Points Of Interest Archive

  • TomTom App for iPhone 1.9 Now Available and Optimized For iPad

    Posted on October 21, 2011 | No Comments
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  • NAVIGON for Android App Upgrade Provides Unique Ways to Manage and Update Maps

    Posted on October 19, 2011 | No Comments
    HAMBURG, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NAVIGON AG, a leading provider of mobile phone on-board navigation, today announced the next generation of its popular navigation app, NAVIGON 4.0...

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  • NAVIGON Updates iPhone Navigation App with Augmented Reality and Safety Camera Features

    Posted on April 14, 2011 | No Comments
    HAMBURG, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NAVIGON AG, a leading provider of mobile phone on-board navigation, today announced the availability of the eighth update for its iPhone app, MobileNavigator, ...

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  • JOBO announces updated two new photoGPS models

    JOBO announces updated two new photoGPS models

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Geotagging is pretty popular these days, but for the most part you have to buy an additional hardware. JOBO makes one such device, the photoGPS, that's been around for a while. They just announced two new versions, photoGPS 2 and the photoGPS 4. The new models offer improved reception, battery life, and storage. All in all a worthy successor to their original product.

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  • Garmin hops on the satellite imagery bus

    Garmin hops on the satellite imagery bus

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Newsflash: birds see a LOT of stuff thanks to the fact that they can fly. Garmin wants to give you the same sensation (minus the flying part) with its new “BirdsEye Satellite and Aerial Imagery” feature, “an annual subscription service that gives users the option of loading highly-detailed photo-based maps to select Garmin handheld navigators,” according to a recent press release.

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  • CrunchDeals: Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS with Bluetooth for $140

    CrunchDeals: Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS with Bluetooth for $140

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Amazon’s lopped $50 off the price of the 4.7-inch Magellan Maestro 4700, which includes Bluetooth, voice command, and predictive traffic features. You can get it for $140, today only.

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  • CrunchDeals: Garmin nuvi 260W for $120

    CrunchDeals: Garmin nuvi 260W for $120

    Posted on December 18, 2009 | No Comments
    I’ve been eying these GPS deals pretty closely lately, as someone on my Christmas list is getting a nice shiny portable navigation device this year. This Garmin nuvi 260W is going for $120, today only, from Amazon. Best Buy has it for $140 and a handful of other places have it for $150 and up.

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  • GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions

    GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Raise your hand if you’ve been caught on camera running a red light (I am raising my hand). Depending upon how often you get caught by red light cameras and how much you have to pay per ticket, this $200 “Red Light Camera Detector” may end up saving you some money and insurance headaches in the long run.

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  • Bionic Eye app creates augmented reality on your iPhone 3GS

    Bionic Eye app creates augmented reality on your iPhone 3GS

    Posted on September 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Bored with the same old view of reality? Turns out there's an app for that. Now you can simply point your iPhone's camera at an area, and the Bionic Eye app will show you points of interest, subway or bus stops, and other pertinent information about your world around you. It's pretty much what you expect, but the video is impressive. Check it out.

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  • CrunchDeals: Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS for $100

    CrunchDeals: Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS for $100

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    Here's a pretty nice GPS deal to start the week off. Amazon's selling the Magellan RoadMate 1412 for $100, today only, after a $50 price break.

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  • CrunchDeals: Magellan Maestro 4210 GPS system for $99 until 11AM Eastern

    CrunchDeals: Magellan Maestro 4210 GPS system for $99 until 11AM Eastern

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    GPSYou can save $30 and some dignity by making sure you never get lost again (unless your GPS system tells you to drive into a lake like that episode of The Office) with the Magellan Maestro 4210 widescreen GPS system.

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  • The HTC Ozone brings Winmo, GPS, Wi-Fi, and teathering to VZW on the cheap

    The HTC Ozone brings Winmo, GPS, Wi-Fi, and teathering to VZW on the cheap

    Posted on June 25, 2009 | No Comments
    The HTC Ozone might just be one of the best deals at Verizon Wireless. Check out everything you get for only $49.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate: QWERTY, Winmo 6.1, global roaming, Wi-Fi, and teathering. I don't think you could ask for a better value out of a brand new Verizon phone.

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