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Nav N Go introduces iGo Primo navigation software, coming soon to a GPS near you
Image courtesy of Nav N Go Nav N Go just announced their new OEM line of mobile navigation software called iGO primo. This new software is a premium backend solution for OEM’s and manufacturer’s based...
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Navigon MobileNavigator for Windows Phones Review
A few years back, I was a big fan of OnCourse Navigator version 5 running on Windows Mobile PDAs. The interesting things here is that OCN5 was really just the name for the North American release of...
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What Does TeleNav’s GPS Data Say About You, Me and Everyone Else??
Wal-Mart is Nation’s Most Searched for Destination While on the Road Residents of Maryland are Nation’s most frequent users of GPS navigation Those are just two of the GPS-related tidbits drawn from...
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Google Comes Along For the Ride With built-in Android powered GPS
Original Image courtesy of Mashable Who would have imagined what Google’s Android OS would have become in two years. Since 2007, Android has morphed almost into full life integration using a huge...
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TeleNav Announces GPS Navigator 6.0 and OnMyWay
TeleNav, the company behind my iPhone GPS app of choice AT&T Navigator, started the week with two important announcements. First, the company has released TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.0. Launching as...
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Navigon Pushes out MobileNavigator for iPhone version 1.50
Last night, Navigon released another significant update to their MobileNavigator product for iPhone – version 1.5. In this latest update, we get some interesting features including social networking...
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Review: Rightway 550 GPS Keeps You On Track Without Breaking Your Wallet
Image courtesy of Rightway Portable GPS units are a dime a dozen these days; I think I even saw them for sale the last time I ran in to the local 7-11 for a slurpee. A few years ago I remember the GPS...
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NAVTEQ and NNG Demonstrate iGO My way Beta Application for Standalone GPS at CES
GPS saves me a lot of hassle. I’m certainly not a human compass, and — especially if traveling to an unfamiliar city — chances are I will get lost at least once if I don’t have a GPS device or very...
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Satellite Navigation GPS Review: Navigon 40 Plus
The increasing reach of smartphones has called into question the usefulness of many dedicated devices, from music and video players, to compact cameras, and of course the ever-useful GPS. With GPS and...
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Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM GPS Review
Smartphones and tablets are “category killers” that have decimated numerous standalone products. As I have written previously, from one perspective the iPhone and the iPad are like “Rorschach...
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The Dynavix Navigation App for iPhone Review
Like many of you, I use my phone for everything! One area I have had mixed results is in GPS turn by turn navigation. The apps tend to be on the pricey side, and they just usually do not have the same...
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Oh the Times, They Are aChangin’
Here’s just one small indicator of how much things have changed over the past few years. One of our cars died and is on its way to the junkyard. Prior to having it shipped off we cleared out the glove...
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New Car? It’s All About the Tech
I needed a car a few weeks ago. That opened the door to my getting some of the neat technology we have seen and reviewed here on the site built into the car. Here was the Gear Diary editors backroom...
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Telenav Launches Scout, Their Personal Navigator for the Web, Phone and Car
Telenav has just launched Scout, an iPhone app which they are calling the “first daily personal navigator that seamlessly works across the web, smartphones, and in-car systems – offering users an easy...
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Navigon Updates Navigation App for Android
I’m a fan of navigation apps for mobile devices. I’ve been talking about navigation applications for a lot of years now and Navigon has been one of the more interesting players for a long time. They...
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HopStop iOS App Review
This past weekend Sarah and I were in Washington, DC. Neither of us had been there in years, but we were able to navigate flawlessly all weekend. We traveled by foot, Metro, and cab, and never once...
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Nokia Redefines Digital Map Landscape By Introducing HERE as New Brand for...
There was a time when, in the cell phone universe, Nokia was king. They had huge market share and solid products, and it looked they were in it for a long time to come. Then came the iPhone, and we...
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Garmin and Navigon Update iPhone Apps with BT Audio Support and Wikipedia...
Garmin and Navigon apps now updated with Bluetooth support and Wikipedia integration! I’m a cranky jerk when it comes to navigation software. Apple offers theirs for free, and I used it without any...
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