RSS

Archive | Navigation/ GPS/ Maps RSS feed for this section

Galaxy GPS-C3250: Thinnest Portable GPS and iPhone Clone

13. July 2009

13 Comments

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 [...]

Continue reading...

Toshiba TG01 (T-01A) Snapdragon Phone Launched in Japan

22. June 2009

1 Comment

We’ll soon know if the TG01 Snapdragon phone will live up to its billing as Toshiba has released it for consumers redubbed T-01A, at the for NTT DoCoMo. Of course, the success of the T-O1A will set up the upcoming TG02 and TG03 quite nicely. The 4.1 touchscreen will give a decent WinMo 6.1 albeit [...]

Continue reading...

SciPhone N12 Smartphone, first Nseries to Run Android

19. June 2009

83 Comments

Just when we thought HiPhone is winning the cloning wars by a huge margin, SciPhone suddenly made its biggest leap yet in cloning terms. First, the SciPhone N12 is the first SciPhone Nseries phone we’ve ever heard of and, second, it runs a genuine Android OS. Not only that, it’s got crazy specs like WiFi, [...]

Continue reading...

iRiver NV Classic PND-PMP Comes Out

9. June 2009

2 Comments

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 [...]

Continue reading...

Garmin Nuviphone G60 Almost in the U.S.

5. June 2009

0 Comments

Yes, the much-anticipated Garmin Nuvifone will be out on U.S. streets is a very short while. The carrier is at its second phase of testing but no one knows which carrier is releasing the touchscreen Linux GPS phone. We also have yet to hear the final and official word on the name. Is it Nuvifone [...]

Continue reading...

Meizu M8 3G Phone Specs and March 2010 Release

1. June 2009

157 Comments

It comes as no surprise when Meizume reported we’ll have to wait till 2010 for the Meizu M8 3G. As earlier reported, the 3G version of the best-known iPhone clone will have improved specs like GPS and a 5 MP camera. It will use the same Mymobile Meizu M8 OS which is a customized Windows [...]

Continue reading...

Chuwi W3000 MID Windows CE 5 Monster

15. May 2009

1 Comment

We’ve been wondering when Chuwi will come out with its UMPC. If Aigo can do it, why not Chwui, maker of the T8 PMP? The Chuwi W3000 has WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS and the tastiest optional applications: instant messaging, navigation software, among others probably related to multimedia. It plays AVI and RMVB and perhaps other [...]

Continue reading...

Mio Navman Spirit PND and Portable TV

13. May 2009

0 Comments

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 [...]

Continue reading...

Acer Releases Tempo DX900 and X960 Phones

13. May 2009

1 Comment

We just learned that some Acer Tempos have already been made available in Europe and Asia. The DX900 and X960 are both Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphones. Both have WiFi, GPS and VGA screens. They shouldn’t come too cheap without a contract, and with that said I wonder why Acer hasn’t announced prices for the phone [...]

Continue reading...

Asus-Garmin to Debut Nuviphone G60 Later than June

10. May 2009

84 Comments

Reuters is reporting that the GPS smartphone announced by Garmin early last year will be delayed again. If you remember Garmin has partnered with Asus for the launching of the freshly dubbed Nuviphone G60. A June release was estimated and it appears that the estimate overestimated Garmin and Asustek’s capability. Probable details about the Nuviphone G60: [...]

Continue reading...