We’ve covered NAVTEQ with their Natural Guidance system before, but I got to see what it was all about last night at ShowStoppers with this particular video that I filmed here. As you can see, phrases like “turn in 500 feet” has been replaced with “turn at the yellow store”. Apparently, this Mapping …

This particular GPS unit from Expresso is quite interesting as it can serve as a unit for the car and the golf course. It uses Navigon’s software and NAVTEQ’s map database for 2D or 3D map views, including ZAGAT rated points of interest. It also has access to iGolf, which is good for …

Telmap is selling a new navigation system for the iPhone that uses NAVTEQ maps as well as MapQuest and Orange. It also has the other bells and whistles such as turn-by-turn guidance, in-car and pedestrian modes, as well as live traffic. Of course, this Telmap comes at an awkward time since Google Android …

Doesn’t it look like a crocodile? The Becker Z100 Crocodile GPS device has a more resistant outer case. A crocodile-like case filled with scales. The Z100 comes with a 4.3 inch screen and Navteq preloaded maps of 40 European countries on a 2GB SD stick. The Z100 is powered by a a SiRF Star III [...]

The Nokia 500 PND we have featured last year in Mobilewhack has recently been released. Nokia’s second and newest PND is using Navteq’s updated, high-quality pan-European maps. To refresh everyone’s memories, the Nokia 500 features a 4.3″ touch screen which maximizes the Navteq maps for your usage. There’s even voice instruction capability and the functionality [...]

In business news, Nokia announced its acquisition of NAVTEQ. The acquisition has cost Nokia $78 in cash for each share of NAVTEQ including outstanding options for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $8.1 billion (EUR 5.7 billion), or approximately $7.7 billion (EUR 5.4 billion) net of NAVTEQ existing cash balance. NAVTEQ, a provider of Geographic [...]