| Date |
Description |
11/08/02 |
 | Starting today, news will be posted on the
redesigned GpsPasSion.com -
here |
|
| 11/05/02 |
| Pocket CoPilot 3.5 Europe
is now available for purchase from...the US site of Travroute
 | There are a few
inconsistencies between the
US and
UK sites of Travroute
 | New Transplant Sleeve
only available in US |
| UK has a software only
version ( a first for any Travroute product) but not the US
version. |
|
| Street level coverage now
includes virtually all of Europe (on US site)
|
|
| A new mapping program has been launched:
jGPS - Uncle
Georges Java for GPS
| a Java based GPS land/street navigation
system. |
| uses the free street database from the US
Census bureau (Tiger?) |
|
|
| 11/02/02 |
| I've just found out about a
promising new Navigation Program for PocketPCs called
Intellinav by
Netropa
| Uses NavTech maps |
| Full feature set routing,
rerouting, voice guidance, etc... |
| Those with a good memory
will probably find it similar to the early version of
Navman's 3420 software |
|
|
|
10/31/02 |
| I just came across the
cheapest mouse receiver so far, Deluo's
GPSS
| Price of $89 (until
10/31/01 apparently, extended until 12/31/02) |
| Tiny form factor |
|
|
|
10/30/02 |
| Companies make headway in
integrating GPS/GSM technologies
| "The integration of the
two systems into one unit is now the goal of manufacturers with
dedicated R&D teams." |
| "However, integration is
difficult and few manufacturers are achieving high levels of
success in the segment." |
| you can read the complete
article
here |
|
|
| 10/29/02 |
| Palm Platform (Tungsten)
gets first Bluetooth GPS bundle.
|
| Magellan Color (First color
handheld GPS Receiver) (available
at Sharper Image |
|
| 10/27/02 |
| Upcoming version (2.x) of
Destinator
adds a 3D Navigation Mode,
something currently only available on high-end car navigation
systems. You can see screenshots in this
thread (in German) of the excellent pocketnavigation.de site.
Thanks to Karl Koeniger
for sharing this link
| For those who don't read
German, improvements include:
| 3D Navigation mode |
| Larger menu buttons for
finger navigation |
| Faster operation |
| Updated NavTech maps |
|
| Maybe the best news is
that the price of this upgrade has been announced at
€29 in Germany! |
| You can discuss this news
here |
|
|
10/21/02 |
| Travroute are releasing
CoPilot
3.5 in Europe. A few quick comments:
| Coverage extended from UK to Europe
| Expected after their
August announcement that they had licensed NavTech maps for
Europe |
| Currently detailed maps
only for the UK though, highway maps for Europe |
|
| First bundle that offers a
memory card (128mb SD) |
| First CoPilot product not
locked to their GPS (software available separately) |
| Let's see if they've kept
the excellent
map management features they had when they used their
proprietary maps |
|
|
| 10/20/02 |
| RadioShack is now
selling a GPS/Software bundle
for the grand total
of $99! -
thanks to Tedya for the news
| Appears to be a mouse GPS |
| Comes with Delorme's
XMap Handheld
Street Atlas - RS edition - not sure if it's different from the
standard $40 edition |
| comes with cables for the
iPaq 38xx/39xx
| I'll try to pick one up
for a review, stay tuned - review now
online |
|
|
| GPS bundles are now popping
up in retail stores. Navman's 3420 voice has been available for a
few weeks and now Pharos v4.0 is too, both the serial GPS and the
CF GPS bundles. They even have a big display at the Fry's store in
Campbell. |
|
| 10/16/02 |
| Bluetooth GPS
News - It looks like the wait is
(almost) over !
| "Retail version Coming Soon to a Socket
Communications retailer near you!"
As posted Transplantcomputing's website
here |
| Read Socketcom's press release
here |
| Don't forget to read our detailed review
here
|
|
| First sighting of the Magellan Meridian Color
GPS (news posted by Wyatt W. on the
satellite newsgroup)
|
| Added links to the Garmin FRS/GMRS/GPS Rino's
here |
|
| 10/14/02 |
| Probably a lot of news this week since the
9th ITS
World Congress is taking place in Chicago from 10/14 to 10/17 |
| TeleAtlas
launches new map database for North America
| Better accuracy |
| Access to real
time traffic data in
partnership with the Westwood One network |
|
|
| Date |
Description |
11/08/02 |
| Starting today, news will be posted on the
redesigned GpsPasSion.com -
here |
|
| 11/05/02 |
| The review of
Mapopolis Navigator is now
live
Earns "Best City Navigator"
GpsPasSion.com award thanks to:
| Excellent map display |
| Fast rerouting |
|
| Added
overall ratings for the programs reviewed so far |
| Creation of the
GpsPasSion.com
awards
|
| Reorganized the software
section to show non-navigation software on the
same page |
|
| 11/04/02 |
| Added "Other Utilities"
category for Windows CE devices. First entry is the beta version
of VisualGPSCe, a nice NMEA data logger |
|
| 11/03/02 |
| Added the Haicom HI-303 to
the PocketPC GPS Receiver page.
It's got a novel swiveling antenna design |
| Added link to updated
version of SiRF Demo (3.36)
here
(thanks Garylm!) |
|
| 10/30/02 |
| The review of the
Holux CF GM-270 is now
online
| First CF GPS receiver with the
the SiRF IIe/LP chipset |
| Improved reception and
power usage compared with current generation of CF GPS receivers |
|
| Added
volume information for the CF
GPS receivers |
| Holux CF GPS review is
almost done. A very impressive device ! |
|
| 10/28/02 |
| Just received the
Holux GM-270
CF GPS receiver (thanks Tony!) and hope to have a review up by
the end of tomorrow.
As a reminder, it's the first CF GPS with the SiRF IIe/LP chipset
to be available (same chipset used in Bluetooth GPS and Transplant
IGPSJ) |
|
| 10/27/02 |
|
| 10/24/02 |
|
| 10/23/02 |
| Updated the DigiTraveler
review
| the laptop version does
in fact come with Street Atlas 2003 (unlike what's stated on the
RS website) |
| Xmap HandHeld RSE offers
voice guidance, unlike the standalone version of XMap HH. An
additional value to an already very well priced package! |
|
|
10/22/02 |
| I'm pleased to announce the
launch of a
section in the forum dedicated to the navigation programs of
PocketMap and want to make
sure things are clear from the get go:
| GpsPasSion.com or myself
are not deriving any monetary or any other advantage from this |
| This offer is extended to
all other software or hardware designers |
| GpsPasSion.com keeps all
of its editorial privileges |
| Having said that, I think
it's a nice opportunity for users or would be users of a program
to have access to a centralized place to share experiences,
questions and problems. |
| and remember it's "all
about sharing the info" ! |
|
|
| 10/21/02 |
| Added a (p)review
of the remarkably priced DigiTraveler GPS sold by RadioShack |
|
| 10/20/02 |
| Added a
review of the
Transplant CF GPS - A dependable solution! |
|
| 10/14/02 |
| Added info for the Navman
Sleeve GPS in "The Fix" webpage.
Quite a decent performance! |
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