Tele Atlas Hd Traffic

Digital map and dynamic content provider Tele Atlas have just announced Tele Atlas HD Traffic.

Tele Atlas HD Traffic contains up-to-the-minute traffic information from multiple data sources which includes GPS readings from personal navigation devices, mobile phone signals, and road sensors. Tele Atlas HD Traffic takes all this data to provide – in real time – latest traffic conditions.

Some of the features Tele Atlas HD Traffic can be delivered to any connected, mobile device and features:

• Delivery of “live” congestion information
• Extremely accurate positioning of traffic jams
• High update frequency, with fresh data delivered every three minutes
• Road speeds, length and location data to deliver the complete picture of the traffic congestion
• Content based on a proven approach to collecting, processing and distributing real-time traffic data

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Nokia 6720 Classic

Nokia 6720 classic was another device just introduced by Nokia.

It has an autofocus 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, active noise cancellation, turn-by-turn navigation thanks to the integrated A-GPS receiver and Nokia Maps 3.0 application, fast internet access, and a 2.2″ QVGA display.

All this for only 245 € starting second quarter of 2009!

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Ecco Gps Locator

Ecco GPS Locator is a little handy GPS device that can help you locate things, places, etc. Not to be confused with GPS vehicle tracking, this little thing can only mark where you are – but can’t transmit its location back to you or anyone else. It is what we like to call a GPS backtracker.

Let’s say you’re visiting a new city and want to take a walk outside and discover some places. It would be a good idea to mark your position as soon as your step out your hotel, so you can always head back safely. It actually lets you store up to 3 locations – so why not another for where you parked your rental, and another for the restaurant you saw on the way. Ecco GPS locator is as small as a basic key fob and doesn’t look much different other than the blue backlit LCD screen. It can track 32 satellites at once and promises to get you a position fix in 60 seconds.

When it is time to head back to one of your marked spots this GPS locator can you show you the distance and an arrow pointing where you need to go. Imperial or metric. It measures 1.5×0.5×3 inches. Costs $99 on Amazon.

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Gps Theft –how To Prevent It

The increasing popularity of satellite navigation units or GPS devices has also seen an increase in its theft too. Quite a handful of vehicles break-ins were reported recently with the GPS units stolen from the vehicles. Leaving the GPS unit mounted to the windshield is one of the main reasons for attracting thieves. And if it is turned on, it acts as a beacon giving ‘I am-here’ signals to the person. To ensure safety of your GPS device, you must always make sure that you close the windows and lock the doors of your car before leaving it. Flicking a GPS unit takes nothing more than a few seconds. And if the GPS is attached to your bicycle or motorcycle, make sure that you remove it and slip it in your pocket before leaving your vehicle.

Having a GPS auto theft recovery system is a must these days. With an anti-theft GPS system in place, you can be rest assured that your vehicle can be easily tracked, no matter where the thief takes it. Here again, make sure that you track your vehicle within a few minutes after the theft, before any damage can be done to your vehicle or to the GPS unit by the thief. You will also come across GPS theft protection systems that send an alert to the owner when the car alarm goes off. This allows the owner to act quickly before anything happens.

Some tips as suggested by experts are:

• Make sure that you always roll up the windows and park your car in a well-lighted area.
• Make use of a car alarm system and always remember to keep it activated.
• Make note of your GPS serial number, for this will serve as a proof that the GPS belongs to you.

Geoeye-1 Launches Successfully

GeoEye Inc.'s earth imaging satellite, GeoEye-1, successfully achieved orbit Saturday, September 6, following a launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Samsung Highlight Does Gps Navigation

T-Mobile and Samsung just recently announced the T-Mobile Highlight – a pretty sleek phone with GPS navigation capabilities.

That’s not all though – one of the smallest 3G touchscreen devices on the market – the Highlight T749 offers high speed connection (HSDPA) , 3MP camera, bluetooth, and a microSD card slot.

For only $150 – after a 2 year contract and a $50 mail in rebate – you can browse the internets with a full HTML browser on T-Mo’s 3G network and use the pre-installed GPS navigation software from TeleNav.

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Smallest Gps Receiver Ever

Epson and Infinion’s XPOSYS PMB 2540 chip is world’s smallest A-GPS receiver ever. Unless that’s a giant match we can see this fitting into every gadget that you carry.

XPOSYS PMB 2540 only measures 2.8×2.9 mm and will be mass produced starting late this year and will consume only half as much power as other A-GPS receivers… Yay? How do you feel about this? via

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Tomtom Go 950, 750, 550

TomTom just recently announced its new flagship series TomTom GO x50 LIVE which include TomTom GO 950 LIVE, TomTom GO 750 LIVE and TomTom GO 550 LIVE. All devices use IQ Routesand offer expanded LIVE Services integrated in the device. Eco Routes option is now available in the route options menu in case you’re trying to impress an environmentalist date.

What’s cool about the TomTom GO 950, 750, and 550 is that their maps include Malta, Greece and Turkey – which is a first for a big company such as TomTom. Now you can drive all the way from Van to Porto without changing maps or GPS navigation systems :)

Here is how the three devices differ:

• TomTom GO 950 LIVE: Maps for US, Canada and 45 countries in Europe and offers Enhanced Positioning Technology (EPT), also known as dead-reckoning.
• TomTom GO 750 LIVE: Maps for 45 countries in Europe.
• TomTom GO 550 LIVE: Regional Europe maps.

TomTom GO 950, 750, 550 will be available starting this fall but the pricing is not announced just yet – except for the live services which will cost 10 Euros/month.

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Trywin Dtn-vx003 Gps Navigation System

Now they have GPS navigation systems with OLED screens in Japan. Called DTN-VX003, and manufactured by Trywin this device has a 4.1″ touch display with 480×272 resolution and offers a spacious 4GB internal memory.

Other features include SD/SDHC memory expansion slot, 1Seg Digital TV tuner, FM radio, FM transmitter, and multimedia support.

Available in Japan for 44800 Yens… via

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Samsung Highlight Does Gps Navigation

T-Mobile and Samsung just recently announced the T-Mobile Highlight – a pretty sleek phone with GPS navigation capabilities.

That’s not all though – one of the smallest 3G touchscreen devices on the market – the Highlight T749 offers high speed connection (HSDPA) , 3MP camera, bluetooth, and a microSD card slot.

For only $150 – after a 2 year contract and a $50 mail in rebate – you can browse the internets with a full HTML browser on T-Mo’s 3G network and use the pre-installed GPS navigation software from TeleNav.

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Nokia 6710 Navigator

Nokia just added the new Nokia 6710 to its Navigator series phones. 6710 uses the new integration of Nokia Maps with Ovi which allows users to pre-plan their journey on a PC and sync with their device.

Nokia which currently owns Navteq - one of the leading digital mappers in the world - is pretty much competing with stand alone GPS navigation systems with Nokia 6710, offering drive and walk navigation, full regional maps, a dedicated navigator key, a touch area for easy zooming, and a large 2.6″ that’s bright enough to be visible under sunlight.

Other features of Nokia Maps, which is now at version 3.0 include high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, terrain maps, weather service, premium travel and events content and traffic and safety warnings.

Nokia 6710 Navigator will be available starting third quarter of this year for about 300 €.

Here are some specs for the 6710:

• Dimensions: 104.8 x 50.1 x 14.9 mm
• Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
• Ambient light detector
• 2 GB MicroSD card (with pre-loaded mega region maps)
• 950mAh battery
• Bluetooth version 2.0 (A2DP/AVRCP)
• A-GPS
• Nokia Maps 3.0 with: Drive, Walk, and Traffic (license for device lifetime)
• S60 3.2

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Using Tv Signals For Positioning

A company called Rosum has the ability to use TV signals to get a location fix where GPS signals can’t simply reach such as dense urban areas and indoors. There are many advantage to using TV signals instead of signals from GPS satellites.

First of these is power. Most of the time TV towers are about tens of miles from the device to be positioned so the signal ends up with approximately 40dB range - that is about ten thousand times stronger than GPS signals. (dB scale is logarithmic).

Second is the frequency. TV signals are at much lower frequency which allows for them to penetrate buildings. And a single TV tower can broadcast at multiple channels at once giving Rosum more options to choose from.

Last advantage would be the bandwith. In general, the wider the bandwidth of the signal, the more accurately one can resolve multipath. TV signals ranges from 6 MHz to 8MHz, however the bandwidth of the GPS satellite signal is 1MHz.

They have two different versions of their system. One of them is true TV-positioning and the other is TV + GPS Hybrid positioning. This second one takes the best part of each one. It relies on GPS signals in rural areas, and uses TV signals in urban and suburban areas.

We’re not sure who is using Rosum technology at the time but their site mentions that they’re focusing on mobile TV devices and home telecommunications.

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Business Outlook: Remote Asset Management

Companies that invest in remote asset-management recouped their investment within the first 12 months of deployment and saw returns well over 100 percent within the first five years of implementation, according to an industry research study.

Nokia 8208

Nokia 8208 is company’s latest GPS enabled handset coming out of MWC. This is a bit different than the rest though because it also supports CDMA band. However not for Sprint or Verizon though; Nokia is preparing this phone for countries other than the U.S.

Some features of Nokia 8208 are the 2.2″ screen, 3MP camera, FM radio, GPS receiver, and microSD card slot.

Speaking of CDMA, Nokia 8208 will support 800MHz, 1900MHz, and EVDO.

Nokia 8208 is expected to launch in select CDMA markets, in the first quarter of 2009.

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Black Friday Gps Deals

We have now over 40 different black friday GPS deals on our page – and the number just keeps growing. If you’re planning on scoring a GPS navigation system on black friday you have to check out our GPS navigation system deals.

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Sky Detective Licenses

Satellite Tracking of People LLC (STOP) has entered into a series of agreements with Sky Detective, Inc., to supply it with STOP's proprietary one-piece BluTag GPS offender tracking technology and related VeriTracks software system.

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