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iRiver NV mini Bike Edition Responds to Gloved Touch

Monday, September 21, 2009

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We know that iriver is one of the best PMP makers in the world, but will it succeed in the PND/ GPS market? The mini version of the iRiver NV has been upgraded via firmware to be mounted on your bike as a personal navigator. Equipped with a 3.5-inch touchscreen that takes input from a [...]

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bmorn BM-888 from Brando is 7 inches of HD Touchscreen Glory

Sunday, September 13, 2009

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You might be in the mood for a monster-size touchscreen PMP if you know it’s HD. Most 7-inch PMP usually doubles as a PND; the bmorn BM-888, however, is a standalone multimedia device. No WiFi or Bluetooth, but it has TV out to make the 720p support useful. Here are the specs (via brando):

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Galaxy GPS-C3250: Thinnest Portable GPS and iPhone Clone

Monday, July 13, 2009

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Do you want the thinnest personal navigation device (PND) in the world? The Galaxy GPS-C3250 is only 13mm thin or almost as thin as the iPhone 3G S and it may also be pure coincidence that the user interface that comes with it reminds us of the iPhone. Oh, well, the specs follows: 5-inch touchscreen SIRF Atlas-III Windows [...]

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iRiver NV Classic PND-PMP Comes Out

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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The new user interface dubbed “Magazine” by iRiver will have another hardware showcasing it. The iRiver NV Classic seems unperturbed by the new iPhone 3G S, which features a built-in compass and turn-by-turn navigation. Theoretically, an all-in-one computer like the iPhone can drive a device like the iRiver Classic out of business, but perhaps drivers [...]

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Mio Navman Spirit PND and Portable TV

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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The new navigators from Mio will sport their brandnew Spirit UI that features kinetic scrolling. How’s that for an enticement? Mio has three non-TV GPS devices, namely the Navman Spirit S300, S500 and Navman Flat. They all have the Spirit touchscreen UI and text-to-speech. We’re more interested, however, in the unnamed 7-inch PND + TV [...]

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Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 coming in June

Friday, April 17, 2009

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The Garmin-Asus alliance caught some of us off-guard, but if a merger is what’s needed to get a quality product out in the market then we’re certainly not against it. That seems to be the case with the Nuviphone. Now known as the nuvifone G60, it was first announced in early 2008, but it is [...]

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GPS Phone: Mio Explora K70

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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Mio has announced a GPS phone before, this touchscreen phone with Mitac UI but we never heard of it again. The K70 or Explore seems to be a more earnest announcement. It’s beautiful, too. It doesn’t run Windows CE anymore but Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and it looks way better than Garmin’s Nuviphone. The specs are [...]

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Garmin Android phone coming out in 2H of 2009

Monday, December 22, 2008

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We’ve already hear about several companies including Sony Ericsson, Samsung and LG planning to release their own Android-based handsets. Now, you can add Garmin into the picture. Word is that the company known for making navigational gadgets and mobile phones will be releasing their own Android phone during the second half of 2009. Not only [...]

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iRiver NV mini Announced

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Korea’s Reigncom thought the iRiver NV is too fancy for many people so they came out with the iRiver NV Mini GPS PMP. The NV mini looks like your run-of-the-mill PND slash PMP. It even runs on Windows CE 5.0. It boasts a 3.5-inch touchscreen and has 4GB of onboard storage. This is as far [...]

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Porient H12 Linux UMPC: Got PMP, Will Navigate

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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I apologize for the awkward title but we’ve been noticing lately how some PNDs and UMPCs fit the needs of individuals looking for a versatile portable entertainment device. The Porient H12 is the successor of the H9. What it brings to the table in the UMPC category is awesome portability without cutting back on features. [...]

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