A study at Groningen University, Netherlands reveals that satellite navigation systems distract drivers and delay drivers’ reaction to situations. The study was conducted by a psychologist Eilen Wilschut. The test was carried out with drivers of different age groups and concluded that present design of satellite navigation distract drivers with unnecessary information. This study also [...]
TomTom unveils TomTom GO I-90 Dashboard Sat Nav, an integrated satellite navigation, which could be fitted on to the dashboard of the cars. This satellite navigation is integrated with the radio in the car. The satnav part is removable and hence, could be used in any other car. Manufacturer claims that TomTom GO I-90 Dashboard [...]
Garmin, one of the global leaders in GPS navigation system launched its latest GPS device, Garmin nuvi 1450 in Germany. Garmin nuvi 1450 GPS Device boasts of five inches touch screen display with a resolution of 480 X 272 pixels. With a dimension of 5.4 inches X 3.4 inches X 0.6 inches, Nuvi 1450 comes [...]
Satsports, a company from UK, has unveiled a new GPS device designed exclusively for athletes and sports enthusiasts. Dubbed as Multi-Sports GPS, this device blends GPS for skiing, golfing, running, cycling and snowboarding. This Satsports GPS Device comes with a Samsung 400MHz processor, windows CE 5.0, 64MB of RAM and 256MB of flash storage. It [...]
The new F & H Sat Nav version 3 has launched for sale now. It is a low cost satellite navigation that comes with standard features including lane guidance, 3D and 2D mapping, MP3 or MP4 playback and volume navigation in ten languages. New F&H Sat Nav V3 has an additional feature of photo browsing, [...]