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Mio Outs Touchscreen GPS Phone

2. December 2008

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The new Mio GPS phone will be a touchscreen one. This is yet unnamed and is smaller than the Nuvifone from Garmin and may even come sooner than the bigger iPhone killer. Specs includes Windows CE OS, Mitac’s “Spirit” UI, a 3.2 MP camera and 3.5G connectivity. [via engadget]

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Porient H12 Linux UMPC: Got PMP, Will Navigate

25. September 2008

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I apologize for the awkward title but we’ve been noticing lately how some PNDs and UMPCs fit the needs of individuals looking for a versatile portable entertainment device. The Porient H12 is the successor of the H9. What it brings to the table in the UMPC category is awesome portability without cutting back on features. [...]

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TG FAVICON TN-3000 Brings Class to PMP Market

14. August 2008

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  TG’s FAVICON TN-3000 is one giant splash in the outsize PMP market with 7-inch of screen space boasting WVGA resolution and a swanky approach to design. This is a very good-looking PMP for in-car use. It has a DMB tuner and support for AVI, ASF, WMV, MPG, OGG, WMA, WAV, JPG, BMP, PNG. No idea [...]

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Garmin Nuviphone Delayed

30. July 2008

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  The Nuviphone from Garmin, a great device in every sense, is going to avoid the getting slaughtered by iPhone 3G’s wake. Nuviphone (or Nuvifone) was expected late this year but due to carrier requirements still unresolved, Garmin has postponed launch date to 2009. The Garmin Nuviphone is a quadband GSM phone with HSDPA, WiFi and of [...]

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Jaty Electronics’ JTNV-DR7200: GPS, PMP, Digital TV, Breathalyzer

16. July 2008

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Here’s another Korea-only personal navigation device that brings you the most bang for every buck you spend on it. Not only is it a video and audio player, it also has T-DMB and a Sirf III GPS antenna. It even has a built-in phone charger. Most interesting is the onboard alcohol sensor, a personal breathalyzer [...]

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Nokia 500 Auto Nav Unboxed

7. July 2008

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  Wondering whether Nokia was serious about navigation? TalkAboutNSeries has several unboxing photos for us and a short review. What you need to know about the Nokia 500 GPS system: 4.3-inch touch screen Fm transmitter Bluetooth comes with SD card with maps of Europe (depending on your geographical area) car mount loud speaker, mic, 3.5mm jack Also embedded a hands-on video demo of [...]

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A Different Kind of PMP/ PND from CDT

27. June 2008

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This is the most unique looking PMP-GPS I’ve seen and cheap, too, selling for only 699 yuan ($102). The CDT GPS + MP4 has a 3-inch touch screen and gives users the full complement of multimedia support: video, music, games and text. There’s too much left for the imagination, and even the model name [...]

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Archos Lounge Presents Massive review of Archos GPS

23. June 2008

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Archos Bundle GPS Déballage from ArchosLounge on Vimeo. Archoslounge, which concentrates on everything Archos, just finished a “huge review” of its GPS system. The PMP of choice was the 605 WiFi. The entire review consists of several videos including the lovely unboxing video above. Above we see the accessories including the windshield mount. The review will [...]

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White Garmin NuviPhone to Battle White iPhone?

17. June 2008

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Not sure if Garmin did decide to make a white Nuvifone (photo below). At any rate, I’d prefer this phone in black. A better picture comes to us by way of Laptop Magazine via Gizmodo. As expected, the 3.5-inch touch screen is crisp and UI a refreshing departure from iPhone’s sophisticated icon-based home screen. The [...]

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Mio’s Mystery PND Camera Wows

3. June 2008

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Mio has several new products for launch, all pushing the boundaries of convergence. The most interesting though is the unnamed PND + Camera. It’s not a phone, just a GPS personal navigator with a 3.5-inch touch screen and a big camera lens with optical zoom. No more detail is available for now but if you’re [...]

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