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May 14, 2008
Navevo solution for HGV drivers
Navevo has unveiled its sat-nav solution for drivers of heavy goods vehicles and vans. Using NAVTEQ Transport, ProNav GPS software features dynamic routing and navigation optimisation based on a vehicle's dimensions and legal restrictions to avoid incidents such ...
April 27, 2008
Sony to withdraw from European sat nav market
Sony has effectively withdrawn from the European sat nav market by announcing that it will not release any new models and will discontinue existing devices in 2008.An announcement made to Pocket-Lint revealed the plan and a decision that ...
April 08, 2008
TomTom share price falls on poor sales figures
Shares in Dutch sat nav manufacturer TomTom have fallen 10% on the news of poorer than expected worldwide sales.The company had forecast growth of 20% in 2008, but it admits it is now unlikely to meet that target ...
April 08, 2008
Basic satnav from Blaupunkt
Blaupunkt has unveiled a cut price satnav that they say has simplicity at its heart. The TravelPilot 100 does what satnav is supposed to do - tell you where you are and tell you how to get where ...
April 04, 2008
Navman adds 3D to its maps
Navman's S30 and S50 models have been updated to include 3D representations of over 1000 European landmarks. The update also includes Navman's Connect service which allows the user to download information about local shops and ammenities on a ...
January 20, 2008
Sat nav error round up
These days stories of Sat Nav errors seem to grow on trees, so we've decided to round up some of the latest for you. Even SatNavReviewer.com is not immune to the lure of the silken voiced demon in ...
January 07, 2008
Asus R700 goes 3D
Asus has unveiled its R700 sat nav at CES 2008 in Las Vegas.The R700 has a 3D modelling engine that integrates with traffic information to provide the best route options.It sports a 4.3 inch touchscreen with bluetooth and ...
January 04, 2008
Garmin Chooses Sarantel Technology To Drive Development Of Next Generation Handheld GPS Devices
Garmin has chosen Sarantel's award-winning GeoHelix GPS Antennas for its recently launched Colorado range of handheld GPS receivers. Sarantel develops and manufactures the world's most advanced miniature filtering antennas for mobile, wireless and handheld devices. The technology is ...
December 19, 2007
Garmin shares fall as report says US market share is dropping
Garmin shares fell by almost 10% earlier this week after a report from Banc of America and Morgan Stanley suggested that the market share for the sat nav manufacturer had dropped in November.Garmin had reportedly lost ground to ...
December 14, 2007
Coach driver follows sat nav to the wrong country
We often bring you sat nav blunders that are squarely the fault of the mapping companies, combined with a healthy dose of gullibility from the driver, but occasionally we like to report that our fellow citizens can't be ...
November 28, 2007
Mio tweaks its range - a few downsides, not many ups
Mio has tweaked its C320 and C520 models.In the case of the C520 it now has a redesigned mount and holder. Calm yourselves dear readers!The C320 shares the new exciting mount, but no longer contains the Western European ...
November 20, 2007
MapQuest brings turn-by-turn to mobile devices
MapQuest, in partnership with Telmap, today announced that the newest version of its voice-guided, GPS-enabled wireless application, MapQuest Navigator 5.0, is now widely available to consumers through a new direct-to-consumer storefront on MapQuest.com. Customers, including the 50 million ...
November 20, 2007
TomTom beats Garmin to Tele Atlas deal
TomTom appears to have beaten off a challenge from Garmin to buy Belgian cartographer Tele Atlas.The Dutch sat nav manufacturer has posted a bif of €2.9 billion (£2 billion), driving rival Garmin away from the negotiating table, taking ...
November 12, 2007
TomTom ups the ante on traffic information
TomTom has announced the new TomTom ONE XL High Definition Traffic (HD Traffic) in the Netherlands. This unique portable navigation device combines smart navigation software with the world's most advanced traffic information so drivers can be better informed, ...
November 11, 2007
Sat nav getting the blame for everything these days
Sat nav is now getting the blame for break failure.According a press association report, a lorry in Cornwall sufffered a terrifying break failure while trying to descend a steep hill. Disaster was averted when the driver managed to ...
November 10, 2007
100 million sat navs by 2011
The consumer navigation market has seen unprecedented levels of activity and growth in 2007, mainly driven by sat navs which offer a compelling mix of ease of use, features, portability, and affordability. Sat nav markets will continue to ...
November 02, 2007
Harman Kardon upgrades range
Harman Kardon has announced the introduction of the Guide + Play GPS-310, GPS-510 andGPS-810, the newest products in the company's Guide + Play line of portable GPS navigation units.The new models feature the same clean lines, slim profile, ...
October 25, 2007
Satellite views coming to new Blu:Sens sat navs
Spanish firm Blu:Sens has an interesting new feature in its GO range of sat navs. Users can now elect to have the directions overlaid on satellite images in the mould of Google maps directions, allowing them to pick ...
October 25, 2007
Truck specific mapping is here
Stories about HGVs hitting bridges after following their sat navs to the ends of the Earth may be thin on the ground after Navteq announced that it was making data specific to the requirements of truckers available to ...
October 09, 2007
Sat nav error of the year - maybe
It's only October but we think we have found a winner already of the totally unofficial, no prize given, just for fun, Sat Nav Reviewer Cock Up of the Year Award.The Daily Mail is reporting that hundreds of ...