I cannot imagine life without a GPS device when driving to a new unknown location. On my Telstra iPhone 4, I, from review purposes, have 4 GPS apps. Navigon is one of them and I enjoy its simple interface and fast performance. In case you didn’t know, Navigon also do in car GPS gadgets like the only newly released Navigon 70 Premium.

And guess what? Thanks to Navigon we’re giving away ONE Navigon 70 Premium to one of our Aussie readers (sorry rest of the world).

Keep reading to see how you could win this awesome GPS unit.
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When I got my HTC Desire from Telstra to review, I quickly dove into Google Apps Marketplace in search of one of my favorite GPS applications for smartphones – this is of course CoPilot Live for Android by ALK. I used CoPilot way back when I had a Windows Mobile device (seems so long ago now), loved it on the iPhone and so wanted to go with what I knew worked well. CoPilot is still amongst the top three GPS smartphone apps that I have used. Thankfully, the guys at ALK know how much I love their software and provided me with a free version to play with on the HTC Desire.

Thank you ALK!

continue reading "CoPilot Live for Android : Easily One of the Best GPS Apps for Android"

Navigon are showing new Australian GPS buyers (sorry rest of the world) some generosity by offering free map upgrades for 24 months. The condition is that you have to purchase a new Navigon unit before the end of April this year. You’ll save close to 100 bucks!

I reviewed the Navigon GPS software for the iPhone last year and gave it a thumbs up!

We highly recommend Navigon if you’re looking for a new GPS gadget.

Press Release: NAVIGON Offers Free Map Updates for 24 Months with All New NAVIGON Devices Purchased Until the End of April

Sydney/Australia, 25 March, 2010 — NAVIGON today announced they will be offering 24 months of free map updates to Australian customers that purchase a NAVIGON GPS device between March 25 and April 30, a saving of $99.

And with Easter just around the corner, a time at which many Australian’s hit the road for a long weekend holiday, NAVIGON will help to ensure mum and dad won’t have to argue over taking the wrong turnoff or finding the best camping ground ever again with the best GPS devices and frequently updated maps.

The free updates will be accessed through FreshMaps, NAVIGON’s online map updating service on a quarterly basis. FreshMaps provides trusted, field-verified, and quality-controlled map and points of interest updates, based on data from NAVTEQ, the GPS industry’s leading digital map data provider. This ensures that NAVIGON customers have the latest, accurate and most up to date maps to accompany NAVIGON’s feature-packed suite of GPS devices.

“Navigation devices have exceptional functionality, but are only as accurate as the data that drives them,” said Gerhard Mayr, Vice-President Worldwide Mobile Phones & New Markets at NAVIGON.  “We aim to provide NAVIGON users with not only the best in GPS functionality, but also devices that will last them for years to come, and with free Map updates NAVIGON are ensuring this is possible.”

The free FreshMaps updates complement recent price reductions across the GPS range. Each of the NAVIGON 6300 ($449), 4350max ($349), 3300max ($249) have been reduced by $50, while the 1400 ($199) has been reduced by $30. Each of the units will come with the free FreshMaps updates and can be purchased through Harvey Norman’s stores around Australia.

Before we set out on a small weekend getaway to picturesque rural Gippsland, I thought it may be handy to get my wife a new GPS unit since she didn’t have any GPS software on her HTC HD Touch. I chose the Navman MY30 due to its size, cost and because it was relatively new – all-in-all I think I made a good decision. This intelligent little travel companion proved that good things come in small packages.

The Navman MY30 gave clear, detailed voice guidance that informs you of more than just street names and turns. Instructions were easy-to-understand and included distance to turn and location information such as “In 100 metres at the traffic lights, turn left into Smith Street”.

The Premium Safety Alerts keep you safe and within the boundaries of what’s lawful on the road with information about Speed and Red Light Cameras, School Zones, Accident Prone Blackspots and Railway Crossings. Voice guidance is supported by clear visual imagery, including helpful 3D Junction Views for improved clarity at busy intersections and easy navigation through them.

With up to 600,000 Points of Interest built-in as well as a range of handy features, you’ll always find whatever you’re looking for with ease.

My only gripe with the device was that the keyboard wasn’t sensitive enough which sometimes required me to double-tap on letters for them to be recognised. Perhaps it’s just my tender touch?

Main Features on the Navman MY30 GPS are:

• Tap and Slide Touchscreen
• Smart Find^™ Keyword search
• Premium Safety Alerts
• School Zone warnings
• Advanced Lane Guidance
• 3D Junction view
• Petrol and Parking Shortcuts
• Australian Spoken Street Names
• Digital Logbook
• SOS shortcut for emergency services
• Up to 600,000 Points of interest (POI)
• Optional Live Traffic Updates available
• Optional Travel Guides
• Latest Map Guarantee

I give this unit a 8/10. Nice work Navman

Navman MY30 GPS Product Page

Here is another great review by one of our new customers who added an i-gotU GT200 GPS Logger in their prized possessions. Rating the gadget a 5-star!

This is indeed an efficient and effective tracking device! It is also easy to use. I was amazed on how easy it was for me to have it work.

Knowing exactly where you are, and in some cases, knowing just where you’ve been in your travels can be invaluable. Be it finding the location of that unbelievable fishing spot or locating a party in the midst of suburbia, being able to have such an accurate sense of direction would sure come in handy wouldn’t it?

The really cool thing is that all of us can now be known as the Columbus or Magellan of our block, all thanks to a small tool, but amazing indeed, made available by the people of MrGadget, the “i-gotU GPS Travel Logger”.

Good Job!

i-gotU GT200 Bluetooth GPS Travel Logger

Here’s a quick review by one of our customers who recently purchased an i-gotU GT200 GPS Logger:

I cannot believe how easy and effective this device is. And if you forget to synchronize camera with device, the software makes it easy to correct afterwards.
Being able to upload your trip so that friends can see where you have been in 3D on Google Earth is brilliant.
You must check out the trips on www.a-trip.com to see what can be done.

i-gotU GT200 Bluetooth GPS Travel Logger

If you loved the i-GotU GT120 GPS Travel Logger, you’ll love the new cordless / bluetooth i-GotU GT200. Even better, we have them in stock and they have been flying out the window.

The i-Gotu GT200 is perfect for making photo journals as it automatically tags yours photos with the location where it was taken. No more spending hours and hours manually tagging each of your photos. Having each photo tagged properly means you can store them away and search by location tag in the future.

Having one of these hidden in the car can also help you keep track of your kids, spouse and employees…

Here’s a video of the cool travel log you can create:

i-gotU GT200 Bluetooth GPS Travel Logger Page

Are you looking for a simple-to-use GPS unit? Something that won’t drive you crazy trying to operate?

The Laser GPS FD250 is one of the easiest to use on the market.

It’s actually been called “GPS for Dummies” since it follows the mantra of the “Dummies” books – together with Laser they have created a brilliant unit that even the biggest technophobe will be able to use.

continue reading "World’s most easiest-to-use GPS – Laser FD250 GPS for Dummies"

About the i-gotU GT120 GPS Tracker:
The i-gotU GT120 GPS Tracker allows you to review detailed information about a vehicle or person or travel activities without actually being there. Using GPS and digitized street mapping on Google Map & Google Earth, i-gotU can accurately evaluate travel activities, with proof of exact date, time and location. The unit will tell you where a vehicle or a person went to; when it/he/she was there and how long it/he/she was parked!

i-gotU GT120 USB GPS Tracker Web Page

Sygic, maker of GPS applications for a myriad of portable devices, showcased their turn-by-turn GPS native app for the iPhone at MWC last week. Despite the demo featuring everything you’d expect from a decent turn-by-turn GPS app, there’s still a cloud hanging over its official release due to red tape regarding Apple’s SDK and legal iPhone GPS issues.

While it would be nice to finally cross off this feature on my iPhone wishlist, I think it may be too late as the alluring Palm Pre and HTC Touch Pro2 will provide for my GPS fetish and more.

Still, must keep a close eye on this Sygic / iPhone partnership…

Via The iPhone Blog