GPS manufacturer TomTom has announced its partnership with Lucasfilm, voiceskins.com, and the Star Wars franchise. The company is set to provide voice options to its range of navigation devices featuring the vocalizations of memorable Star Wars characters such as Darth Vader, Yoda, C3PO, and Han Solo.
The Darth Vader option is the first to become available in the market, while the others will be released one a mo… Read More »

GPS devices have gotten quite common nowadays. Now it is only up to manufacturers to create quite unique ways to use GPS technology to appeal more to people in different ways. Such is what you may find from the unique i-gotU GT200e Travel Logger.
The i-gotU GT200e Travel Logger from device maker Mobile Action is as unique as its name. It is equipped with GPS navigation that allows it determine your current lo… Read More… [Read More]

In just a few days left before Valentine’s Day, every company has to offer something to spice up the season, even GPS.  TomTom , for instance, recently introduces its Ease Red Edition.  The TomTom Ease was introduced at CES 2010, providing easy map navigation at an affordable price.
The one thing different with the Red Edition is, well, it’s red.  It still has the 3.5-inch QVGA displa… Read More »

Want to take online stalking to another level?  Find where your Twitter buddies have been tweeting with the Twitter 360 application on iPhone 3GS.  The augmented reality app from Presselite utilizes the iPhone 3GS’ compass function to track your friends by geolocating their tweets.  Now you get to realize that the Vanessa Hudgens you have been following is actually your next-door neighborhood… Read More »

Wonder what your expensive TomTom has that the free Google Maps Navigation does not?  For one, you can set the robotic lady voice into a smooth-talking, herbally-appreciative rapper.
VoiceSkins, which previously delighted GPS owners with a turn-by-turn navigation voiced by animated character Homer Simpson, introduces Snoop’s VoiceSkins featuring Snoop Dogg, bringing a new hip-hop swagger to your Tom… Read More »

ALK’s Co Pilot is one of the cheaper navigation apps at the iTunes App Store at $34.99.
But for this Holiday weekend, ALK is offering the CoPilot for the bargain price of $19.99.
CoPilot Live gives you a complete turn-by-turn navigation for US and Canada. It features text-to-speech, address book integration, tap-to-call POI listings, and easy transition between different modes of travel.
Unfortunately, it… Read More »

Although no official announcement has been made, the Magellan SE4 navigation unit has appeared in Best Buy and it is available for purchase.  For only US$119.99, you get a 4.3-inch touch screen, as well as NAVTEQ maps of 48 contiguous states in the US, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.  Its navigation software includes over six million points of interest, text-to-speech capability, and turn-by-turn prompts, whil… Read More »

Google has unveiled its Maps Navigation, an upgrade of its current Maps program.  What used to display street maps and landmarks, as well as the ability to search by name of business and display suggestions of its closest matches, now comes with turn-by-turn navigation.  It is pretty much like what your expensive Garmin or TomTom does while you drive, except that Google Maps Navigation is free and said … Read More »

Portable navigation devices are expensive, but if you want to get one without having to buy China clones or make a pact with the devil, TomTom may have the unit that you need. 
The TomTom XL 335S offers a 4.3-inch touchscreen and a bunch of other features that are characteristic of a TomTom nav device:  Text to speech instructions of locations including street names; TomTom’s exclusive technologi… Read More »

The Garmin nuvi 1300 is one of the more portable GPS receivers coming from this popular maker of such gadgets. The ultra-thin design makes the nuvi 1300 quite convenient enough to bring along just about anywhere. And with portability and mobility being the big words in the industry, the Garmin nuvi 1300 surely holds up its own in the market.
The Garmin nuvi 1300 is just 4.8" wide, 2.9" tall and 0.6 inch… Read More »