Are you ready for the summer Olympic? don’t you feel you will get lost in the big country such China? And perhaps the China map from Garmin could help you a lot. The maps is packed on a microSD/SD card and priced at about $119.
Technical Details: * microSD/SD City Navigator China NT 2008 * PinYin English Language * Full Country Coverage with Complete Intertown Road Network * Street Level Detail and Point of Interests for More than 980 Cities, Including Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao and Qingdao * With Nearly 7 Million POIs, Including Sport Venues, Restaurants, Hotels, Airports, Train Stations and Much More
As mentioned by LinuxDevices.com, Garmin Nuvi 8xx and 5xxx series runs on Linux operating system and powered by Marvell PXA-3xx processor. The source code of the mentioned Linux has been posted by Garmin.
The Linux-based Nuvi 860 and 880 appear to be identical except for the latter’s addition of MSN Direct traffic reports. The 850 model, which lacks the Bluetooth-based hands-free operation available in …
Posted 07 July 2008 by
N. A. Hilal
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Google introduced voice search on the Google Maps for some BlackBerry devices such as Pearl 8110, 8120, and 8130. This features allows users to locate businesses location by voice command instead of text command, but it works in the U.S. only.
Using your voice to search for businesses is super useful in situations when you can’t type, when the name of the business is long, or when you’re not sure how to spell it. In other situations — when you’re in a library or a rock concert, for example — typing makes more sense. Keeping that in mind, we designed this feature to allow you to choose whether to speak or type. Get it now on your BlackBerry Pearl by visiting http://m.google.com/maps on your mobile phone, or learn more here.
Posted 10 June 2008 by
N. A. Hilal
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GPS Software
An interesting reports was sent by a NaviGadget’s reader. The report said that iPhone with Sat Nav was spotted in Europe. It could a software tweaking based on Navigon’s navigation software. But I think this tweak will be obsolete when the next iPhone 2.0 hit the market.
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