Touch Screen Gadget

Garmin GPSMAP 5015 chartplotter

Posted by sawaru | Category: GPS Navigation & Guidance System

  The Garmin GPSMAP 5015, gives you ‘big picture’ navigation. Because there are no buttons, you can fit a 15-inch screen into the same space as most 12-inch push button displays.

The 5015 chartplotter has the same menu-driven touchscreen as its 5000-series counterparts. A satellite-enhanced worldwide basemap and stunning 15-inch screen make navigation as easy as pointing your finger. By connecting to the Garmin Marine Network, you can combine it with sonar, radar and video. For even more advanced features, add the optional BlueChart® g2 Vision card.

View Detailed Graphics and Video

The GPSMAP 5015 features a worldwide basemap with high-quality satellite images in place of more traditional maps. For even more detail, you can add maps easily via the SD™ card slot without having to connect to a computer.

Its huge XGA screen displays graphics with crisp, video-quality resolution. To keep tabs on your engine room or another area of your boat, you can also connect a live video feed with a video input option.

Add Extras with BlueChart g2 Vision

With optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards, you can add a new dimension of exceptional features to your chartplotter.

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Kenwood All-in-One GPS and Multimedia Units

Posted by admin | Category: Car & Bike, GPS Navigation & Guidance System

Kenwood Electronics Canada has announced a pair of new in-dash Double DIN DVD receivers, outfitted with audio, video, and navigation functionality via a built-in Garmin system.

The DNX5120 and DNX7120 contain complete maps of Canada, continental U.S., Hawaii and Alaska, along with over 6 million points of interest. The system uses internal flash memory for the navigation software.

Both models are equipped for use with satellite and HD radio, as well as Bluetooth devices. They also boast high-speed, USB Direct Control for controlling an iPod directly from the receivers’ touch-screen display. They also include a Sirius SSP interface for connection to a Sirius SC-C1C direct connect tuner.

The DNX7120 features a 6.95” TFT LCD touch-screen display with a new GUI and user-customizable icons for the start-up screen. The display employs Kenwood’s exclusive Reverse Tilt mechanism with angle memory save to preserve the angle settings, even if the power is disconnected. This unit also incorporates Kenwood’s Dual Zone feature, which allows the front seat passengers to view the navigation screen and listen to satellite radio while rear seat passengers enjoy a DVD, for example.

Kenwood’s System Es and System Q provide audio equalization and fine-tuning of the system for each vehicle. Two external switches can be set up to control a garage door opener, security gate or virtually any external device from the receiver’s front panel. The DNX7120 is now available for an MSRP of $1,900.

The DNX5120 ($1,500) features a 6.1” TFT LCD touch screen display with a user-programmable start-up screen, selectable icons and variable-colour illumination of the front panel controls. An AV input on the front permits the connection of an portable audio/video player or camcorder.

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Cheap GPS alternatives review

Posted by admin | Category: GPS Navigation & Guidance System

For those out of the geosynchronous loop, the global positioning system is a group of satellites that allows those with receivers to pinpoint their exact location on the planet, plus their speed and direction. The most common type of receiver, a portable GPS unit for your car, has surged in popularity over the past year.

A battle for market share among the big three manufacturers — Garmin, Magellan and TomTom — has forced prices down. And the units’ once-daunting menus have been replaced by simple touch-screen icons. "You don’t even need to use the manual," says Tom Murray, vice-president of marketing for TomTom. That’s no exaggeration. In testing several models, I never cracked a pamphlet.

Although brand-name models may command a premium of $20 to $50, industry observers like Scott Manchuso, of Web site GPSLodge.com, say that devices from the top three are easier to use and are often more accurate than cheaper units. "Garmin’s interface is dead simple," says Manchuso. "It asks ‘Where to?’ or ‘View map?’ How much easier can it get?"

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Garmin brings GPS power to mobile phone market

Posted by admin | Category: GPS Navigation & Guidance System, Mobile Phone

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. and the world’s leading GPS manufacturer, today announced its entrance into the mobile phone market with the nuvifone, an all-in-one, sleek and slim, touchscreen device that combines a premium phone, mobile
web-browser, and cutting-edge personal navigator. The nuvifone is a work of art in features, design and functionality and is destined to transform how individuals connect, communicate and navigate their life.

“The nuvifone is an all-in-one device offering unmatched integration of utility and function in a single mobile device,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s president and COO. “This is the breakthrough product that cell phone and GPS users around the world have been longing for — a single device that does it all.”

The nuvifone is an innovative mobile phone that has a wide range of advanced yet easy-to-use features. The all touchscreen device is the first of its kind to integrate premium 3.5G mobile phone capability with an internet browser, data connectivity, personal messaging, and personal navigation functions inone device. When powered on, the 3.5-inch touchscreen display reveals three primary icons — “Call,” “Search,” and “View Map” which allow the user to effortlessly master the nuvifone’s functions. Read the rest of this entry »