http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/full.us.base.map.for.30.lifetime.license/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ndrivesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NDrive Navigation Systems has released its self-titled iPhone app on the US App Store. The GPS utility provides full map coverage for the US, including 3D representations of important buildings or other landmarks. Users can take advantage of a large keyboard for quick entry, while the interface supports multi-touch input for zoom, tilt and shortcuts.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/full.us.base.map.for.30.lifetime.license/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/17/copilot.gps.on.app.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/copilotsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ALK Technologies has announced that its CoPilot Live GPS navigation iPhone app is now available for customers in North America. The app saves Canadian and US maps directly on the iPhone, enabling users to receive guidance when outside of cellular coverage and without accruing data fees.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/17/copilot.gps.on.app.store/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/08/dealnn.148.roadmate.1430/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/dealnn/_img/dnn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Today's featured DealNN deal is on the Magellan RoadMate 1430 4.3-inch portable navigation system. It is regularly priced at $299.99, but for today only 6ave.com has reduced the price to $148 with FREE shipping. The RoadMate has a 4.3-inch color touchscreen display, turn-by-turn navigation, LIVE traffic capability, 6 million Points of Interest, text-to speech and more.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/08/dealnn.148.roadmate.1430/ Fri, 08 May 2009 16:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/10/ford.touts.sync.30.at.ces/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/10-ford-sync.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Ford this week introduced a new set of SYNC 3.0 services that leverage voice-recognition software, integrated GPS technology and Bluetooth-capable mobile phones to deliver personalized traffic reports, turn-by-turn driving directions and up-to-date information (business listings, news, sports and weather) -- without the need for a built-in navigation system. Due this spring, SYNC 3.0 with Traffic,... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/10/ford.touts.sync.30.at.ces/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/26/black.friday.gps.deals/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/dealnn/content/0811/BlackFriday.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A variety of GPS models from different manufacturers are being drastically reduced for Black Friday. Starting at $99.95 is the TomTom ONE clamshell portable navigation system, regularly priced at $179.95 at 6ave.com. Next up for $189.99 is the Garmin nuvi 260w GPS, regularly priced at $299.99 at BestBuy.com. The TomTom ONE 130S GPS is available at RadioShack.com for $199.99 after $50 in instant... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/26/black.friday.gps.deals/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/goodyear.branded.gps/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/goodyearintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NCC is about to introduce five new Goodyear-branded GPS devices, with three of them out by Christmas, according to a Wednesday report by Engadget. The least expensive among them, the GY130, will include a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen along with three million points of interest (POI), a SiRF GPS receiver, turn-by-turn directions and 3D view. The next step up, the GY135, will add Text-to-Speech capabili... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/goodyear.branded.gps/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/05/sanyo.intros.three.pnds/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/sanyoGPSintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sanyo on Wednesday announced it will soon launch a trio of advanced in-car entertainment and portable GPS devices, including the 7-inch Gorilla NVA-GS1580FT that doubles as a car entertainment center and the portable 7-inch NV-SD750FT, as well as the 5.2-inch NV-SB510DT. The first two use 4GB solid-state drives as well as a dual 12Seg/1Seg TV tuner built-in to catch live broadcasts in the company'... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/05/sanyo.intros.three.pnds/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/navigon.launches.two.pnds/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/navigon5100maxintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Navigon on Wednesday announced the release of the 5100 max personal navigation devices, spotted earlier this month at the FCC, along with the 2090S. Both units sport Navigon's newest software that can generate routes quicker and makes entering information faster and easier thanks to the company's SmartSpeller software. The 5100 max uses a 4.3-inch touchscreen display with a 16:9 aspect ratio that ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/navigon.launches.two.pnds/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/16/sanyo.thin.navigator/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/sanyoeasystreet.jpg ' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sanyo on Tuesday announced it has added a new, high-feature portable navigation system to its US line-up of Easy Street devices from its home market in Japan with the Easy Street NVM-4370. The unit is less than three quarters of an inch thick and features a 4.3-inch touchscreen with a 16:9 aspect ratio that will display maps and any of its preloaded 7 million points of interest or play videos or d... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/16/sanyo.thin.navigator/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/05/garmin.traffic.ad.support/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/garminnuvi775t.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Late last month, Garmin announced the release of its nuvi 7x5 and 2x5 GPS units which came with no-cost lifetime traffic updates. Independent testing of one of the units, the 755T, has revealed there is a price to pay for the free traffic, and that is constantly having ads in the bottom of the screens from Garmin's partners and will pop up from time to time when not in motion, and cannot be disabl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/05/garmin.traffic.ad.support/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:05:00 GMT