Saturday 25 April 2009

Garmin Oregon 300 GPS Receiver


The Garmin Oregon 300 is a convenient hand held GPS receiver that features next generation features. With dimensions measuring 2.3" x 4.5" x 1.4" and weighing only a light 6.8 oz., this hand held GPS receiver has more to offer than what meets the eye.

The Garmin Oregon 300 has a rugged design and equipped with a 3-inch TFT color touchscreen display where the menu features can be accessed. This device has a built-in base map with shaded relief and is equipped with a high sensitivity receiver, and electronic compass and a barometric altimeter. Aside from that, the Garmin Oregon 300 also has a MicroSD card slot and features a picture viewer as just among the extras.

Garmin Nuvi 255WT Car GPS


Want to have peace of mind when you're on the road? Go with Garmin nuvi 255WT - your safe, portable, and simple personal travel assistant. Helping you along the way with turn-by-turn directions, this navigator features an advanced and unique safety camera warning system. This allows you to reach your destination on time and keeps you safe when travelling.

The compact, easy to use, and versatile Garmin nuvi 255WT is packed with millions of points of interest (POIs). You'll also get the big picture with its sunlight-readable, widescreen LCD display (4.3-inch diagonal color display). This device also comes with an FM Traffic receiver, voice command recognition, and a JPEG picture viewer. You can view driving directions, photos, map detail, and more in brilliant, bright color.

Cydle T43 Navigator With Bluetooth


Cydle is currently introducing its new baby for car owners, the T43 Navigation System. From the looks of it, this compact and slim navigator surely aims to please.

First off, the Cydle T43 is compact and small enough to fit into one's palm. Only one can figure that its name may have been considered for its 4.3 inch LCD display, typical of how most TV models are named. Well anyway, the Cydle T43 boasts of supporting HD radio channels for better and clearer digital sound output. Traffic updates are provided in real time through the Traffic Message Channel on its HD radio.

The GPS navigation system comes with 3D maps, voice guidance features and comes with a high sensitive GPS antenna for better signal acquisition. The Cydle T43 also comes with Bluetooth support. Users may be able to wirelessly connect their Bluetooth enabled phones and make calls using the Cydle T43 touchscreen display. According to their website, it might not yet be available to the public.

TomTom Map Update Service


TomTom is making a daring move forward. The automotive navigation systems manufacturer launched a map subscription service called Map Update Service. Similar to the Navigon FreshMaps service, which provides quarterly updates with Navignon's NAVTEQ data, the new service comes with quarterly updates with its TeleAtlas data.
TomTom Inc. President Jocelyn Vigreux said, "The introduction of the TomTom Map Update Service completes our already-extensive map offering. The road network changes up to 15% each year, but with our 30 Day Latest Map Guarantee, TomTom Map ShareTM and now, TomTom's Map Update Service, users can rest assured knowing that with TomTom, their maps are always accurate and up-to-date."