS system, as a way to help get us all acquainted with their surprisingly deep lineup of cheap GPS systems. Don’t misinterpret that, by the way–just because they’re calling it “cheap GPS” is NOT an indication that you’ll get what you pay [...]

QStarz has presented the Q1000XT which is a GPS travel recorder that is already in the market with a price tag of $130. The QStarz Q1000XT makes use of the MKT II chipset and since it has a lower power consumption its battery life can last up to 42 hours. This GPS system can log [...]

Somehow, a new GPS from Garmin showed up on Amazon, bearing the name the nuvi 295W. I guess we’ve been hearing so much about the Garminfone that we have forgotten that Garmin does PNDs. Anyway, the Garmin nuvi 295W has a 3.5 inch touchscreen, 3G data connection capability, and Wi-Fi capability. It …

TomTom has recently announced a few new GPS systems and one of them is codenamed XL350, which has a price tag of $200 including maps, and an extra $30 in case you are interested in a traffic subscription. The TomTom XL350 comes with a 5-inch touchscreen, more than 7 million POIs – points of interest [...]

Pioneer has recently added a couple of new in-car GPS systems to their big catalog, which are divided into two series – Cyber – and – Easy Navigation Lite – and each of them feature 3 models with prices ranging from $1,200 to $3,500. What makes the new Pioneer GPS systems have such a high [...]

If you are a big fan of StarWars there are good news because they are launching their character voices into TomTom GPS Systems. There are a couple of characters coming up and the first one is from Darth Vader. The rest of the voices will be released with the following order: C-3PO, Yoda, Han Solo [...]

This isn’t the first time that we reported on Waze, a mapping app that does more than just find what you are looking for. Yesterday, Waze was released in beta form for BlackBerry users. It allows for turn-by-turn voice navigation, real-time traffic, other location specific alerts, and this app simultaneously sends anonymous information …

There must be some new fad for putting celebrity voices onto GPS devices, as Mio released their Knight Rider GPS a while ago. I heard that Homer Simpson was done in a similar manner. Tom Tom has made their contribution to this fad by putting Star Wars voices on their GPS devices. …

Urban Rider is the latest GPS System developed by TomTom and as the name suggests it was made for the urban riders, or in other words, the bikers. What makes the TomTom Urban Rider a good GPS system for bikers is the big icons, a touchscreen with is glove-friendly, and you can operate it by [...]

Garmin and Asus have officially unveiled the Garmin-Asus A10 Android smartphone. Among the features of the A10 smartphone include a 3.2” screen, a built-in electric compass, GPS, 5MP camera and compatibility with Microsoft Exchange servers for wireless syncing. It also comes with a WebKit browser and a full-featured Android mobile OS. No word on pricing [...]