Satellite navigation systems and accidents are closely related, and several recent occurrences stand to substantiate this. Many drivers have been found to be distracted by the mess of information form their sat-nav systems, thereby reducing their reaction time to unexpected situations. There even was a study conducted to prove this. Last month, an ambulance driver’s [...]

The 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition was a special one for Taiwan. For, it was this year that saw about 48 entries from the East Asian island. Not just that, a project by the Industrial Technology Research Institute South (ITRI) titled ‘Shadow Guide’ came second in the prestigious competition. Nearly 290 entries from around the [...]

Garmin has announced a new accessory for your Garmin Nuvi Satellite Navigations. Dubbed as Garmin EcoRoute ESP Module, this accessory can diagnose your car, and display the details on the Nuvi satellite navigation. It provides details on the working of the car including real-time fuel economy, intake air temperature, coolant temperature, emissions, engine light and [...]

Garmin is expected to launch few budget friendly sat navs for Black Friday. The cost of these  satellite navigations are assumed to be between $100-$120. No much information is revealed on their model number or features. Cliff Pemble, the President and COO of Garmin says that the sales of Garmin nuvifones have been slow and [...]

Through a notice posted on the official website of MSN Direct, Microsoft informs the users that MSN Direct will discontinue its services from January 1st 2012. Thus, the users of certain satellite navigation devices can no longer receive traffic updates, weather reports and other real time information from 2012 January. MSN Direct service employs FM [...]